Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia - Odin
Odin is considered the highest god in Norse mythology and Norse paganism. His role, like many of the Norse pantheon, is complex: he is go...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cups: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Cups
cups 1.    Tarot suit associated with love and wisdom. 2.    Cups possessing magic properties appear i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Druidism: Spiritual Dictionary On Druidism
Druidism: Druidism is the cultural and spiritual heritage of the Celtic peoples, a polytheistic religion originating in the archaic pr...   » Read the article

Article - Sacred Sites: Pilgrimage In Ancient Europe - Megalithic And Celtic Sacred Space
For many thousands of years our ancestors have been visiting and venerating the power places of Europe. One culture after another has oft...   » Read the article

Article - Wicca And Celtic Paganism: Why Wicca Is Not Celtic Paganism
Why Wicca is Not Celtic Paganism There are many out there who believe that Wicca and its related forms of NeoPagism are a type of Celtic...   » Read the article

Article - Beltane: Beltane - May 1 Or May Day
Beltane is celebrated on May 1st and is one of the original Celtic festivals. Beltane or May Day is also known as the Lover's holiday. Be...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: The Pentagram
THE PENTAGRAM The pentagram, or five-pointed star, may be the most misunderstood religious symbol around these days. Being the most com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ceridwen: Encyclopedia - Ceridwen
In Welsh mythology, Ceridwen was a magician, mother of Taliesin, Morfran, and a beautiful daughter. Her husband was Tegid Veol (Welsh:Teg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brigid: Encyclopedia - Brigid
In Irish mythology, Brigit or Brighit ("exalted one") was the daughter of Dagda (and therefore one of the Tuatha Dé Danann) and wife of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Christianity: Encyclopedia - Celtic Christianity
This article is about the ancient form of Christianity in Britain and Ireland, which was addressed at the Synod of Whitby[citation needed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism
Celtic polytheism (also called Druidic polytheism) is the term for the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. Celtic polyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Wicca: Encyclopedia - Christian Wicca
Christian Wicca combines Christian and Wicca beliefs, embracing reincarnation and worship of nature and fertility as key aspects. Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taliesin: Encyclopedia - Taliesin
For the studio established by Frank Lloyd Wright, see Taliesin (studio). Taliesin or Taliessin (c. 534–c.599) is the earliest poet of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia - List Of Deities
This list of deities aims to give information about deities in the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. It is sort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Sacrifice: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Sacrifice - Viking Age Sacrifice
According to Norse mythology, Odin hanged himself from the world-tree Yggdrasil for nine nights to attain divine wisdom. Medieval Christi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gematria: Spiritual Dictionary On Gematria
Gematria: Of all the ancient magickal languages, the mysticism surrounding biblical Hebrew is the best known in the West. The body of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jedi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jedi - The Force
The Force is an energy field that is generated by all living organisms and permeates the universe and all things within. It is clearly in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jedi: Encyclopedia Ii - Jedi - The Force
The Force is an energy field that is generated by all living organisms and permeates the universe and all things within. It is clearly in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Qliphoth, Qlippoth: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Qliphoth, Qlippoth
QLIPHOTH/QLIPPOTH Lit. "shells" (singular: qliphah). Shades of the dead whose names appear in the books of Dyzan or Thoth, o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Qliphoth, Qlippoth: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Qliphoth, Qlippoth
QLIPHOTH/QLIPPOTH Lit. "shells" (singular: qliphah). Shades of the dead whose names appear in the books of Dyzan or Thoth, o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - The Grove Of Dana College
The Grove of Dana was created under the auspices of the New Order of Druids for the purpose of providing a free course of learning in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fisher King: Encyclopedia Ii - Fisher King - Celtic Mythology
The Fisher King appears first in Perceval, but the character's roots lie in Celtic Mythology. He may be derived more or less directly fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - The Nine Ideals
These are the Nine Ideals of the New Order of Druids. 1. Approach nature with reverance and respect. 2. Always uphold the truth. 3. Walk ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - History Of The N.o.d.
