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The winds whirled wildly around the ancient stones, howling as the black storm clouds rolled in across the mountains. Darkness was approaching but not complete, not yet. The thick clouds were obliterating the divisions between night and day; this was a time of the in-between. A powerful time when the veil between worlds is as light and transparent as gossamer.

It had rained for an entire moon-tide and the small stream was spilling its banks, the reedy shore laid flat by the weight of constant downpours. But at last the sun was shining. The children rushed out of doors as soon as breakfast was over, pulled equally by the warm sunlight and the exciting prospect of puddles.

When I visited Ireland a few years ago, I was privileged to meet followers of the ancient Irish Druid tradition. They called themselves “Forest Druids” and soon told me that I was one of them, based on my Druid studies, my work with the trees and my book Tree Medicine-Tree Magic (Phoenix Publishing Inc, 1991). Forest Druids are working to reconstruct the ancient woods wisdom of Ireland, and to pass it down to future generations.

By Tinnekke Bebout
That is the beginning of true Goddess Path, for that is the start of claiming yourself as a Daughter of Goddess. It’s something you’ll do every waking minute as you – consciously at first and later more automatically – put aside the choices you would have made in the old paradigm and embrace [...]

by Tess Dawson
From Chapter Three: Beliefs and Ethics
Death and Afterlife
Scholars debate the Canaanite concept of afterlife. As seen in the Ugaritic texts, the Canaanites may have had a concept of the afterlife. After a person dies, mourners bury the body with quicklime sprinkled
atop the corpse.13 Motu consumes the corpse after the burial.14 Motu is king [...]

by Colleen Deatsman and Paul Bowersox
The world is changing.
Environmentally, we are seeing increases in the frequency and magnitude of storms.  Earthquakes are prevalent and devastating worldwide.  The ice caps are melting, ocean levels are rising, and more arable land each year either disappears or becomes barren.
Sociologically and culturally, we are seeing an increase in extremes [...]

by E.S. Wynn
The nightclub loomed out of the darkness like a squat golden temple.
A stylized Eye of Ra blasted cold neon-white light through the misty night from its perch above the entrance, suspended at the peak between a pair of thick, rectangular pillars that leaned lightly against the almost garish surface of the outer wall [...]

by Edain Duguay
The bright spring sunshine glinted off the windows of the car. The dark green Volvo was parked in the drive and every last bit of space was packed with the family’s belongings. Ash squinted at the reflection of the sun and climbed on the back seat. There was only just enough room for [...]

by Kisma Stepanich-Reidling
And so it begins…
If that wasn’t the case, then she absolutely wanted to know. After all, how could she fulfill her wish if she didn’t know? She couldn’t and that was that. Fawn turned to her assistant.
“Libby, call Cullen and use all your charm to get him to agree to interviewing with us,” [...]

by Deanna Anderson
“The elements are very important in life and in magickal practices because of the natural energy they give off.  Working with all of the elements either separately or combined can really lend a sense of ‘old-world’ or ancient power to magick and rituals.  Exploring and working with each element separately helps one to [...]