Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog February 2005 Archive

Russia Magick Ban, More Santeria Loophole, Zoroastrian Controversy
Russia's newest restriction on civil liberties is a surprising one. The Russian legislature has partnered up with the Orthodox Church to attempt to ban professional magicians and other "occult ... Read More

Monday February 28, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

New Symbols!
There are many New Symbols in the Glossary...

Friday February 25, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Irish Witches, Korn Conversion, Body Parts Collection
Here's something new- a book on Irish Witchcraft. A Bewitched Land, Ireland's Witches has fairy lore, biographies of famous witches and sorcerors in Irish history, and local legends. ... Read More

Wednesday February 23, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Oetzi the Shaman, Satanic Killings, Antiquities Hoaxes
Remember Oetzi, the Stone Age man found frozen in the Italian Alps? The consensus now is that he was a shaman, and that his tattoos may have been a ... Read More

Tuesday February 22, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Scientology, Jack Parsons, Vanilla Ice's bad dreams
It's been a weird weekend for me. We took the kids to San Jose to see the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, (I'll have pictures up very soon), but I was ... Read More

Monday February 21, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

"Voodoo Doll," Pagan Profiles, "Saint Death"
Here's an interesting account of a "voodoo" doll found recently in Trinidad. Keep in mind that the so-called Voodoo Doll is actually a product of European witchcraft, not African ... Read More

Thursday February 17, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Stonehenge Replica, Goddess Aguilerra, televised exorcisms
Archeologists in Rome think new finds might support parts of the mythology of the founding of the Cirty- the earliest traces of Rome, located just outside the Temple of Romulus. ... Read More

Tuesday February 15, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

New at Alternative Religions
There are new symbols in the Dictionary. The Asatru Glossary has been updated. There are many new texts in the Library, including Eliphas Levi's Transcendental Magic, ... Read More

Sunday February 13, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Love Magick From ancient times, when love and fertility were both considered whims of the gods who could be cajoled and appeased, to modern times, when people look for a ... Read More

Friday February 11, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

England's last convicted Witch, Wicca in the News, Reclaiming the Red String
England's last witchcraft conviction was Spiritulist Helen Duncan, convicted in 1944 (just six years before the Witchcraft Act of 1735 was repealed) after a Seance, during which she inadvertantly revealed ... Read More

Monday February 7, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Kirkwall Scroll, Blot, Candomble, Our Godless Constitution
A small section of the Scroll The new popularity of Rosslyn Chapel is renewing interest in another Masonic mystery, the mysterious Kirkwall Scroll, a Masonic themed floorcloth covered with ... Read More

Monday February 7, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Wiccans banned from Hotel,
A hotel in Hannibal, Missouri has given a Wiccan Retreat the Boot after threats of Boycott. While the hotel is within their rights, I can't see this happening to ... Read More

Thursday February 3, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Criticizing Scientology, Guru Nanak Birthday Controversy, Pagan Origin of Groundhog's Day
Family members of Scientologists are again complaining that members are cutting off contact with them for criticizing the Church- which in turn, refers to them as "Suppressives," and encourages members ... Read More

Wednesday February 2, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Imbolc, Brighid's Day
Today marks Candlemas, the Festival of Lights, the Midwinter Festival. Known to Neopagans and ancient Celts as Imbolc (Gaelic origin, "in milk), a festival of the Maiden Goddess and ... Read More

Wednesday February 2, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Madonna's "Pseudo Kabbalah," Crimes of Hypnosis,
Yet another Rabbi has some pointed things to say about the Kabbalah Center, or rather, its most famous member. Fear not, there's more than one brand of "Pop Kabbalah" ... Read More

Tuesday February 1, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)