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• Happy Beltane

  by Tom Asdell May 1, 2016
  The Wheel of the Year turns to its next station and again we tell the story. As there is no beginning or end, we start so that the story ends now. **Remember The Summer Solstice... At mid-day the Sun was said to stand still in the sky, and with it'sdescent, the Lord's attention began to slowly tur...

• Telling the Wheel for Solstice

  by Tom Asdell December 20, 2015
  I know, it seems like I just "told the wheel" for Samhain, but it's the Solstice tomorrow and I'm gonna post it again, so there :-P (also, I have reached the maximum blogs allowed on the site, so I've deleted the Samhain one for this one) - Anyone who wants to join in my tradition of reading this cy...

• Darkness and Light

  by Tom Asdell December 19, 2015
  So, the Solstice approaches! Seems like I just "Told the Wheel" for Samhain, should post it again, maybe on the Solstice itself... For now though, here's a story I wrote a dozen years ago about Darkness, Light and the Promise of the Eclipse. I think that the feelings work well for the return of th...

• Something to think about

  by Tom Asdell November 18, 2015
  Just posted this on Facebook and thought, "Hey, the people over at ULC might like this post."  So here you go... ---------------------------------------------------------- You know, I think that these two writings might make a difference in the world if people would just think about them... ...
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• Charge of the Goddess

  by Tom Asdell October 19, 2015
  Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old called among men Artemis: Astarte: Dianne: Melusine: Bride: and by many other names. “At mine altars the youth of Lacedemon in Sparta made due sacrifice. Whenever ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moo...
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• Mixed Tradition Weddings

  by Tom Asdell August 14, 2012
  Okie Dokie - Let's try it this way...   Here's a copy of a post for some ideas for a marriage of mixed traditions (oriental and occidental) several years ago, if there's anything that helps, feel free!!   Blessed Be   Tom   -----------------------------------------...

• A House Blessing

  by Tom Asdell May 26, 2012
  Merry Meet -  Something to remember when you're doing this for someone else is to talking with them to get all the information you can about the situation instead of shushing them with statements like; "That's not real, you're making it up." or "I already know what this is, I'll deal with it....
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• A Pagan Christmas Carol

  by Tom Asdell December 16, 2011
    This is my favoite Christmas Story, it shows why, as a Wiccan, I still observe Christmas. - I post it in a lot of places every holiday season, if you've read it before, it won't hurt a bit to read it again...   ;->     Visions of Sugarplums     by Margaret...
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• Week 4 - Power of Words and Names / Working Solitary or in a Gr

  by Tom Asdell December 14, 2011
  Another Week, another post shared from the series I'm doing for another site.  As always, if you're not interested in the Wicca thing, skip this - if you are interested, feel free to read and comment... Week 4 - Power of Words and Names / Working Solitary or in a GroupWell, it 'might' ...

• Week 3 - Logic & Intuition / Morality

  by Tom Asdell November 23, 2011
  Next Installment on the series I'm writing for a Wiccan Site and sharing here - if it doesn't interest you, feel free to skip it ;->   Week 3 - Logic and Intuition / MoralityExcuses, Excuses...  You'd think I could just sit down and write something, but, alas, such is not always the c...

• Week 2 - Fractal Structure of the All / Physical, Mental and Sp

  by Tom Asdell November 10, 2011
  Merry Meet -Haven't given up on me yet, eh?  Sorry I'm a couple of days late - I was off work for the last month due to a car accident and find my time somewhat limited now that I'm back at the old grind...You often see this week's first concept, "Fractal Nature of the All" expressed, "As Above...
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• Week 1 - Levels of Meaning and the Basic Law

  by Tom Asdell November 10, 2011
  I'm writing some classes for another site on Wicca.  I thought I'd post them on this blog too in the interests of sharing information in the ULC.   These classes do not represent the beliefs af all Wiccans.  Bear in mind that there are many traditions bound together under the umbrel...
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• Overview of Wicca

  by Tom Asdell October 24, 2011
  This in an informational post for anyone who is curious about all this "Wicca stuff" and what it's doing on a religious site.   The following is a paper that has been circulated for several years now.  It has been called a fake by persons in the military under President Bush (the younger...

• Careful what you Pray for...

  by Tom Asdell October 19, 2011
  I was going through my notes and found this from several years ago.  It's still good so I'm posting it in here just as I received it...   --------------------------------------------------------------   Pathways Eloria R. Lightfeather   This IS how things should be. Pass t...
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• The Beginning of Things

  by Tom Asdell October 11, 2011
  Just posted the first part of this in a poll comment, but thought it would be a good addition to the "Blog of Shadows" concept I'm trying here...  the discussion started by the Poll was if there was a (for lack of better terms) a "gender" to the divine, and if there are Male and Female Principa...
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• Bad Things happen to Good People and Vice Versa

  by Tom Asdell October 9, 2011
  While I'm reposting stuff from the past...   We totalled our car last Monday and are moderately injured but healing.  We're animists, and seeing the torn body of our old friend was pretty traumatic even without my wife's massive bruising and my little head gash and torn cartilage around ...
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• So What Is Magic, Anyway?

  by Tom Asdell October 9, 2011
  This was originally posted in a Yahoo group by me in reply to a guy who stated that the only thing he did that he would call magic was his painting, but I think it fills in at least some of the gaps I left when I was talking about the use of Magic in Witchcraft   Back there in post #2713, you...
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• Wiccan Creed and Laws

  by Tom Asdell June 3, 2011
  This entry's a little different, it's the creed and set of laws (like the commandments, but acknowledged to be of human creation (with perhaps a 'bit' of divine inspiration) for one of the  traditions of Wicca in which I am a consecrated Priest (sorry, no naming allowed by this one) it is permi...
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• Wicca or Witchcraft?

  by Tom Asdell April 13, 2011
  Merry Meet, I said I'd get back with the difference (in my point of view) between Wicca And Witchcraft, here goes...   First - Witchcraft:   My definition of the word "witch" is a combined meaning of two of the stories I have head of the origin of the word.  One is the (I believe...

• What is Magic to Wicca?

  by Tom Asdell February 24, 2011
  This is the next installment on that 'Blog of Shadows' I referred to in my first post -   Magic and Wicca, what's the connection?   Wicca (not to be confused with witchcraft, even though many people both within and outside the craft confuse the terms) is a religion which promotes the e...