The New Order of Druids was originally founded under the name "Gate To Avalon", on August 16, 2002, as a simple and small Celtic website ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Wicca - Comparison With Christianity
Many Christian Wiccans embrace Mary as a goddess-figure, and Jesus Christ as their god-figure. Sometimes this 'Mary' is not the Virgin Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - Overview
Some believe that present-day Druids are people who live with their minds in the past, and that the Druidic wisdom had its place in time ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Origins
Worship of Odin dates to Proto-Germanic paganism. The Roman historian Tacitus probably refers to Odin when he talks of Mercury. The reaso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cults Within Celtic Polytheism
The notion of the Celtic pantheon as merely a proliferation of local gods is contradicted by the several well-attested deities whose cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - The Circle
The Circle is what the New Order of Druids calls its message board. A place where people talk, debate, discuss, and share knowledge about...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - The Council Board
The Council Board exists of three members, who form the "HeadQuarters" of the N.O.D. in Belgium. These three members are vital to establi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - N.o.d. Groves
The New Order of Druids intends on having both a global and local presence, by setting up local groves in the world. The following N.O.D....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - The Mother Grove
The Nervii Nemeton, the Mother Grove of the New Order of Druids is established in Belgium, the country of the foundation of the N.O.D., a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology In Fire Emblem: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology In Fire Emblem - Tellias Universe
Mythology in Fire Emblem - People. Lethe - the river of forgetfulness in Hades The Goddess of the continent is Athena, after the Greek...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Seid
The goddess Freyja is described as an adept of the mysteries of seid (shamanism), a völva, and it is said that it was she who initiated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - N.o.d. Universal Druid Prayer
The Official N.O.D. Universal Druid Prayer is written by Karayana in 2005, and goes as follows: Awaken Gods, Goddesses all, And hear our...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fisher King: Encyclopedia Ii - Fisher King - Chrétien De Troyes' Perceval
The Fisher King first appears in Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished romance Perceval, the Story of the Grail. Neither his wound nor his fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Culture
The culture of the Isle of Man is strongly influenced by its Celtic and Norse origins. It is currently enjoying a revival of the Goidelic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Modern Age
With the Romantic Viking revival of the early-to-mid 19th century, Odin's popularity increased again. Wotan is a lead character in Richar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - General Characteristics
For the Norse people, Odin's name was synonymous with battle and warfare, for he appears throughout their myths as the bringer of victory...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Characteristics
Odin is an ambivalent deity; Old Norse (Viking Age) connotations of Odin lie with "poetry, inspiration" as well as with "fury, madness": ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wodanaz: Encyclopedia Ii - Wodanaz - Shamanic Traits
The goddess Freya is described as an adept of the mysteries of seid (shamanism), a völva, and it is said that it was she who initiated O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Modern Age
Odin - Modern popular culture. Main article: Odin in popular culture With the Romantic Viking revival of the early-to-mid 19th centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perceval The Story Of The Grail: Encyclopedia Ii - Perceval The Story Of The Grail - The Poem
The poem opens with Perceval, whose mother has raised him apart from civilization in the forests of Wales since his father's death, encou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - People
Main article: Demographics of the Isle of Man According to the 2001 census, the Isle of Man is home to 76,315 people, of whom around 25,3...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Christianity - Celtic Saints
Some scholars, such as J.N.L. Myres and John Morris, have argued that Pelagius had have a direct effect on the early development of the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Legend Of Zelda Series Characters: Encyclopedia Ii - The Legend Of Zelda Series Characters - The Three Goddesses/oracles
The Legend of Zelda series characters - Din. Din is the Goddess of Power. According to legend, she used her strong flaming arms to scul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Sheadings And Parishes
The Isle of Man is divided into six administrative districts, called sheadings. The six sheadings are Ayre, Glenfaba, Garff, Michael, Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Sheadings And Parishes
The Isle of Man is divided into six administrative districts, called sheadings. The six sheadings are Ayre, Glenfaba, Garff, Michael, Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Etymology
The attested forms of the theonym are traditionally derived from Proto-Germanic *Wōđanaz[1] (in Old Norse word-initial *w- was dropped ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - The N.o.d. Council
