It really chaps my ass that the simple English phrase "in memory" would look ignorant or foolish if I had used it instead of Latin. Who among you grew up speaking Latin? Raise your hands. My father-in-law passed away to-day...
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Midwinter festivals have been celebrated all over Europe from prehistoric times. They are such a deep-rooted aspect of our culture, that when our ancestors "converted" to Christianity, they continued to observe their ancient holiday under the name "Christmas." Today the...
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Every Yuletide, I go in search of a rare, wonderful plant. This plant holds an honored place in our native Teutonic myths and traditions, and continues to be revered even by Christians who are unaware of its Pagan past. It...
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Now that liberal wrath over the passing of California Proposition 8 is in full swing, it's about time I laid down the case for traditional marriage. All cultures have their founding myths--stories involving gods or cultural heroes who established rites,...
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Several news sites have been breathlessly reporting the widespread abuse of a deadly new drug called "snurf." Apparently four high school sophomores were sent to the hospital after ingesting the drug. Their symptoms? No-one will tell us! From what I...
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Some of the most pervasive myths of Modernity revolve around the relationship between religion and science, often to the detriment of the former. The narrative usually goes like this: Ancient/Mediaeval people [ignorant savages] once believed [insert absurdity here]. Along came...
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This is the first in a series concerning the war on our health--a war waged by entities who have an interest in keeping our health choices confined to a narrow range of expensive and often harmful options. This "interest" is...
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You may have heard that the Vatican has issued a list of seven new deadly sins. There they are listed as: "(1)genetic at modification; (2) human experimentations, (3) polluting the environment; (4) social injustice; (5) causing poverty; (6) financial gluttony;...
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This is a strange topic, concerning which I knew nothing until a member of a pagan message board began mailing us requests for magical work on behalf of young people around Bridgend, Wales. This individual claimed that there was a...
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One of the signs of a decaying society is that it becomes harder to do things which ought to be accomplished with a modicum of difficulty. This is well illustrated by the contemporary working man's relationship with his capitalist masters....
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