Pagan Examiner

• Pagan WorldThere are a lot of events going on in the Pagan world and we thought wersquo;d share a few of the ones we know about. World Pagan Pride Day is happening on October 31st from 12 a.m. to November 1st 12 a.m.; wersquo;re guessing to just apply your own time zone. There is no day of the year when we ALLby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Related Lammas and Beyond EventsWersquo;re bringing you another grand listing of Pagan related events being offered in a huge variety of locations. Therersquo;s something for everyone here, so enjoy! July 23-27, 2010 – Wonder Valley SpiritFaire www.paganfest.ca This yearrsquo;s theme is quot;Breaking Bread with Our Community.quot;by Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Midsummer Festivals AboundThis is one of our favorite times of the year when the pagan community displays its finest, and the weather usually cooperates. Midsummer marks the first harvest of the summertime and the Solstice hellip; the Summer Solstice to be exact. Our Facebook friends have delivered a wealth of summer festiviby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Wilma Mankiller PassesWilma Mankiller passes at age 64.She was the first woman to be Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She was the first at a lot of things. Wilma Mankiller was a true American heroine and a voice for the masses. Tuesday morning, Wilma Mankiller passed away, but not forgotten. She was only 64.Mankiller and heby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Two Wonderful Springtime ReadsBooks reviewed by Z Budapest Amazon.com Widgets nbsp; nbsp; ldquo;Make Merry in Step and Songsrdquo; by Bronwen Forbes (Llewellyn ) Spring is warm enough to take a book out and read it while you inhale the fresh new air with flower scents. Reading about pagan rituals and enhancing your vocabulary inby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Green Goddess, Snakes and a Holy TrinityPagan's green beer toast to their Green GoddessItrsquo;s the day of the year when many countries celebrate the wearing of green in celebration of Saint Patrickrsquo;s Day when it was said that Patrick drove the ldquo;snakesrdquo; out of Ireland. The snake was a symbolic term for Pagans.Therersqby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Goddess Festivals – Goddess ConferencesZ Budapest's Goddess Festival. Photo by Bobbie Grennier. Nothing we love more than a good Goddess Festival and there are a lot of them going on around the world these days. We thought wersquo;d share a few details about Goddess Festivals near you. We just heard that the fifth annual celebrationby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Syracuse University Appoints Pagan ChaplainMiddle of April wersquo;re heading back east to New York and Connecticut on our own Blue Stockings Tour.nbsp; One of our stops is right near Syracuse, New York. Syracuse University has recently announced Mary Hudson to be the universityrsquo;s first Pagan chaplain. We heard Hudson has voiced a stronby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Pagan Festivals and much merrimentGlenn Turner, Z Budapest and Selena Fox at Pantheacon Pantheacon 2010 was a hot spot for Pagan activities last weekend. We both were amazed at all Pagan wares for sale. It seemed like there was a lot more really beautiful occult supplies and jewels this year.nbsp; The costumes and fine clothing wereby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Pagan Events and FestivalsThe sixth annual Conference on Current Pagan Studies is about to take place January 30-31, 2010, through the Claremont Graduate University. This yearrsquo;s keynote speakers are Donald Michael Kraig and T. Thorn Coyle. The American Academy of Religion now recognizes Pagan Studies as a legitimate fieby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• New Year 2010 comes on a blue moonBlue Moon New Year's Eve 2010 Every year the New York's Times Square drops the Swarovski crystal filled ball of light on New Year's Eve. But this year, New Yearrsquo;s Eve is special because itrsquo;s a Blue Moon.nbsp; According to Pagan folklore, a blue moon is the appearance of a seby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Fifth Parliament of World's ReligionsThe Fifth Parliament of Worldrsquo;s Religions is currently convening in Melbourne, Australia. Every major religion is represented in the name of peace. How wonderful that the religions which were founded on the patriarchal principles of war, have found their way to allowing more peaceful religions by Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Contrasting pagan culturesHalf the Sky is Wickednbsp; powerful Contrasting cultures: the female witches are winning in San Francisco, but in Africa women are dying. Yesterday I celebrated my wifersquo;s birthday, and we went to see Wicked. This is a highly successful play, musical, itrsquo;s been to Broadway, and has many coby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Daughters of the Goddess speak upGoddess magazine Hey, hey Goddess loving Pagan community! Are you involved with your Goddess publications? Publishing the monthly Goddess magazine is no small feat. While most other pagan publications find their way into print on a quarterly basis, the Womenrsquo;s Spirituality Forum brings forward by Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Hidden Symbols of ThanksgivingAre you kidding us Fox News? You want us to believe that origins of thanksgiving should be attributed to some secret Christian good old boys club?Well, that seems to be exactly what Fox News is pushing, and wersquo;re not having any of it.According to an article published on the Fox News website, thby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• The Great Liberation in OaklandTibetan Book of the Dead Oh yes! The Great Liberation Upon Hearing is based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Those of us who have read this book in the sixties, when it was required reading for ldquo;heads,rdquo; thought it impossible to imagine it putting it on stage with dancers. Blessed be the Daby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• 10 Pagan FactsPagans worshiping the Goddess Basilica de Guadalupe Here's a few things about Paganism that you may or may not know: 1. Paganism includes all earth-based religions and involves a huge diversity of beliefs. Pagan literally translates to one who dwells upon the Earth, which really if you think abby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Witch School is run out of Illinois townWitch School now in Salem, MA Wtich City Witches at Witch School are preparing their brooms for a long flight because the school is on the move. The mostly virtual school has been operating from Roseville, Illinois, for the past several years, but apparently itrsquo;s not the most witch-friendly towby Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• The Spiral Dance celebrates 30 yearsSpiral Dance swirls around Starhawk. Photo by Richard Man. May be the most moving tradition amongst the remaining pagan customs is the image of a community swirling on the hilltops holding the hands of each other, the young and the old. This is a dance of celebrating survival. Counting the heads of by Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier
• Day of the Dead honors ancestorsDiacute;a de los Muertos Diacute;a de los Muertos, meaning Day of the Dead, is celebrated on November first within the Hispanic cultures around the world. Originating in Mexico, this annual ritual dates back some 3,000 years in history. The rituals are about honoring and communicating with onersquo;by Z Budapest & Bobbie Grennier