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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Former Cop Opens New Age Shop In Centerville

Courtney Bibb says as a young girl she knew she was clairvoyant.

“I’ve always done this. This has always been my thing,” said Bibb. “Since I was 8, I’ve been communicating with spirits.”

Now, the former Macon police officer is making a career of being a medium. In January, she opened Energy Within Us, a wellness center in Centerville, offering services ranging from meditation an d yoga to cr

Mystery Deepens As Lockport Church Gets More Roses

Most people would welcome a bouquet of roses on their doorstep — but not the leaders of Lockport Christian Church.

Roses and other items you might expect to see at a wedding have mysteriously been laid outside the church three times, Senior Pastor Kevin Wing told The Buffalo News.

Wing reported the latest appearance of flowers to Niagara County sheriff’s deputies last weekend after discoveri

Urban Forager: Seize The Day Lily

Never mind egg-balancing on the equinox. You know spring has arrived, heralding the foraging season, when the day lilies appear: not the familiar flower that resembles a dark orange six-fingered hand (that comes later), but the succulent, daggerlike green shoot.

Edible day lily shoots have been pushing out of the ground all along the Staten Island Greenbelt, off footpaths in Prospect Park in Br

Otsego Prosecutor Fired After Dropping Charge In Psychic Case

The city of Otsego’s former prosecutor says he was fired after dropping a charge against a woman who had been accused of violating a 93-year-old city ordinance that prohibits the offering of psychic readings for money.

Stephen Kastran, who had been Otsego’s prosecutor since 1975, said he received a letter from the city the week of March 8, saying he had been let go. He said his firing was the r

The Episcopal Church, Wiccans, And The Divine Feminine

I suppose nothing The Episcopal Church does should shock me any more. Nonetheless, it does.

In this holiest of Christian seasons, on the evening before Passion Sunday, the Cathedral of All Souls Episcopal Church in Asheville, N.C., hosted an event in its parish hall for an organization called The Mother Grove Goddess Temple. The purpose of the event? To celebrate the spring equinox of course. W

Project In Gwynedd To Halt Decline In Hare Numbers

Welsh mythology is littered with stories about hares.

Some translations of the Mabinogion include the Tale of Taliesin in which Gwion Bach turns into one to escape the clutches of the evil witch Ceridwen.

In the 12th Century, Geraldus Cambrensis recorded a belief that a witch could become a hare to suckle on cow’s milk. There’s even a suggestion that the Easter bunny we know today was really

Irish Lives: Mary Butters c. 1770-1850 (Witch)

Mary Butters c. 1770-1850

Mary Butters, witch, was born in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, the scene of the infamous Magee Island witch trial of the previous century. At an early age she became a practitioner of “white” magic, using herbal and superstitious remedies to cure ailments. Her specialised area was curing cows suspected of being bewitched. Because of the importance of cows, their vulnerabil

Millions Around The Globe Set To Observe ‘Earth Hour 2010′

Australia will be among the first nations to turn the power down on Saturday.

Millions of homes around the world are geared up to observe the ‘Earth Hour 2010′ on Saturday, March 27, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in order to conserve energy and pay attention towards global warming.

Earth Hour, which started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, “reflects the conviction of people around the world that clima

FBI Probing Death Threats, Vandalism Against Lawmakers

The FBI, Capitol Police and local law-enforcement agencies said Wednesday they are investigating death threats, vandalism and other acts against Democratic House members in the wake of Sunday’s passage of the healthcare overhaul bill.

The incidents include faxed messages to House Majority Whip Clyburn and Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., that included depictions of a hangman’s noose. One fax sent to

Witchcraft Exists Everywhere – Even In You

Witchcraft, argues Malcolm Gaskill, PhD, a researcher in early modern history at the University of East Anglia (UEA), leading expert and author in witchcraft, is not a thing of the past or something that only exists in developing nations.

Gaskill in his new book Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction published on March 25, explains, “we remain vulnerable to fears that secret forces may be workin

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