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The cosmos is interesting rather than perfect, and everything is not part of some greater plan, nor is all necessarily read more

The cosmos is interesting rather than perfect, and everything is not part of some greater plan, nor is all necessarily under control

The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters read more

The ascetism of early Christianity, which turned its back on the world of the flesh, had degrenerated, in some quarters of the Church, into hatred of those who those who brought that flesh into being. Misogyny, the hatred of women, had become a strong element in medieval Christianity. Women who menstruate, and give birth, were identified with sexuality and therefore with evil. "All witchcraft stems from carnal lust, which is in women insatiable," stated the Malleus Maleficarum.

Magic has always been an element of Witchcraft, but in the Craft its techniques were practiced within a context of read more

Magic has always been an element of Witchcraft, but in the Craft its techniques were practiced within a context of community and connection.

The truth is that while men, in our society, are encouraged to have strong egos and to function in competitive, read more

The truth is that while men, in our society, are encouraged to have strong egos and to function in competitive, aggressive, intellectualized modes that may indeed cause them pain, for most women the ego is like a fragile African Violet, grown in secret from a seed, carefully nursed and fertilized and sheltered from too much sun.

On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take placeon hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in read more

On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take placeon hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in ordinary houses. Writers,teachers, nurses, computer programmers, artists,lawyers, poets, plumbers,and auto mechanics - women and men from many backgrounds cometogether to celebrate the mysteries of the Triple Goddess of the Danceof Life. The religion they practise is called Witchcraft.