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The mystery of darkness and divine light belongs to each of us and to the world. We are the world waiting in the darkness and we are the light waiting to be born.

Winter is the time for telling stories in many traditions. Because the days were very short and the nights were very long, it was a good time to tell stories. And you would need a good story to get you through those long nights.

So from modern Norway we have the story of Saint Lucy, and from Iceland…

Let's give the Dark of the Year a true Welcoming.

We all know it's rediculous to be afraid of the Dark, but cultural associations with Darkness remain strong, and it seems almost natural to be uncomfortable with this time of the year..

So, we'll talk about the gifts that this time of the year bring us - such as much needed rest! And much needed introspection as well.

And we'll take a look at the Dark Side of Your Moon. You know when the Dark of…

Reincarnation. Some believe, some don't. Some say that know if for a fact, that they've experienced their past lives.

I don't make such claims myself, although I've experienced things that have given me pause for thought.

So I've got a poem on Reincarnation from the pen of Aleister Crowley. And I've got some info on how why and where the concept of Reincarnation developed.

We think of Reincarnation as an Eastern philosophy. But it can be…

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Thanksgiving is in a way a time when our various Tribes gather together. We travel from where ever we're living to where ever our larger family is - it may be over hundreds of miles, or just across town. But it's a time for us to renew our relationships with those who have been in our lives from the very beginning.

So, what is a "Tribe"? Anthropologists don't really have answers, but they have alot of theories, and of course, lots of papers written…

This week, let's take a look at Pagan Ethics. I promise, we'll HARM NONE!.

A good place to start is to examine just what do we mean by Ethics in the first place. When did we start thinking about Ethics? What does it mean for us personally, or as a society, or, really, what does it mean for us a satient beings? Is the consideration Ethics soley a condition of being human?

The acedemic study of Ethics and its connected philosophies, has divided Ethics up into…

This week we talk about what in the scientific community is known as Cognitive Flexibility. Try to wrap your mind around that!

With a flexible mind you could do f things, like increase your creativity, get yourself unstuck from Pain and generally be happier and more productive in your life.

So, here's to all the things the mind can do for you if you only just let it!.

Be well. Do good. Enjoy the show!

Some of…

This week we celebrate the sabbat of Samhain, when the veil between this world and the afterlife is at its thinnest point of the whole year.

Samhain is the end of the harvest season and the new solar year.

A festival of darkness and we live softly by candle light. We light special bonfires that have protective and cleansing powers.

We celebrate the lives of our Beloved Dead.

"Now is the Night of November Eve, as the Samhain rites…

This week we look at the so-called Holy Grail.

What is this thing that people are so enamoured of? Did it even exist? People have been searching for it for hundreds of years, and it seems whenever they decide they can't find it, they create stories about it.

So, let's travel back the the 12th century, where the myth of the Holy Grail seems to have it's beginnings. And we'll take a look at some of the embellishments that have been attached to it over…

We continue our celebration of Autumn as we look at some of the season's important associations.

Water is one of the elements in ancient Greek philosophy, and in Occult circles it's associated with the Western Quarter of the Circle, and with the season of Autumn. So we'll look at how and why Water got associated with the Autumn as we tie in some of their similar Magickal Properties.

Then we'll take a walk into an Autumn Garden with Ellen Dugan, well known herbalist and…

Let's create Magick through Masking!

If you're going a Halloween party, what will you GO AS? We all wear masks, although the extent to which we layer ourselves or are aware of them varies greatly.

Masks are a familiar and vivid element in many folk and traditional pageants, ceremonies, rituals and festivals, and are often of an ancient origin.

One reason for wearing a mask is to pretend to be someone or something else. The mask can be a kind of…

This week here on The Spiral Dance, let's look skyward and see what's up there.

Every season brings different views of the Heavens, and Autumn is no different. And, the Stars of Autumn bring their own stories and myths. So to start this week, I have a poem written back in 1819 by the English Romantic poet, John Keats. In his poem, "To Autumn" he captures the feeling and spirit of this season.

Then we'll talk a bit about Astronomy itself, and one view of how…

This week here on The Spiral Dance, let's look skyward and see what's up there.

Every season brings different views of the Heavens, and Autumn is no different. And, the Stars of Autumn bring their own stories and myths. So to start this week, I have a poem written back in 1819 by the English Romantic poet, John Keats. In his poem, "To Autumn" he captures the feeling and spirit of this season.

Then we'll talk a bit about Astronomy itself, and one view of how…

This week is our annual Celebration of the Autumn Equinox - what many of us know as Mabon. So we'll look at some of the well-known myths, legends and traditions surrounding Mabon.

And we'll honor The Dark Mother, plus we'll bring a little Balance and Gratitude into our lives.

And finally - An Apple Harvest Ritual!

Be well. Do good. Enjoy the show

Some of the music you'll hear on this weeks show include Urban…

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KNOWING YOUR CONNECTION IS REAL

As we go into the dark part of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, many Pagans “go inward” and do internal work with Self and Gods.  We get ready to honor our Ancestors at Samhain (if we are Wiccan or “Wiccish”) and to pay attention to the…

Technology lead us a new dimension of slavery, Where children has so many option but their choices become like fate

NONE OF THE FOLLOWING LINKS CARRY VIRUSES, BUT IT’S YOUR CHOICE, AND USE AT YOUR OWN CAUTION WITH THE “FREE MAGIC(K) SPELLS” PROMISE. Well, it’s best to cast spells for yourself. And remember, some may say they’re casting a, and I quote, “real spell that works like magic for free,” but they might charge you later OR, if they don’t, it might not work. Give it a try, and be careful. And remember, if they say magic and not…

  It was asked what pagan people have when it comes to what is real and valid in our places of faith. We don't have institutionalized religion that is also of big business, no. We don't have two rather 'unholy' days where the God is celebrated mostly devoid of the Goddess. But we do have a space of ancient spiritual history that pre dates Christianity;one is found with the native people of North America who knew Source through the natural world, Shamans and others of spirit knew animals as a…