Over the next few weeks, I will be publishing a series of excerpts from The Good Wiccan Guide – Part One: Introduction and Popular Mythology. Here is the introductory poem… My Life as an Angel Futile frustration by the boundaries of the flesh. Broad golden wings are folded inside straining to be free. In sleeping […]
Part One is Done
I am pleased to announce that as of This Autumnal Equinox, I completed and uploaded the first official guide: The Good Wiccan Part One: Introduction and Popular Mythology: How-To Guides for the Beginning Solitary Practitioner Curious about White Witchcraft (Volume 1) In the Good Wiccan, anand takes a pragmatic approach and offers a leaping board […]
The 21st Anniversary Edition
Gentle Readers, Over the past few years I have been working towards writing a huge expanded version of the initial book. I am taking on some aspects and subjects of Wiccan that have actually never before been written about as far as I know, things like the historic connections between Aleister Crowley, Science of Mind […]
Can I Write My Own Rituals?
Introduction to Ritual – Can I Write My Own Rituals? I always had an avid interest in Witchcraft, but not until recently have I started to experiment. I have bought some books by Deborah Gray, and liked them very much. The most interesting part was the index at the back. I’ve bought a book and […]
A Paradigm Shift – How Disapproval can be turned into a Positive Experience
A Paradigm Shift – How Disapproval can be turned into a Positive Experience. One Christmas I gave away hand-decorated candles to my friends and family. On the bottom of each I inscribed a 5 pointed star. In Wiccan tradition this is considered a sign of blessing, but also did it so I could space 5 gold […]
Can a Non-Wiccan Take Part in a Wiccan Ceremony?
Introduction to Ritual – Can a Non-Wiccan Take Part in a Wiccan Ceremony? I know there’s a ceremony that enables you to become married by standing on either side of a stream with your hands placed on the water. I was wondering if you had to be a Wiccan to take part in this. I […]
Parents Don’t Understand
Wiccan Responsibility – My Parents Don’t Understand… Here are 2 related questions: Dear Anand, I am a 14 year old beginner. My friend has been studying for 4 1/2 years or more. My parents do not approve. They think the pentagram symbolizes evil and Satan. I explained the way it works with the upside down […]
Moral Code
Wiccan Responsibility – Finding Connections and a Universal Moral Code One of the more interesting conversations I have had the privilege to witness was between a Pagan and an Objectivist! Each felt that the other was diametrically opposed to their position. In a nutshell, the Pagan claimed that one must align oneself in Spirituality to […]
Jesus and Me
Raised Christian – Can You Call Yourself Pagan if You Believe in Jesus? This is often a problematic question for people interested in learning more about Wicca. Dear Anand, The reason I’m writing to you is that I have a question that’s been bothering me for quite a while (maybe “bothering” isn’t exactly the right […]
Concerned Christians
Some Words for Concerned Christians Paganism is not about having false gods or many gods before the one true energy that we refer to as ‘God’. It is about acknowledging the duality of God as having both male and female characteristics. All religions generally acknowledge that God is omniscient and omnipotent. If this is so – […]