The Council is formed by members of the New Order of Druids, who work together to increase the quality of the services we offer to our me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Order Of Druids: Encyclopedia Ii - New Order Of Druids - The Druid Senate
The Druid Senate is an organ within the New Order of Druids particularly overcoupling all its local groves through online interacting usi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mythology In Fire Emblem: Encyclopedia Ii - Mythology In Fire Emblem - Magvel Universe
Mythology in Fire Emblem - People. Tethys, a dancer - from the name of the sea goddess, the titaness Tethys Mythology in Fire Emblem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Odin And Mercury
Less is known about the role of Odin as receiver of the dead among the more southern Germanic tribes. The Roman historian Tacitus probabl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Anglo-saxon Woden
The Anglo-Saxon tribes brought Woden to England around the 5th and 6th centuries, continuing his worship until conversion to Christianity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Government
Main article: Politics of the Isle of Man Isle of Man - Structure. The Isle of Man is a self-governing crown dependency. The head of st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Odin And Jesus
The 13th century eddaic account of Odin likely contains some Christian elements. The scene where Odin hangs from a tree as a sacrifice to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Blót
It is attested in primary sources that sacrifices were made to Odin during blóts. Adam of Bremen relates that every ninth year, people a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Mythology - Fenian Cycle
Like the Ulster Cycle, the Fenian Cycle is concerned with the deeds of Irish heroes. The stories of the Fenian Cycle appear to be set aro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fisher King: Encyclopedia Ii - Fisher King - Later Medieval Works
The Fisher King's next development occurs in Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathe, the first work to connect the Grail with Jesus. Here, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Geography
Main article: Geography of the Isle of Man The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles, an archipelago off the north-western coast of ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Economy
Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism form key sectors of the economy of the Isle of Man. The government's policy of offering ince...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Sports
The Isle of Man is famous for its TT Motorbike racing event, which began in 1904 as a motorcar race. This event is now a series of races ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - Economy
Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism form key sectors of the economy of the Isle of Man. The government's policy of offering ince...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fisher King: Encyclopedia Ii - Fisher King - Later Medieval Works
The Fisher King's next development occurs in Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie, the first work to connect the Grail with Jesus. Here, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taliesin: Encyclopedia Ii - Taliesin - Biography
Little, beyond what he writes in his own poems, is known about his life. One manuscript says he was the son of Saint Henwg of Llanhennock...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taliesin: Encyclopedia Ii - Taliesin - Book Of Taliesin
The work most associated with him is The Book of Taliesin, which scholars consider to have been written in 10th century Welsh. Since all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reiki: Encyclopedia Ii - Reiki - Non-traditional Reiki
The independent movement developed partly in response to the belief that Reiki training should be more widely available and practiced in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Malësi E Madhe District: Encyclopedia Ii - Malësi E Madhe District - Religion
Malësia e Madhe is predominantly Roman Catholic, with a minorty of Muslims. There are many traces of Ancient Illyrian Religion in Malsia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Worship
Details of the Migration period of Germanic religion are sketchy, reconstructed from artefacts, sparse contemporary sources, and later th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wicca: Encyclopedia Ii - Wicca - Definition
Gerald Gardner is credited with re-introducing the word 'Wicca' into the English language, although he himself used the spelling 'Wica' i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Egyptian
Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Eddaic Odin
According to the Prose Edda, Odin was a son of Bestla and Borr and brother of Vé and Vili and together with these brothers he cast down ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Medieval Reception
As the chief god of the Germanic pantheon, Odin received particular attention from the early missionaries. For example, his day is the on...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tarot Cards: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Tarot Cards
TAROT CARDS - 1. Set of 78 cards which have pictures and symbols which is used to connect the diviner, with the collective unconsciou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Persisting Beliefs In Odin
Snorri Sturluson's record of the Edda is striking evidence of the climate of religious tolerance in medieval Iceland, but even he feels c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Odin: Encyclopedia Ii - Odin - Edda
