I am thinking about worlds, in the sense of the various layers of reality that make up the cosmos.

For years, I've used a four world model derived from Kabala, which derived from Neo-Patonism, but using the following symbolism:

• Stellar
• Solar
• Lunar
• Mundane

But I'm thinking of more layers...the list I came up with this morning was:

• Womb (infinite space, ( Read more... )

Smile Politely has completed their "Pagans in C-U" articles with a profile piece on me:
http://www.smilepolitely.com/culture/pagans_in_c_u_ian_phanes_profile/

Part 2 was about Beads N Botanicals:
http://www.smilepolitely.com/culture/pagans_in_c-u_part_2_local_resources/

Part 1 was a general intro to local paganism:
http://www.smilepolitely.com/ ( Read more... )

Eric Scott nailed it:

• "At Pantheacon, I discovered that I had indeed lived a different sort of life than most people in the Pagan community; but then again, so had everyone else."

http://wildhunt.org/2013/02/the-weekend-of.html

20122011ContraryWise Craft3721Little Circle on the Plain1412Episcopal church617Ancient Order of Druids in America4-I met all my goals for 2012--more ContraryWise and starting the Practicing Modern Pagan Witchcraft course.  My sabbatical from HOCC turned into the decision to let it go ( Read more... )

1. No ritual group can meet all of the spiritual needs of the members.
2. All relationships-including ritual groups-involve communication and compromise.
3. If one is consistently expending more effort toward a ritual group than one is receiving benefit, it is time to consider walking away.

Lots of things, including changing from HOCC to AODA and working semi- ( Read more... )

A few years back, I posted about doing Eight Element Quarter Calls in my ContraryWise work: http://ianphanes.livejournal.com/85875.htmlI've used glyphs from Ceremonialism for the traditional four elements for years, but didn't have glyphs for the new "elements".  With a little help from my friends, we came up with those last Friday ( Read more... )

I would like to propose a positive pagan orthdoxy:

"Diversity is good."

That's it.  One tenet only.  I would like this to be the primary standard by which intra-pagan ecumenicism is judged.  Let this be our ethos.

• To remove soot from votive candle glasses, pour in a little bleach and fill with water.  Soak for 24 hours.  The soot can then be wiped out with a damp paper towel.
• To remove candle wax from carpeting, set an iron on low.  Cover the area of the carpet with paper towel, and iron through the paper towel to melt the wax into the paper towel.  This can ( Read more... )

• written in response to a message from someone in Blue Star trying to sort out the history
• Edited a bit to incorporate info from Hermes in the comments.

Our coven is Little Circle on the Plain (LCoP).  We have recently begun to refer to our practice as Blue Triskele Wicca, which honors our relation to Blue Star Wicca, but also reflects our most ( Read more... )

I've been thinking of the style practiced by LCoP as "Blue Triskele Wicca" for a while now ( Read more... )