A CALL TO CREATE A ROLLING THUNDER Phaedra Bonewits has put out a healing request for her husband, Isaac Bonewits (teacher, elder and author of many Craft classics, including Real Magic). Isaac has been fighting colon cancer for quite some time now, and has undergone several rounds of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, he has progressed to the [...]

This was sent to me by a good friend and I thought I’d pass it on if any of you would like to participate.  The link to the survey is at the very bottom ************************* Introduction from the survey site pasted below: We are conducting an international survey of contemporary Pagans. If you are a [...]

Although today is a celebration, it is also a time of mourning. I just learned that Cora Anderson passed on. While I’m not now, nor ever have been a follower of the Feri faith, it is something that has always interested me. I’ve read about Victor and Cora Anderson since I became interested in paganism [...]

The following Press Release is from the Circle Times: URGENT CALL for Additional Veteran Markers with Pentacles Tell others: Post to e-lists, blogs, and elsewhere. If you know of a deceased Wiccan/Pagan veteran in need of a VA-issued headstone, marker, or plaque with the Pentacle symbol, and would like assistance with expedited production of it, [...]

from here Bush Administration Agrees To Approve Wiccan Pentacle For Veteran Memorials Settlement In Americans United Lawsuit Comes After Discovery Of A Pattern Of Bias Against Minority Faith The Bush administration has conceded that Wiccans are entitled to have the pentacle, the symbol of their faith, inscribed on government-issued memorial markers for deceased veterans, Americans [...]

Chaplain advises Wiccan soldiers By JOHN COTTER, CP from: http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/World/2007/03/31/3879456-sun.html KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — From jokingly advising Wiccan soldiers to keep their clothes on when celebrating the spring equinox to coaxing troops to talk about the trauma of surviving a roadside bomb, Canadian Forces chaplains are in Afghanistan for everyone. Maj. Malcolm Berry smiles as he [...]

Think how the pagans must feel at Christmas William Grimm December 17, 2006 from: http://www.japantoday.com/jp/comment/1041 ‘Tis the season for Christian clergy to issue jeremiads about the paganization of Christmas and reminding anyone who will listenthat “Jesus is the reason for the season.” In fact, a good case can be made for saying the opposite is [...]

Now if only everyone in the military could choose this option.

Please circulate widely: LIGHTS OF LIBERTY CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Monday, September 25, 2006 7 pm local time Worldwide Join in this worldwide spiritual support vigil for the Veteran Pentacle Quest on the one-year anniversary of the death of Sgt. Patrick Stewart, the first Wiccan to be killed in the War on Terror in Afghanistan. On Monday, [...]

from here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060914/ap_on_re_us/wiccan_soldier By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press WriterThu Sep 14, 12:06 AM ET The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan won state approval Wednesday to place a Wiccan religious symbol on his memorial plaque, something the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had refused. “I’m honored and ecstatic. I’ve been waiting a year for [...]