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Book Review: Valkyrjur, Servant or Master? by Sif Brookes
By Sam Stoker I've been looking forward to reading and reviewing this book for actual months now, but to do it the justice it rightly...
May 52 min read
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Plant Lore of Great Britain - The Heart of the Hedge: The Medicinal and Magical Lore of Hawthorn
By Clare Lesley Hughes The common hawthorn ( crataegus monogyna ) is a welcome sight in the spring hedgerows across Britain. Whilst known...
May 33 min read
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Witches Corner: Cleansing Sprays
By Claire Keen, Hedge Witchery UK Welcome to this issue’s witches corner. It is now the time of year when the earth is waking up, plants...
May 14 min read
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Beltane at Thornborough
By Sam Stoker I am a long-time attendee of the magical festivals of Beltane and Mabon at Thornborough Henge, wonderful gatherings of...
Apr 294 min read
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Review - Celtic Moon Club by Gillian Caine
By Sam Stoker Something a little different to a book review this month, as I find it hard to read so much with having three small...
Apr 32 min read
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Trader of the Month - 3 of Cups Durham
By Sam Stoker This issue we spoke with Lindsey who has recently opened a new café and spiritual space in Durham City, 3 of Cups, along...
Mar 314 min read
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Deity of the Month - Jupiter
By Sam Stoker If you’ve looked up at the night sky recently (and, let’s face it, if you’re reading a Pagan zine you’ve been looking up at...
Mar 282 min read
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Doing my bit for the planet, one crystal at a time
By Louisa Chisholm-Kelly Crystals are a magpies dream. I can't walk past a shop selling crystals without the magpie in my brain telling...
Mar 254 min read
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Crystal of the Month - Labradorite
The earth is stirring with life. Slowly, the days are getting longer, and the snowdrops are sprouting out from the desolate winter...
Feb 213 min read
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Deity of the Month: Ishtar/Inanna
By Sam Stoker Known as Ishtar to some and Inanna to others, this Queen of Heaven was worshipped throughout ancient Mesopotamia as early...
Feb 172 min read
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Finding The Sun
Winter is such a special time of year, especially here in the North. The white fuzzy frost, glistening ice, stunning sunsets, bright...
Feb 114 min read
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Trader of the Month - Krystal Art/My Little Dilophosaurus and Me
By Sam Stoker This issue we spoke with Krys Holmes who runs their online businesses from their home in West Yorkshire. Krys has two...
Feb 103 min read
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ART-icle – The Artistic Origins of (some) Pagan Symbolism
Well, here we are again. Blessed Imbolc to you all. With the first light of Spring coming our way, I like to take things back to the...
Feb 84 min read
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Upcoming Events in the North for 2025
1. Medicine for the Heart - Imbolc Celebration: Live Music with Aimee Lea Frances Organiser : Aimee Lea Frances & Aimee Pegram  Date &...
Feb 54 min read
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Rach does Magic - Imbolc
Hello friends, how’ve you been? It’s been A WHILE! Life has been life-ing in the Rach does Magic Universe BUT it’s a new season, the...
Feb 55 min read
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Pagan Events Across the North of England: December 2024 to February 2025
As the winter season approaches, many communities across the North of England are preparing for a wide variety of Pagan events,...
Dec 20, 20244 min read
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Crystal of the Month - Amber
The autumn equinox is a time to give thanks to Mother Nature for the harvest and prepare for the upcoming seasons. For me, every equinox...
Oct 15, 20243 min read
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ART-icle – Still life: the Artists’ Altar
I have spoken about the correlation between artistic and spiritual practices in my previous articles, however, I focused on the more...
Oct 12, 20243 min read
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Book Review: Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English
A large part of my paganism is political, as is everything in my life, so when I attended an anarchist book fair (dedicated to Ewan...
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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