Jennifer's Alternative Religions Blog November 2005 Archive

Closing Limbo, Sikhs Ill Treated, Gospel of Thomas an Early Gospel?
Looks like the Catholic Church is giving school children one less uncomfortable questions to embarass sunday school teachers with...after years of sending the souls of unbaptised babies and pagan philosophers ... Read More

Wednesday November 30, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Those Ancient Wiccans, Zoroastrian Wedding, Witch Hunts, Pagan Detective
A reporter falls victim to the 'ancient Wiccans' canard. Here's a better researched one: Winter Solstice, New Year, and Evergreens Here's something you don't see every day: a profile of ... Read More

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

Weird Week
This is another week of weird, only this time a creepy sort of weird. A Chicago teenager got the idea that the way to win back his estranged ... Read More

Sunday November 27, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Hypnosis, Scary Dominionists, Viking Pagan Movie
Science is again catching up on something practitioners have always known- hypnosis does indeed change our perceptions. Speaking of hypnosis, the "Mad Monk" himself, Gregor Rasputin, may be getting ... Read More

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

Weeping Statues, Pagan Dos and Don'ts
Catholic culture is a tough thing to explain to people who haven't grown up in it. While there are many beautiful aspects of the faith, some things have the ... Read More

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

Witch Killings, Fairies, Making Fun of Tom Cruise, Rasta
India appears to be experiencing an upswing in witch killings, with three people left dead in two seperate incidents. The latest involved a gardener who hacked two co-workers to ... Read More

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

Weird Cops, Ukrainian Magic, Wiccans Challenge Discrimination
A New Zealand police officer's Satanic metal band has landed him in a heap of controversy. And if this cop isn't weird enough for you, try this one: Inspector ... Read More

Saturday November 19, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Newton's Alchemy, Sikh Barred for Turban, Harry Potter
While the title makes me cringe, NOVA's new documentary, Newton's Dark Secrets is a can't miss. Don't forget to check out the Nova website, where you can get ... Read More

Friday November 18, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Ancient Pagan Site to be Restored, Scientoilogy, Kabbalah Water
An ancient pagan sacred site is the focus of a new restoration project by the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust in Wales. The ancient well could be up to two thousand ... Read More

Wednesday November 16, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Exorcism (Mary Rose), Baha'u'llah, Witch Fears in Africa
A very interesting account of the Exorcism of Mary Rose. This is not so much about the movie as the actual event and related stories of exorcism gone ... Read More

Monday November 14, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Paracelsus
Today is the birthday of Paracelsus (aka Dr. Bombastus), mystic, alchemist, philosopher, and medical pioneer. We have a bunch of Wiccan and Druid relatred articles this week: Wicca today (could be ... Read More

Thursday November 10, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Kabbalah Kablooie, Stupidity in California (Not Arnie)
After last week's arrests in Jerusalem, things are just getting worse and worse for Madonna's favorite sect, with members complaining of ill treatment, including intense pressure to enrich Kabbalah Center ... Read More

Wednesday November 9, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

"To the memory of the God, Jesus Christ"
Israel's earliest known Christian Church has been discovered buried inside the walls of Israel's Meiggiddo prison (of all places). is the subject of much excitement this week. The inscription ... Read More

Tuesday November 8, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Rasta in Florida, More Witch Killings
Rastas in Florida re-enacted the coronation of Heile Selassie as Emperor of Ethiopia 75 years ago. (For some reson, there has been no post-event coverage.) Related: Return of the ... Read More

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

Walmart's Witch Books, Witch Hunts, Peyote, Ayahuasca
The "My god or else" crowd has an unlikely new target. Walmart, which is ordinarily so conservative that it bans books with great regularity (John Stewart's America, the ... Read More

Friday November 4, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Discrimination, How 'Normal' is Normal?
Pagan students at Marshall University in West Virginia found their Samhain ritual rudely interrupted by police officers who broke through their circle mid-ritual to discuss their 'authorization' to conduct the ... Read More

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

Remembering the Dead, Ras Tafari
Today continues a variety of festivals honoring the dead, including day two of the Fet Ghede, and the ancient Lithuanian Velines. Rastas mark the day as a holiday; it ... Read More

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

Fet Ghede
To followers of the Vodoun religion, today is the first day of the fet ghede, or feast of the ancestors, which marks the traditional beginning of the new year. ... Read More

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