By Sam Stoker ORIGINS Folk magic in Britain can be traced back to the Mediaeval period, also known as the Middle Ages, which lasted from...

Winter Solstice, this will be the shortest day of the year; from this point, days will get more daylight hours each day gradually. Many...

By Louisa Chisholm-Kelly The Witch: A History of Fear, from Ancient Times to the Present by Ronald Hutton Here at POTN we are often asked...

Pagans of the North speak to…GutsyGingers For our Trader of the Month series, we have been approaching various traders around the North...

pronounced SOW - AN but variations occur such as SOW - WAIN, SOW - WIN - Gaelic Celtic This holiday coincides with Hallowe'en on the 31st...

FOCUS ON: HEDGE/KITCHEN/GREEN WITCHCRAFT This issue, we have decided to cover three styles of modern witchcraft in our Focus On: series....

This month, we spoke to Beth of Rocky Bones, a small one-person Gateshead-based business making candles and wax melts and selling...

Pronounced Loo-Na-Sa, this Gaelic festival has its origins in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. It marked the start of the harvest...

Sam Stoker Odin, Wōden, Fjölnir, Yggr, Alföðr...arguably one of - if not the - most prominent of Germanic gods (and even that origin is...

By Sam Stoker A particular interest to POTN due to its open roots in Scandinavian culture, leaving it permissible to practice by all,...

Crystal Moon Emporium 52 Frederick Street Sunderland SR1 1NF This wonderful store, frequented by many in the pagan and witch community in...

By Jen Ah Spring...this year more than most, Spring is a huge welcome for many. The chill in the air is starting to fade, the days are...

Focus On… Wicca Sam Stoker When paganism or witchcraft is mentioned, ordinarily one of two things are called to mind. The first is...