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Kristin Barton's Blog (4)

When the Gods Kick Your Ass...And They Will

(Cross-posted from http://realwicc.info)

KNOWING YOUR CONNECTION IS REAL

As we go into the dark part of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, many Pagans “go inward” and do internal work with Self and Gods.  We get ready to honor our Ancestors at Samhain (if we are Wiccan or “Wiccish”) and to pay attention to the…

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Added by Kristin Barton on November 27, 2016 at 2:41pm — 15 Comments

The Three Degrees of Wicca as Hero's Journey

Understanding the Meaning of the Degrees as More than Milestones

I have had the pleasure of talking with many, many Wiccans of all stripes, as well as with Neo-Pagans with various sorts of "wiccishness" to their practices and paths. It's true that not every Traditional Wiccan is going to agree with me on my interpretation of the three…

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Added by Kristin Barton on May 14, 2016 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

On Selecting an Athame

Considerations

In selecting an Athame (AH-thah-may, or in some Traditions, ah-THAH-may), there are some important considerations to take into account before selecting your tool.

Tradition:  Many Traditions have entitlement requirements for certain tools.  If you are training in a Tradition that requires that you take…

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Added by Kristin Barton on May 14, 2016 at 10:35am — 1 Comment

The Nine Sacred Woods

"Nine Woods in ye Cauldron go; Burn Them Quick and Burn Them Slow...."

This is an excerpt of a paper I wrote when I was working toward initiation in my home coven of Raven Star.

According to the Clannada na Gadelica, a Gaelic culture education organization, there is little scholarly evidence as to which woods are the nine…

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Added by Kristin Barton on May 14, 2016 at 10:30am — 2 Comments


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