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Monthly Archives: September 2009

White Buck At Home In The Forest

I was saddened by the loss of our white stag in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, in 2007 and I thought I would never have the opportunity to see and photograph one of these magnificent beasts in our forest again.

However, this was until Tuesday, 22 September, 2009, when I found and photographed a young pure white buck, probably around four years old which could well be the offspring of our

Man With Metal Detector Finds The The Biggest Ever Haul Of Anglo-Saxon Gold

It looks like the fabled treasure from a fairy tale. But this glittering array is just part of a vast hoard of AngloSaxon gold and silver found in a field by a man with a metal detector.

Experts say the haul of about 1,500 items is worth a seven-figure sum and is the largest cache of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. It was discovered by unemployed Terry Herbert, 55, just below the surface of a

Pagan Rites For Queens GOP Council Candidate

Forget the mayoral, comptroller and public advocate races. The best political show in town is taking place in Bayside, Queens where leaders are wrestling with the question of whether a strong Republican city council nominee should be forced from his race — just because he’s a card-carrying pagan.

The candidate in question is GOP council nominee Dan Halloran who was revealed in a September 17 s

Councillor Cleared Of Witchcraft Allegation

Pat McCloud, who represents a ward in Forest Heath district in Suffolk, was initially found guilty of accusing Cllr Lisa Chambers, 39, of witchcraft by the council’s standards committee.

But the decision was overturned on appeal by the Adjudication Panel for England after an investigative process costing more than £3,000.

Local pagans have said they are disappointed that the reference to wit

Whitehouse denied Harry Potter author medal over witchcraft

Harry Potter A memoir by George W Bush’s former speechwriter claims that Bush administration officials objected to giving JK Rowling a presidential medal of freedom on the grounds that her Harry Potter books “encouraged witchcraft”.

Latimer, whose memoir Speech-Less: Tales of a White House Survivor was published last week by Crown in the US, says that the “narrow thinking” of “people in the White House” led them “to actually object to giving the author JK Rowling a presidential medal because the Harry Potter books encouraged witchcraft“.

See also: Harry Potter is converting Christian critics, Christian themes abound in Potter and How the boy wizard won over religious critics — and the deeper meaning theologians now see in his tale

Real Arizona Witches: Who They Are And What They Believe

Are there real witches in Arizona?

As a new fall show launches on ABC15-TV about witchcraft — called Eastwick — we decided to do a little research.

What we learned might be new to you.

Witches can actually be male or female, according to Rosemary Szymanski. She’s a high priestess for the Sacred Spiral Pagan Church of Arizona.

They don’t worship Satan; in fact they don’t even believe

National Art Award Glory For Esther

Esther Topfer is now the first winner of the first Wanganui National Art Award.

And she’s thrilled.

An art student for eight years, she said art wasn’t just something she did.

“It’s actually a great part of my life.”

Her winning work, Glory, combines religious images in an effort to achieve unity.

“I would like to try and bring all the religions of the world together, to create a pe

Call For Greater Recognition For Welsh Scientist

His achievements as a renaissance trailblazer rank alongside those of the age’s greatest thinkers like Botticelli and da Vinci.

Yet Welshman John Dee has been largely wiped from the history books because of his later interest in the occult.

Now a group of academics are determined to see Dee get the recognition that has been denied him for centuries.

They say Dee, born in 1527, was the gre

Rum And Gunpowder: How To Take Out A Vodou Doll

I am now the guardian of a Vodou doll that has wreaked havoc at my university. I first learned of him last week, when a colleague in the art history department sent me a mysterious message. Could she bring him by so I could take a look at him? She did not disclose where he came from or how he ended up over at art history instead of my own department, religious studies.

Both my research and pers

New Store In Fox Lake Offers Chance To Find Spiritual Connection

Earth Elements: Metaphysical and Magickal Shoppe does more than sell products to customers.

Upon entrance, customers are immediately greeted by soothing music. The new store is spacious and earthy. Items are placed around the walls of the store and on tables throughout. A couch with a table and chairs is set on one side of the shop and a small theater is set up near the back.

“Our main goal

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