http://en.redtram.com/ wiccanweb.ca Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:09:17 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 1109 | Contemporary Pagans: Indigenous or Not? http://en.redtram.com/go/236296787/top100/ 236296787 By Chas S. Clifton If you cut through the rhetoric, what is really at stake in discussions of who is "indigenous" is land—and sometimes related issues of political power, reparations, and trying to avoid sharing the guilt for how screwed-up Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:05:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296787/top100/ 1109 | Do We Need the Moon? http://en.redtram.com/go/236296774/top100/ 236296774 By JamieDear Witchful Thinking,How important is the lunar cycle?Sincerely,K.J.Dear K.J.,Very! I have never met a person who wasn't attracted to the moon's beauty and mystery at some point in their lives. There is something special about the moon that humans Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:04:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296774/top100/ 1109 | Theories of Mythology, by Eric Csapo http://en.redtram.com/go/236296764/top100/ 236296764 Reviewed by CelticScholar The first theory of mythology to be discussed is the Comparative mythology theory. It has its origin in the time when the Europeans were expanding their empires and finding new cultures and people. The theory itself did Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:04:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296764/top100/ 1109 | The Animal Cracker Oracle http://en.redtram.com/go/236296755/top100/ 236296755 by Janine ReneeBreads, cookies, and other baked goods shaped like animals and other symbolic figures are a highlight of many European festival traditions. After reading about foodways in East and West Prussia (two areas that are now part of Poland), Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:04:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296755/top100/ 1109 | Celtic Consciousness & Civic Druidry http://en.redtram.com/go/236296741/top100/ 236296741 By Dean Edwards According to some ancient and later accounts, Druids were the ceremonial and religious leaders of the various Celtic peoples. Drawn from the ruling classes, they engaged in particular Celtic philosophies and legal practices. They also served the Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:03:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236296741/top100/ 1109 | Winter Customs Around the World http://en.redtram.com/go/236272702/top100/ 236272702 by Patti WigingtonWhether you observe Yule, Christmas, Sol Invictus, or Hogmanay, the winter season is typically a time of celebration around the world. Traditions vary widely from one country to the next, but one thing they all have in common Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:04:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236272702/top100/ 1109 | Keeping Your Weight Under Control at Yule http://en.redtram.com/go/236272697/top100/ 236272697 By Patti WigingtonYule is a season of celebration for many Wiccans and Pagans, and that means lots of events to attend, and lots of food to eat. After all, you've got the office holiday party, the neighbor's Hanukkah shindig, a Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:04:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236272697/top100/ 1109 | Climate Change, The Fairy Tale http://en.redtram.com/go/236272689/top100/ 236272689 by Geoff Gilson Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away, where no man had boldly gone before, in a land where the sun never set and the climate never changed, lived a lovely young princess called Airwick.Wherever Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:03:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236272689/top100/ 1109 | Elements of Druidic Ritual http://en.redtram.com/go/236272682/top100/ 236272682 By Alison ShafferThe sun has set, and twilight settles dark over the autumn landscape. In another half an hour a harvest moon, swelling but not quite full, will rise over the eastern horizon, but for now the grove is thick Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:03:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236272682/top100/ 1109 | Statement from Andras Corban-Arthen http://en.redtram.com/go/236254705/top100/ 236254705 by Jason Pitzl-WatersConsidering the fact that my initial entry last week about the language used to define (or not define) the various Paganisms at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Melbourne is edging near 200 comments, I think we Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:01:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254705/top100/ 1109 | The Left Hand Path and Dark Workings in Magick http://en.redtram.com/go/236254697/top100/ 236254697 By Frater Barrabbas "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." - so says the New Testament of the Bible, in what is called the Golden Rule. It would seem logical and ethical to assume that this Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:01:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254697/top100/ 1109 | Elemental altar for Pagan kids http://en.redtram.com/go/236254684/top100/ 236254684 by Jennifer ClarkAltars can be as simple or complex as their creator desires. For those just starting out in the Craft, whether children or adults, simple is generally a wise approach. Creating an elemental altar offers young Pagans an easy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254684/top100/ 1109 | Athenian Religion: A History, by Robert Parker http://en.redtram.com/go/236254675/top100/ 236254675 Reviewed by Jon D. MikalsonThis substantial contribution to the study of Athenian religion was originally intended, Parker tells us (9), "as a brief historical introduction to a thematic study of Athenian religious practices and attitudes." Given Parker's attention to detail, Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254675/top100/ 1109 | No pagan trees for Christmas warriors http://en.redtram.com/go/236254668/top100/ 236254668 By Bill BerkowitzNothing tops the War on Christmas for some conservative Christian evangelical groups.Here's how Martha Boggs, the founder of Boss Creations, describes the sorry situation Christians have been facing during the first decade of the twenty-first century, and how Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254668/top100/ 1109 | The Salmon in the Spring: The Ecology of Celtic Spirituality http://en.redtram.com/go/236254656/top100/ 236254656 Reviewed by CelticScholar Jason Kirkey's book is about ecology seen through the lens of Celtic Spirituality. He uses Celtic (Irish) myths to illustrate his ideas. This was especially interesting to me because of my study of the theories of mythology. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254656/top100/ 1109 | Witch side is right? http://en.redtram.com/go/236254647/top100/ 236254647 By Jerry KronenbergA Connecticut Bath & Body Works staffer who practices witchcraft claims her boss put a hex on her career for using vacation time to attend Salem's annual Halloween celebration. Gina Uberti charges in a federal lawsuit that Bath Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254647/top100/ 1109 | Craft of the Wise, by Vikki Bramshaw http://en.redtram.com/go/236254642/top100/ 236254642 Reviewed by AgroteraI wasn't really in the mood for reading yet another book on Pagan Witchcraft and 'spirituality' so when I was given this book for review it remained at the bottom of my pile of 'to do' for some Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:59:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254642/top100/ 1109 | Obscure Facts about Witch Trials http://en.redtram.com/go/236254635/top100/ 236254635 By CHRISTOPHER DURAY Hartford was the home of the first recorded trial and execution of a witch in New England. And it had a 100 percent conviction rate compared to Massachusetts' 50 percent. So why does Salem get all the Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:59:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254635/top100/ 1109 | The Reason for the Season - Redux http://en.redtram.com/go/236254628/top100/ 236254628 By Hrafnkell Haraldsson These same Christians repeatedly talk about "restoring the true meaning of Christmas" as though it has been lost. But what is Christmas? It just happens to be the twenty-fifth day of December that was chosen by fourth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:59:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254628/top100/ 1109 | Pagan Abuser Arrested in Alabama http://en.redtram.com/go/236254620/top100/ 236254620 by Jason Pitzl-WatersThe Whidbey News Times reports on an ugly instance of Pagan religion being used and perverted as a pretext to long-term abuse and rape. According to accounts, Daniel Doherty, while a resident in Island County, Washington, allegedly raped Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:59:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254620/top100/