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Shadowmas.
A three-day gathering sponsored by the Pagan Community Council of Ohio (see page 553) held in October, before Samhain, at a central Ohio camp. There are workshops, rituals, vendors, and a bardic circle. It focuses on honoring ancestors who have passed on and the wisdom they have given, as well as the reverence for nature's cycles. This is cabin camping; bring your own linens.

Web site:
www.thepcco.com

The Spiral Dance.
An annual public ritual put on near Samhain (Halloween) by San Francisco Reclaiming groups. Reclaiming (see page 558), an international community of women and men working to unify spirit and political action (magical activism), began at the 1979 Spiral Dance ritual. Address: Reclaiming, P.O. Box 14404, San Francisco, CA 94114. Events line: 415-255-7623. E-mail: [email protected].

Web site:
www.reclaiming.org

Twilight Covening.
A long weekend of concentrated spiritual experience focused on the “twilight” of the year, the time of harvest and turning inward—a time for reflection, dreaming, seeking visions, and sharing. Twilight Covening takes place in western Massachusetts over the Columbus Day weekend, and is for adults only. It is a highly structured gathering, with participants divided into clans focusing on a single theme, such as drumming, dreams, tarot, meditation, or healing. All clans meet separately but come together for daily circles, meals, and the main Visioning Ritual. Clans also work together to provide meals, tend the fire, and do other work necessary for community living. It is a remote site with cabins, hot showers, and meals. Sponsored by EarthSpirit (see page 529). Address: EarthSpirit, P.O. Box 723, Williamsburg, MA 01096. Phone: 413-238-4240. E-mail: [email protected].

Web site:
www.earthspirit.com

Valhallapalooza.
A festival that showcases the richness and variety of Northern European music, religion, and culture. The annual September gathering emerged from Ancient Pathways: Loot for the Moot!, which was envisioned as a series of fund-raisers sponsored by Blood Eagle Kindred of the Ásatrú Alliance in order to foster the strength and growth of Odin's Nation. Loot for the Moot! featured talks and workshops with American Heathen elders, authors, poets, brewers, herbalists, folklorists, and showcased local ethnic fusion bellydancers. Valhallapalooza became the second fund-raiser in the series. The non-profit
Odin LIVES!
radio program brought powerful musical muscle to the mix and increased the scope and breadth of the festival.

Web site:
www.valhallapalooza.org

Wild Magick Gathering.
A four-day camping festival held near the Autumn Equinox, sponsored by ElvinHOME, inc., formerly the Elf Lore Family (see page 531), at their nature sanctuary, Lothlorien. Many different magical and spiritual paths are represented. There are workshops, ceremonies, discussion circles, song swapping, drumming, and activities for children. Address: Lothlorien Nature Sanctuary, P.O. Box 1082, Bloomington, IN 47402-1082. E-mail: [email protected].

Web site:
www.elflore.org

www.godchecker.com
.
It calls itself “your guide to the gods,” and has almost every pantheon you can think of, information on almost 2,500 different gods. Done with a sense of humor but contains some fun information. They have a God shop with items to sell, and a god-a-day feed for your Web site.

www.aradiagoddess.com
.
A Web site devoted to the Goddess Aradia, with spells, rituals, folklore, stories, and mythology.

www.istillworshipzeus.com
.
The Web site of a film that explores the revival of Paganism in Greece, which just won its fight for legality. You can watch the movie trailer for free, and there are links to various Greek Pagan Web sites and anti-discrimination organizations.

www.branwenscauldron.com/resources/student.html
.
This site lists the Web sites of more than twenty-five Pagan student associations, most of them at colleges and universities.

www.paganwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
.
The Pagan Wiki project has been created in the hope that it will become the most comprehensive resource on Paganism. Like Wikipedia, anyone can contribute.

www.journey1.org
.
A Web site dedicated to living with joy and happiness, harming as little possible while living in harmony with Mother Earth. The Web site includes the Virtual Candle, at
www.virtual-candle.org
. Since 2000, people may light a candle choosing from a variety of colors and leave a personal message or prayer; there is also a forum and a blog. As of 2005, there are over forty thousand messages in the archives. The Virtual Candle site has become a worldwide community of many religions existing peacefully together, with well over one hundred countries being heard from so far.

www.wiccanrede.dreamhost.com
.
A fascinating Web site that focuses on the Wiccan Rede, Wicca's most basic and important statement of ethics. It looks at the history, different forms of the rede, the history of redes in general, and many alternate versions of the Wiccan Rede.

www.serpentinemusic.com
.
Although we have not listed stores or personal services in this guide, this particular catalogue lists almost everything in Pagan music. A related site,
www.circleround.com
, with many articles, songs, and more, comes out of the wonderful songbook
Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions.

www.monicasjoo.com
.
Monica Sjoo died in 2005, but her artwork and books, particularly
The Great Cosmic Mother of us all,
contributed much to the Goddess Spirituality movement. This Web site allows her work to be shared by everyone, and includes many paintings and some writing.

www.circlesanctuary.org/liberty/pagancharitywork.html
.
A good list of Pagan charity organizations put out by Circle.

http://members.aol.com/oldenwilde/gen_info/paganco.html
.
A Web site for Pagans seeking conscientious objector status.

www.theoi.com/Daimon/Eris.html
(real information about Eris).

http://k.webring.com/hub?ring=discordia
.
A webring dedicated to the worship of Eris, Goddess of Confusion, and to the kind of seemingly insane concepts, which, though often long hidden or derided, actually underpin the universe. This site will lead you to a score of Discordian Web sites and groups.

