PNC Bureaus

Wiccana de paso por Gran Hermano 12+1

By Daniel Expósito of PNC Spain on January 27, 2012

España – Hace pocos días comenzaba la nueva de edición del programa televisivo Gran Hermano, en su decimotercera edición o, como han decidido denominarla finalmente 12+1. Resulta curioso que, como en muchos otros casos, hayan decidido evadir el número 13. Sin embargo, esta evasión supersticiosa se da en aerolíneas, edificios, o incluso en versiones de …

Local Healer Publishes Book of Poetry

By Jennifer of Capital Witch on January 27, 2012

Please share with lovePeople often talk about "the healing arts" and "art as a tool for healing." For some, however, art is a lifeline. Writing got poet, Adam Miramon, through his teen years and through high school in particular, as he worked through...

Lake Park man arrested, claims girlfriend cast spells

By Aequitas of PNC Florida on January 27, 2012

By Aequitas Jan. 26, 2012 Palm Beach Post journalist Cynthia Roldan is reporting about a Lake Park individual charged with assault for fear that his girlfriend was trying to curse him using folk magic.  After he was taken into custody, Hugee said his girlfriend’s godmother is a “Root Lady” and that he went to her …

Community Notes; January 23-29

By Twin Cities Pagans of PNC-Minnesota Bureau on January 24, 2012

These Community Notes are created from the information gathered for the Twin Cities Pagans Yahoo group calendar, the most extensive Pagan community calendar in the nation. You can check it out and be in the know at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TwinCitiesPagans/ Star of the North Tarot Conference is less than two weeks away. It’s pretty exciting that there’s …

Tercera conferencia de la Diosa Ibérica en Madrid.

By José Ignacio Prieto of PNC Spain on January 23, 2012

Iberia la Doncella salió a bailar al mundo en la Segunda Conferencia de la Diosa Ibérica. En el gozo de sus giros se fue enamorando de la creación entera, de Sí Misma reflejada en las montañas, en los valles, en los ríos y mares, en todas las criaturas. Así, se convirtió en Iberia la Amante. …

Witches’ Voice Turns 15 Today

By crystalblanton of PNC: Bay Area Bureau on January 22, 2012

The Witches’ Voice, otherwise referred to as Witchvox, turns 15 years old today!  This powerhouse website has supported information sharing and networking among Witches, Wiccans and Pagans for the last decade and a half, and has continued to be a staple in the Pagan community. In honor of the incredible service that the Witches’ Voice …

What’s Witchy this Weekend?

By David Salisbury of Capital Witch on January 20, 2012

What happens when you live in a thriving city-area with thousands of Pagans and dozens of Pagan groups? A huge list of events! But have no fear, we are here to present you with our top three events picks for this weekend.Saturday, January 21Oak and Eag...

Identity and community: topics at this year’s Pagan Conference in Claremont

By PNC-Southern California Bureau of PNC-Southern California Bureau on January 19, 2012

“Identity and Community” in Paganism will be the focus of  the 8th annual Conference on Current Pagan Studies Feb. 4 and Feb. 5 at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) School of Religion in Claremont. “I am so excited about this year’s conference,” says Kahena Viale, the current Conference Director. “Not only are we continuing to work …

PNC Blogs

Nicol Williamson, and Macbeth

By zan of The Juggler on January 27, 2012

The death of Scots actor Nicol Williamson was reported on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. As described by Bruce Weber in the New York Times, “Nicol Williamson, a Mercurial Actor, Is Dead at 75” (Obituaries, p. A29), Mr. Williamson could be difficult to work with; I remember his performing I Hate Hamlet in the early ’90s, …

Magick Circles

By zan of The Juggler on January 26, 2012

With so much interesting research emerging attesting to Magick-Workers in Early America, it seems undeniable that the Magickal Traditions of the Old World made their way into America through the immigration of European settlers. While such people may not have exerted monstrous amounts of influence in the settling of the New World (preferring, apparently, to …

Wordless Wednesday: Caverns of Ice

By No Unsacred Place of No Unsacred Place on January 25, 2012

Caverns of Ice, by Sam Z Share your nature photography and artwork on the Pagan Newswire Collective Flickr group. For more information, check out our submission guidelines.

Book Review: The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip

By Scott of The Juggler on January 24, 2012

McKillip has been successfully publishing high fantasy novels since the Seventies, and her latest, The Bards of Bone Plain, released last month in a trade paperback edition is fabulous. It does not score as highly on the Paganometer as some of the other books we review here: the society it portrays is, apparently, wholly non-theistic, …

Imbolc Release by Celia

By Laura of The Juggler on January 24, 2012

Arizona based singer-songwriter Celia has released the new song titled “Bridget’s Song” just in time for Imbolc. The song is available for download here.  You can also see the video on YouTube From Celia’s own facebook page: “Bring on Spring! ‘Bridget’s Song’ is ready! Feel free to share the link far & wide & use …

Ben Jonson’s Life

By zan of The Juggler on January 24, 2012

A significant new biography upon Ben Jonson- Ian Donaldson’s Ben Jonson: A Life (Oxford University Press)- was reviewed Sunday last in the New York Times Book Review (Jan. 22, 2012, p. 1); all the more remarkable, as no one writes biographies of Ben Jonson, who would otherwise be considered the Supreme Writer for the Elizabethan/ …

The Story of Dog

By Juniper of No Unsacred Place on January 22, 2012

Once upon a time … Long ago, when the Human race was still young and new to this world Humanity lived in caves and in tents made of wood and animal hides. Humanity had learned to harness the power of fire and to control it. Humanity had learned to kill the other creatures of the …

Witch Film-Classic: I Married A Witch

By zan of The Juggler on January 22, 2012

One of the most delightful of the American light farce film-genre of the late 1930s-early 1940s known as the Screwball Comedy- as well as (excepting The Wizard of Oz) the most significant American film-treatment of Witches until that time- is 1942′s I Married A Witch. Starring ’40s Screen Siren Veronica Lake and accomplished stage-and-screen actor …

Homeless vets and the cold

By Lori Dake of Warriors and Kin on January 21, 2012

Good morning everyone and Happy Saturday once again! Winter has finally arrived here in Chicago, blanketing the city in several inches of the white stuff and reigniting our annual dibs tradition. I’m going to be honest here and say outright I’m not a fan of the cold and snow, as I would rather broil than …

The Children of Vulture • Emma-Jayne Saanen

By No Unsacred Place of No Unsacred Place on January 19, 2012

“Sacred Scavenger: Lammergeier,” by Emma-Jayne Saanen In the early days, before physical forms became static, the People cast off their old forms in exchange for new ones far more often. Sometimes a physical form was abandoned because there were no more lessons to learn from it. Sometimes a physical form was left behind because it …