Reincarnation: Street Prophets Saturday
Reincarnation is a concept which is tolerated by some religious traditions, strongly embraced by others, and vehemently denied as a form of blasphemy by a few. The concept of reincarnation is fairly...
View ArticleAh, Religion...
I'm sort of a more or less atheist with Pagan tendencies.I don't believe in a God, but I have no problem with accepting small, limited, short term gods that people put together whenever there's...
View ArticleAncient Egypt: Life After Death
For most people, the image that first comes to mind regarding ancient Egypt is the pyramid. The pyramids were, of course, the burial tombs for Egyptian royalty and are symbols for ancient Egyptian...
View ArticlePagans for Pope Francis
Is the Earth moving under our feet? Are the artificial divisions which have kept Americans in separate camps unable to unite for a common purpose losing their power? From the remarkable movement to...
View ArticleReligion 101: What is Comparative Religion?
There are more than 6,000 religions in the world, most of which are very different from the literate Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) that many people think of when they hear the...
View ArticleAltered States of Consciousness: Street Prophets Saturday
It is not uncommon for religious or spiritual practices to involved altered states of consciousness. These may be induced by intense concentration, chanting, clapping, drumming, prolonged rhythmic...
View ArticleIndians 101: Shawnee Spirituality
The Shawnee, whose name means “Southerners”, once occupied a vast region west of the Cumberland mountains of the Appalachian chain in what is now part of Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia....
View ArticleIndians 101: Some American Indian Beliefs About an Afterlife
When the European invasion of North America began there were more than 600 autonomous Indian nations in the region, each with its own religion. While many of these aboriginal religions focused on the...
View ArticleIn Becoming an Elven Crone
Ever since I was quite young I’ve had a strong association with the Trees and with the Eldritch that attend them. I recall spirit walks wherein the Elven took me to the Trees to be taught. I’m not...
View ArticleAbout Religious FREEDOM - I'm a Witch
I live in a world that the Christians have turned the word Witch into a bad name. I am scared to say in public or wear my pentacle out in public because I will most likely be jumped by a Christian who...
View ArticleA call to arms All Call to Arms! Witches, Druids, Pagans, Wiccans
I'm tired of Christians screaming about Religious Freedom when our right to practice our Religion is always under attack. When we live within apartment buildings if we put up symbols of our practice...
View ArticleAncestor Worship: Street Prophets Coffee Hour
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Coffee Hour at Street Prophets. This is an open thread where we can discuss what’s happening in our lives, what we’ve been working on, and our opinions on current...
View ArticleA walk in Nature as a Witch
Yesterday I went out into nature. With a back injury that makes it hard for me to do a lot of my Witchcraft getting out to nature can be very hard. My parents have been in town because I have been...
View ArticleGreetings to all in Colorado Springs Colorado. Trying to help my coven
Greetings I have made a youtube video to try to help out my church/ coven as well. As many know I am Pagan/ Witch. https://www.youtube.com/... A video to explain what I am doing. Right now I am...
View ArticleWhen A Beautiful and Sacred Place Burns to the Ground
In May of 1991, I was 28 and had only lived in California for 3 years. It would be several years before I was (FINALLY) diagnosed as having ADHD, and (at long last) medicated into something less than a...
View ArticleI have decided to leave my wisdom as my last gift
Last night the steroid medicine kept me up that they have me on with ITP. I am scared about my plattes still and know there is a chance I may die still from this. How I am going to afford my medical...
View ArticleInternational Blasphemy Rights Day
For many religions which are based on the assumption that their belief system is not only the Truth, but the Only Truth, this Truth cannot be questioned or challenged. To question basic assumptions is...
View ArticleStuff you may not have known about Halloween
Of the differing schools of thought on the origins of Halloween, I prefer the one that roots it in ancient Celtic tradition. And since no one seems to know for sure, why not? According to the American...
View ArticleHAPPY Samhain er... Halloween... er...: A TRUE Tradition
It's that time of year where in my area, the leaves change, fall, and leave a mess for me to clean up. However, did you know that the history of this holiday has very substantial pre-christian roots? –...
View ArticleThe Satanic Temple of Detroit performs “Unbaptism Ritual” on Devil’s Night
Photo by Chris Switzer. Hundreds gather in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Satanic Temple of Detroit and witness transformative un-baptism ritual.
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