PNC Bureaus

New Pagan Emblem for Veterans Grave Markers

By Nels Linde of PNC-Minnesota Bureau on May 22, 2013

With no announcement or fanfare the image of a Thor’s Hammer appeared May 2nd on the list of approved images for “Emblems of Belief’   for veteran’s grave markers.  After the approval of the Pentacle in April, 2007 , many Pagans expressed the desire for support to seek approval of other pagan images, including the […]

Molly Blue Dawn’s Weekly Event Listing for the Week of May 22, 2013

By crystalblanton of PNC: Bay Area Bureau on May 22, 2013

Molly Blue Dawn’s full listing with details for all of the following events can be found at http://mollybluedawn.blogspot.com/2013/05/molly-blue-dawns-list-of-events-for_4096.html Due to the details in these incredible listings, PNC Bay will list just the events that are highlighted and the link to Molly’s blog for more detailed information. Shakes at Swirl, Monthly Dinner Salon at the Dream Institute, ...read more

Report for PNC-Minnesota

By Diana Rajchel of PNC-Minnesota Bureau on May 20, 2013

Do you have a corner of Paganistan you’d like to see covered more? Here’s how you can make that happen. Pagan Newswire Collective Minnesota needs volunteer reporters, photographers, and videographers.  As part of the PNC, you would be joining an autonomous portion of a global news service and take part in the development of the […]

Follow the Moon: Astrology of intention and mindfulness

By teriparsleystarnes of PNC-Minnesota Bureau on May 19, 2013

by Teri Parsley Starnes Teri’s interest with astrology lies with helping people see how following a practice of intention and self-awareness leads to a fuller relationship with Mystery. Astrology is a wonderful tool for this. Her weekly column orients readers to the seasonal energy of each month’s Sun sign in order to set magical/mindful intention for the […]

Thrifty Witch: Useful and Cost Effective Creativity

By crystalblanton of PNC: Bay Area Bureau on May 19, 2013

 Are you in need of a new incense holder, some ancestral decorations, or even a pentacle for your altar? Decorations and creative pieces can be add a seasonal feel to your altar, or bring a specific kind of energy to your working. And altars need to be functional as well. But what about cost?  In ...read more

Marriage Equality, Love is the Law – Interview

By Nels Linde of PNC-Minnesota Bureau on May 16, 2013

Marriage Equality has become the law in Minnesota, effective Aug 1st, 2013!  The Pagan community has long been inclusive of the couples and members of the LGBT communities. This law has an immediate effect regarding how many couples can lead their daily lives.  They can plan a legal commitment and create all the documentation for […]

Elder Interviews – Estelle Daniels

By estelledaniels of PNC-Minnesota Bureau on May 14, 2013

Estelle Daniels is a native resident of Paganistan and is interviewing elders in the Pagan Community who attend Earth House Midsummer Gather to get their stories.   Earth House Midsummer Gather takes place from June 16-23 at beautiful Eagle Cave campground in Wisconsin, a short 4-5 hour drive from the Twin Cities. It’s a medium […]

PNC Blogs

Wordless Wednesday: Candle

By No Unsacred Place of No Unsacred Place on May 22, 2013

Candle, by rsidhe Share your nature photography and artwork on the Pagan Newswire Collective Flickr group. For more information, check out our submission guidelines.

Dragon Night on the PTN

By zan of The Juggler on May 22, 2013

Following the example set by Catland Books, the newest metaphysical store in New York, in conceiving what Unicorn Movie Night might look like once the Pagan Television Network (PTN) is up and running, I began to put together ideas for Dragon Movie Night: dragons being arguably the quintessential mythic Pagan creatures, before even unicorns, centaurs, …

May 2013

By Lisa Mc Sherry of Facing North on May 21, 2013

Its a bit of an odd month for our reviews, we've got less than our usual ten book reviews, but a bonus of eight CDs. So its enough to keep you going for a bit! This month we reviewed: Belonging Here: a Guide to the Spiritually Sensitive Person Dramat...

A Call to My Fellow Bloggers

By lupa of No Unsacred Place on May 21, 2013

Today, over on my personal blog Therioshamanism, I posted a call to bloggers to write about their small, sacred places, the little patches of open fields and scrubby woods that many of us explored when we were younger, and which often were our introduction to the wonders of the natural world. I thought I would …

New Stories: The Laramie Project- 10 Years Later

By Tim of The Juggler on May 20, 2013

“Somebody so small in stature sure made a huge difference in the whole dang world” -Reggie Fluty The deputy who found Matthew Shepard                 Nothing tells a story quite like the words of the real people who lived it.   The old saying that truth is stranger than fiction rings true when you take the words …

Drowning above water

By Emma-Jayne Saanen of No Unsacred Place on May 18, 2013

We all have different relationships to the elements. On Tuesday of this week, I found myself taking a cruise around the north of Loch Lomond between the villages of Tarbet and Inversnaid. I am blessed to have the Loch on my doorstep, having grown up in Balloch which lies to the south. Nothing can prepare …

1G Spirits

By Lori Dake of Warriors and Kin on May 18, 2013

Good morning everyone and happy Saturday once again! We found out Ryan supposedly is going to his consult on Tuesday, so it’s make or break time. The doctors over there are even pushing for him, which is unusual, and I’m taking that as it must to be a good sign. And I say supposedly, as …

Legend

By zan of The Juggler on May 18, 2013

At some point during Legend, I decided that it could be boiled down to: Tom Cruise, Puck, Tinker Bell, and some Dwarves save the Last Unicorn from the Devil. As in The Last Unicorn (the first offering of Unicorn Pagan Movie Night at Catland Books, the newest metaphysical store in New York), Unicorns in Legend …

Home: Hair Nest Ritual

By heatherawen of No Unsacred Place on May 17, 2013

  In permaculture, everything has to meet more than one need. It’s called “stacking functions.”  I try to live my life by permaculture principles, as it appears to the most sensible movement today, along with Transition Towns.   In that spirit, the spring hair cut ceremony serves many purposes.  I have been told I have …

Unicorn Night on the PTN (Part 1)

By zan of The Juggler on May 16, 2013

I’m loving the newest NYC metaphysical store Catland, which hosts regular Pagan Movie Nights; their latest offering of The Last Unicorn and Legend (both of which, despite coming out in the ’80s, I had never seen before) gives an example of what the Pagan Television Network might look like, once it’s up and running, as …