www.witchvox.com/_x.html?c=trads
.
The Witches' Voice
has more than fifty articles on different Pagan traditions and is a good place to start if you want information.

www.geraldgardner.com
.
A fascinating Web site created by Morgan Davis filled with documents relating to Gerald Gardner as well as links to many fascinating essays by scholars on related issues.

www.metista.com
.
Information on the 1734 tradition. This Web site, coauthored by Joe Wilson, who introduced the 1734 tradition to North America, includes a history of 1734 in America and copies of the Robert Cochrane letters, as well as information on Metista, a new shamanic tradition influenced by Cochrane's Witchcraft and Native American teachings.

www.cyberwitch.com/bowers
.
A Web site with articles by Robert Cochrane and some of his letters.

http://traditionalgeorgians.net
.
This Web site is devoted to covens from three lines of George Patterson's Georgian Tradition of Wicca—all consider themselves traditionalist, and a part of British Traditional Wicca. There are other Georgians that follow a more eclectic or Dianic path.

www.geocities.com/mikerdna/drulinks.html
.
These Web sites give information and links to Druid groups in the United States and around the world.

www.thetroth.org/links/people.html
.
These Web sites from the Troth list Heathen kindreds, groups, and more scholarly organizations.

www.federazionepagana.com
.
These Web sites give information about Neo-Paganism, Neo-Shamanism, and Wicca in Italy.

This section organizes the resource guide—publications, groups, and festivals—according to location and address. However, note that some organizations have groups in many different states and others only give Web sites—but often those Web sites show where local groups can be found. The festivals are listed in the state where the festivals most often take place—not where the organizations that sponsor the festivals are located. Groups, publications, and festivals listed here represent 39 states plus D.C. and eleven countries.

 

Publications:
Earth First! Journal, Oak Leaves, Tapestry

Groups: Ár nDraíocht Féin, The Ásatrú Alliance, Crossroads Lyceum, Mother Earth Ministries-ATC, Tucson Area Wiccan-Pagan Network, Wind Tree Ranch

 

Publications:
AFA Update, Awakened Woman, The Blessed Bee, Covenant of the Goddess Newsletter, Faces of the Goddess, MAMAROOTS Forum, Metaformia, new Witch, PanGaia, Reclaiming Quarterly, SageWoman, Societe, The Wise Woman, Witch Eye, Yggdrasil

Groups: American Vinland Association, The Ancient Keltic Church, Ancient Ways, Annwfn/Forever Forests, The Ásatrú Folk Assembly, Bay Area Pagan Assemblies, California Utlandr Alliance, The Celtic Witan Church, Church of All Worlds, Church of the Eternal Source, Circle of Aradia, Community Seed, Coven of the Mother Mountain Aerie, Covenant of the Goddess, Daughters of the Goddess, Daughters of Kali, The Grey School of Wizardry, Hrafnar Kindred, Index, Isis Oasis Sanctuary, The Kindred of ShiEndra, MAMAROOTS, New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn, New Wiccan Church International, Our Lady of Enchantment, Reclaiming, SHARANYA, Technicians of the Sacred, Women's Spirituality Forum

Festivals: The Ancient Ways Festival, Elderflower, Feast of Einharjar, Firedance Festival, Isis Oasis Convocation, PantheaCon, Ravenwood Gathering, The Spiral Dance, WomenSpirit Festival

 

Publications:
The Pomegranate (subscriptions—England)

Groups: Earth Spirit Pagans, The Sabaean Religious Order, The Sisterhood of Avalon, Women's Spiritual Leadership Alliance

 

Groups: Connecticut Wiccan and Pagan Network, The Panthean Temple

Festivals: Beltaine: A Pagan Odyssey, Harvest Home Gathering

 

Groups: Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, The New Alexandrian Library

 

Groups: The Open Hearth Foundation, Inc.

 

Publications:
Goddessing, Idunna

Groups: The Church of Iron Oak, GreenSong Grove, Neptune's Silver Web, Religious Order of the Circle of Isis Rising, The Troth, The Witch & Famous Coven

Festivals: Florida Pagan Gathering (Beltane and Samhain)

 

Groups: Church ofthe Spiral Tree, Y Tylwyth Teg

Festivals: CymryCon, FallFling, The Gathering of the Tribes, Moondance

 

Groups: Church of the Eternal Source

 

Groups: Gaia's Womb, Lake View Covenant, The Sanctuary of the Crescent Moon

 

Groups: ElvinHOME, inc. (formerly Elf Lore Family), The Kindred of Ravenswood, Romuva, Wolves' Wod Kindred

Festivals: Elf Fest, National Women's Music Festival, Pan Pagan Festival, Wild Magick Gathering

 

Publications:
Weavings

Groups: The Black Witch-Hat Society, The Iowa Pagan Access Network, Our Lady of Spiritual Audacity, Tree of Thirteen Runes, Wiccan Religious Group, Iowa State Penitentiary

Festivals: The Weaving Community Symposium

 

Groups: Gaea Retreat Center, Heartland Spiritual Alliance

 

Groups: Alternative Religions Educational Network, Robin's Hood CommUnity Center

 

Groups: Covenant of the Pentacle Wiccan Church

 

Groups: EarthTides Pagan Network, Feminist Spiritual Community, Immanent Grove, Maine Pagan Clergy Association, Nova Roma, Silver Cauldron Coven, Temple of Brigantia, Temple of the Feminine Divine and Iseum Musicum