Article Topic: Pagan

So, you’ve turned on your favorite meditation music, lit some incense, turned off all the phones, and locked all the doors and windows. Safe and secure in your little cocoon of calmness, it is time to meditate. You meet a winsome, lithe young girl or a stooped old woman or a big bosomed, bountiful mother. She gives you insight into your life and, maybe, even offers to heal various wounds that you have carried around for quite some time. You return from your meditation, ready to offer praise to your generous Goddess, and you realize that you forgot to ask her name. In fact you have absolutely no idea which Goddess came to your aid so readily. What do you do? Michelle Skye, author of Goddess Alive! and Goddess Afoot!, details how to discern which Goddess came to your aid.

What constitutes a new moon? How should modern-day witches go about celebrating this lunar phenomenon? Ann Moura, author of the Green Witchcraft series and Grimoire for the Green Witch, shares different ways to celebrate the New and Dark Moon Esbats.

As spring draws ever nearer, gardeners will begin to renew their green space. Stephanie Rose Bird, author of Four Seasons of Mojo and Sticks, Stone, Roots & Bones, discusses ways to make your green space a sacred space.