Additional Resources - RealPagan- Paganism for the Real World

Author site with pagan content

2013-06-28T02:16:48.932Z

Hello. Please consider visiting www.bookofspirals.com for articles on spirituality, guided meditations, pagan poetry, and more. New content is added at least once a week.

Original Music and Kabbalah

2013-06-16T17:55:23.540Z

This is a song that I wrote and recorded. The words are in Hebrew:

Tohu - Emptiness
Bohu - Void
Bahat - Marble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk5o7ZKxYO4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Bull of Heaven - book release

2012-08-03T13:34:33.253Z

Bull of Heaven: The Mythic Life of Eddie Buczynski and the Rise of the New York Pagan

This is an extremely well researched book with over 100 pages of notes and a bibliography 12 pages long. While the focus is Eddie Buczynski, it also includes stories of Leo Martello, Herman Slater, Lady Rhea, The Warlock Shop, Magickal Childe, Enchantments and more.

Eddie Buczynski is one of the main founders of the Gay Pagan movement. This biography reveals his life and the lives of New York Pagans in the 1970's and early 80's. Some have already said that this is the perfect compliment to Margot Adler's 'Drawing Down the Moon'. Taking over 8 years to write this book, Michael Lloyd has created a book filled with history, humor and harsh realities.
Whether you're Gay or Straight, this is a must read for those interested in how we got to where we are as Pagans.

Currently available online thru Lulu
http://www.lulu.com/shop/michael-lloyd/bull-of-heaven/paperback/product-20272158.html

Summary by Michael Lloyd
As a teenager, Eddie Buczynski had once dreamed of becoming a Jesuit Priest. Rejected by the Church because of his questioning mind and budding homosexuality, Buczynski's feet were soon set on a different path – one that would lead from his childhood in Ozone Park to the raucous streets of Sixties Greenwich Village, through the burgeoning Neo-Pagan spiritual movement of the Seventies, before finally depositing him into the dusty realm of Classical & Near Eastern archaeology. Bringing together the threads of disparate subcultures, social movements, spiritual paths and characters from the Sixties through the Eighties, Bull of Heaven weaves Buczynski's life into a tapestry that encompasses the history of the NewAge and occult in New York City. And in so doing, it highlights the heretofore untold contributions of GLBT men and women who helped to shape the face of modern Neo-Paganism.

Youtube and the Tarot

2012-05-18T21:03:44.800Z

Hey all, I have an idea of sorts for those who are new (or not) to the Tarot and want to possibly get working with it some more. Youtube. I am toying with the idea of looking at the cards through video, using my decks and going over things like spreads, some difficult interpretations, the court cards especially, and other things.

What do you guys think about this?

Another book plug, this time on the picts.

2012-04-11T20:43:04.886Z

Another of my friends has written a book on the picts, it links the pictsh stone carvings with astrology. It's not published yet but I think you can pre-order it. He also has a blog.

Blog: http://t.co/UAr4TBI0
Book: ISBN code: 144560230X

And I promise I'll be on here more and not just to plug things.

? Magicka School ?

2011-09-03T20:45:47.357Z

Hello All
Does anyone have first hand experience with the online site - Magicka School?
It looks like they have some interesting advanced classes and other tools available with a "paid membership" of $50ish. They have a couple of free basic classes and several other educational forums available as well

Any experience or reliable hearsay would be appreciated.
Thanks and Blessings
S

The Neolithic Great Goddess - A Study in Modern Tradition

2011-07-11T15:45:37.716Z

I found this article by Ronald Hutton addressing the concept of the "Great Goddess" who was supposed to have been worshiped throughout Europe prior to the coming of the evil, patriarchal Sky Gods. Although this idea has lost favor over the past decade and is no longer considered by scholars to be a likely scenario, we see it still amongst modern Pagans, particularly in the more feminist Traditions. I thought it would be an interesting read and a good reference for our site. Here's the link: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3284/is_n271_v71/ai_n28685054/?tag=mantle_skin;content

One - The Grimoire of the Golden Toad

2011-06-01T14:54:42.948Z

This is an older tract on a specific ritual in traditional witchcraft that some may find interesting. http://www.scribd.com/doc/21366964/Chumbley-Andrew-One-The-Grimoire-of-the-Golden-Toad Note that it takes a bit for the pages to load but it's worth the wait. It gives an interesting look at the differences between traditional witchcraft and modern practices that I find fascinating.

Archeology of Folk Magic in Britain

2011-06-01T14:43:56.722Z

Here is a link to an excellent site regarding archeological finds related to the various practices of folk magic in Britain. http://www.apotropaios.co.uk/ Primarily these finds were ones aimed at averting evil or witchcraft aimed at the inhabitants of the protected structures.

-Lark-

Obsidian's Dictionary of Pantheons

2011-03-03T13:50:51.602Z

Discovered this online yesterday.

http://my.raex.com/~obsidian/PanIndex.html

Visit a Celtic Pantheon

Visit an Egyptian Pantheon

Visit a Greek Pantheon

Visit a Haudenosaunee Pantheon

Visit a Lakota Pantheon

Visit a Mayan Pantheon

Visit a Mesopotamian Pantheon

Visit a Roman Pantheon

Visit Slavic and Eurasian Pantheons

Visit a Teutonic Pantheon