The Black Pullet, Red Dragon, and the Black Screech Owl are all examples of magickal texts, grimoires, or instructional books. Although the term grimoire is used by some Pagans interchangeably with Book of Shadows, the flavor of this term is somewhat more specific, and not exactly Pagan, due to its historical roots.
Grimoires became very popular from the 1600's to the 1800's and these three examples probably date…
Churches were frequently built over ancient sacred Pagan sites. The Christian altar was placed on the East side of the church, or sometimes the West side of the church so the congregation would face East. However, a Pagan altar was sometimes included and was placed by the north door.
The north door was also referred to as the "Devil's Door" and was implied to be where the devil was let out to keep the congregation…
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For Beltane we are giving away some great prizes, including a full Premium Membership with Academy access. This is a great way to take all of the online classes free without paying the yearly Membership dues; or You may also choose a quartz crystal from the PaganPath Sanctuary!
A besom is a broom used by some Witches, especially for Handfasting and Imbolc (around February 2) rites. Because we hope to offer information here that is not readily available elsewhere, we won't go into all the basics about the besom. This page is to provide you will lesser known trivia about the besom that you might find interesting:
Many of us know about the classic uses of brooms in sympathetic magick. These…
Working magic during an eclipse is considered "advanced." This is certainly not because you have to have a certain "degree" or be "all powerful"! It simply means that in order to understand the energy of an eclipse, you must understand the energy of time and the seasons. You must also be able to raise and focus energy within a limited amount of time.
Some people may sense a time of…
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