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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Cow Tongue ‘Hoodoo’ Spell Found In Cornfield

A severed cow’s tongue with notes and a woman’s photo sewn inside was discovered Saturday inside of a box placed in a shallow hole on city open space, according to police.

The package was wrapped in a black cloth and tied with a yellow cord. Once police determined it was not an explosive, an officer opened it and discovered what police believe was a severed cow’s tongue with stitching. The offi

Wicker Man Climax To Spiritual Gathering Near Weymouth

A Pagan group is holding a spiritual gathering for hundreds of people in fields near Weymouth over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The highlight of the event, organised by the Weymouth-based Dolmen Grove, will be a fire ceremony when a wicker man will be burned.

Grove chairman Steve Moverley said: “This is a gathering for anyone following a spiritual path – not just pagans.

The gathering

A Festival For Sharing Beliefs

Kasey McPhail has attended the Delmarva Pagan Pride Festival on several occasions. The 23-year-old Millsboro area resident said it has left her with so many good memories that she wanted to share them. On Sunday, she had a chance to do just that as she shared the good times in Dover with two friends, her friend’s mother and sister.

“This is absolutely wonderful. I like the entertainment and I l

A Few Tips On Putting The Fun Into Fungi

If there’s one thing this summer has been good for, it’s mushrooms.

All that rain in June, July and even into August has created terrific conditions for mushrooms. The woods are damp and plenty of things are rotting. Unless we get a dry spell in September — which has happened — we’re on track for a stellar year for mushrooms.

By some accounts there are more than 5,000 species of mushrooms

Incarcerated Wiccan Claims Prison System Discriminates

A Wiccan man incarcerated in Edinburg has sued the Texas prison system claiming he has been prevented from practicing his religion behind bars.

Charles Roberts, 28, of Brownsville, alleges he has asked several times for religious books, pentagrams and a person to lead Wiccan services at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Lopez Unit but has received no assistance from the prison’s chapla

DNA Clue To Honey Bee Deaths

Scientists say that mass bee deaths may be caused by viruses that disrupt gene expression.

The team analysed which genes were turned on and which were turned off in healthy bees and those from hives with colony collapse disorder (CCD).

Since 2006, CCD has caused the catastrophic loss of US bee hives and is implicated in bee deaths elsewhere,

Writing in PNAS journal, the team say they used

Battle Brewing Over Command Authority

A Pentagon proposal to give the federal government greater authority to mobilize and command Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Reserve units during domestic disasters and emergencies is on a collision course with National Guard boosters on Capitol Hill who favor giving governors tactical control over those federal military forces and Guard troops.

The proposal was drafted as a possible ame

A Rapper, A Blogger And ‘True Threats’

Saying that someone deserves to be killed certainly gets anyone’s attention.

But when does saying that or something like it pass from just being hateful speech that offends, or just so much hot air, to what the law calls a “true threat” — and the catalyst for criminal prosecution?

For a Florida rapper, the lyrics he wrote for the song “Kill Me A Cop” recently resulted in a two-year prison te

Art Exhibit: Women In Religion

Blame Eve.

Before monotheism — before God the Father created man in his image, then woman from Adam’s rib; before his favored kings of Israel married their multiple wives to secure their dynasties; before Christ appointed 12 men as his Apostles — ancient gods and goddesses mingled as equals, more or less, provoking, protecting or frustrating humankind, and blurring the line between flesh and

Peace Park To Hold Pagan Pride Day

The Center Project hosted the Mid-Missouri Pagan Pride Inc. Divination Dinner July 31 to raise money for Pagan Pride Day, which will take place in Peace Park Sep. 27.

“Paganism is an umbrella term for all nature-based religions,” said Rose Wise, the high priestess from Ozark Avalon Church.

Ozark Avalon, along with the MU Multicultural Center and River and Joyce Higginbotham, are sponsors for

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