According to the Prose Edda, Odin was a son of Bestla and Borr and brother of Vé and Vili and together with these brothers he cast down ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - History
Isle of Man - Ancient times to present. The Isle of Man became a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa AD 700 to AD 900. The Norse Kingdom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isle Of Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Isle Of Man - History
Isle of Man - Ancient times to present. The Isle of Man became a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa AD 700 to AD 900. The Norse Kingdom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - One-hit Wonder: Encyclopedia Ii - One-hit Wonder - Questions Of Definition
Performers who are successful in one country or continent but who are known for only one song in another are usually considered one-hit w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aquarian Age: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Aquarian Age
AQUARIAN AGE - era of coming peace, wisdom and group effort. ca 2000-4100 (NAD)   (See also: AQUARIAN AGE , Wiccan Pagan, Paga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Athena: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Athena
ATHENA (Athene) - 1. Greek Goddess of Wisdom and held back the dawn for Odysseus and Penelope. 2. a feminine archetype expressed by a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hermit: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Hermit
HERMIT - Tarot #9; wisdom, prudence. (NAD)   (See also: HERMIT , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Thoth: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Thoth
THOTH - Egyptian God of Wisdom. (NAD)   (See also: THOTH , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Right: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Right
RIGHT-HAND PATH - journey to wisdom based on faith, light and avoidance of sensual pleasures; the perfection’s. (NAD)   (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Minerva: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Minerva
MINERVA - Roman Goddess of Wisdom who filled the souls of the heavenly ship as Dante and Beatrice ascended to the sphere of the Moon. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Crane: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Crane
CRANE - bird that symbolized longevity and wisdom in Taoism. (NAD)   (See also: CRANE , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictiona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cups: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Cups
CUPS - Tarot suit associated with love or wisdom. (NAD)   (See also: CUPS , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loki: Encyclopedia Ii - Loki - Character
The trickster god is a complex character, a master of guile and deception. Loki was not so much a figure of unmitigated badness as a kind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Moore Novelist: Encyclopedia Ii - George Moore Novelist - Later Life And Work
Moore returned to London, where, with the exception of frequent trips to France, he was to spend the rest of his life. In 1913, he travel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-saxon Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-saxon Literature - Old English Poetry
Old English poetry is of two types, the heroic Germanic pre-Christian and the Christian. It has survived for the most part in four manusc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mythical Objects: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mythical Objects - Weapons
List of mythical objects - Swords. Hrunting, the magical sword of Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon verse) Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (Japanese:草薙の�...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dragon: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Dragon
DRAGON (lung, Chinese, rong, Vietnamese, ryu, Japanese, naga, Sanskrit) - 1. great beneficent being in Far East mythology which guard...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Initiation: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Initiation
INITIATION - 1. clear shine forth of the inner fire, transition to another, growing capacity to see and hear small planes, expansion ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Labyrinth: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Labyrinth
LABYRINTH - maze, archetype of the circuitous quest for wisdom; the five great ones in antiquity were Crossus and Gortyna Crete; Lemos...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ray: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Ray
RAY - one of seven channels through which all being in the solar system flows. (Theosophy)  I - well, power  V - scientific ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Third Eye: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Third Eye
THIRD EYE - organ of intuition, located between the eyebrows; sixth chakra divided into five categories by the Tibetans: 1. Eyes of In...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantra: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Tantra
TANTRA - 1. ‘action; the woof and warp’. 2. set of books and methods utilizing the senses to go beyond the senses quickl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Meditation
MEDITATION - n. or adj. 1. art and science of contemplation and concentration spanning Paleolithic hunting rituals. Neolithic mysteri...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article