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Yule,Winter Solstice,Christmas Our Christian friends are often quite surprised at how enthusiastically we Pagans celebrate the 'Christmas' season. Even though we prefer to use the word 'Yule', and our celebrations may peak a few days before the 25th, we nonetheless follow many of the traditional customs of the season: decorated trees, carolling, presents, Yule logs, and mistletoe. We might even go so far as putting up a 'Nativity set', though for us the three central characters are likely to be interpreted as Mother Nature, Father Time, and the Baby Sun-God. None of this will come as a surprise to anyone who knows the true history of the holiday, of course. In fact, if truth be known, the holiday of Christmas has always been more Pagan than Christian, with it's associations of Nordic divination, Celtic fertility rites, and Roman Mithraism. That is why both Martin Luther and John Calvin abhorred it, why the Puritans refused to acknowledge it, much less celebrate it (to them, no day of the year could be more holy than the Sabbath), and why it was even made illegal in Boston! The holiday was already too closely associated with the birth of older Pagan gods and heroes. And many of them (like Oedipus, Theseus, Hercules, Perseus, Jason, Dionysus, Apollo, Mithra, Horus and even Arthur) possessed a narrative of birth, death, and resurrection that was uncomfortably close to that of Jesus. And to make matters worse, many of them pre-dated the Christian Savior. Ultimately, of course, the holiday is rooted deeply in the cycle of the year. It is the Winter Solstice that is being celebrated, seed-time of the year, the longest night and shortest day. It is the birthday of the new Sun King, the Son of God -- by whatever name you choose to call him. On this darkest of nights, the Goddess becomes the Great Mother and once again gives birth. And it makes perfect poetic sense that on the longest night of the winter, 'the dark night of our souls', there springs the new spark of hope, the Sacred Fire, the Light of the World, the Coel Coeth. more.......	CURRENT MOON moon phase	Solitary Staff Verminda Silver Ether seaeaglemorwenna Ebony ~MysticBear~ Carolina Bill rowan

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	Welcome to A Witch Alone Forum A small introduction about the forum and a place for guests to ask questions before registering Moderator: Verminda Spirit	1	13	on Dec 22, 2007, 6:31am by Verminda Spirit in A Reminder about Solit...
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	Hearth (2 sub-boards) Lets gather around the fire and cackle about everything and anything.... Sub Boards ~ Maiden, Mother and Crone Green Man Moderators: Verminda Spirit, Ebony	193	2,456
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	Witches Scrolls We all love a good book.. A place to post your favorite books and reviews, fact or fiction Moderators: warriorwitch , Ebony	91	547
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	The White Buffalo (1 sub-board) Where we honor the medicine of the Shaman Sub Board~ Animal Medicine Moderator: Ebony	49	318
	Pathways Even Solitary witches walk different paths, here we can discuss our various paths and joining of ways Moderators: Verminda Spirit, Ebony	65	599
	Urban Witch Many witches live within the confines of a city, explore the path of an urban witch here Moderators: seaeaglemorwenna, Verminda Spirit	19	219
	Teen Witch The musings of a teenage witch..... A place for our younger members to get togeather and talk about their paths as well as their everyday issues...... Moderator: chrifu	29	286
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	Under A Magical Moon (1 sub-board) A place to discuss Esbats and the magical festivals of the solitary witch.... Sub Board ~ Magical Workings Moderator: Verminda Spirit	85	688
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	Healing Circle Need a candle lit for yourself or a loved one, enter the healing circle and leave your requests.... Moderators: seaeaglemorwenna, Verminda Spirit	149	1,780
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	Ghostly Encounters For all things that go bump in the night~ Enter at your own risk Moderator: silverether	66	423
~Web Of Enchantment~
	Web Of Enchantment The Web of Enchantment begins	-1	170
	Walking With Silverether (1 sub-board) Discover the delights of a Woodland Witch Sub Board~ Foraging with Silverether Moderator: silverether	40	377
	The Musings of Warrior Witch Warrior Witch had a wonderful mind and loved a good debate and wrote wonderful articles, within this board belongs his work and his posts, for all to read and continue to enjoy	15	496
	Fable Enchanter Enter the Enchanters sacred space and weave your stories here... You can also use this board to post any Myths and Legends that inspire you Moderator: warriorwitch	45	204
	The Bards Circle Share your poems here Moderators: Verminda Spirit, seaeaglemorwenna	75	252
	The Cackling Witches A place to share all your jokes and games Moderator: Bill	153	1,882	on Nov 24, 2008, 3:40pm by luisa in What tarot card are you?
	A Witch Alone Archives Old posts and articles for members to read only~	102	618
~Environmental Issues~
	P.L.E.G Welcome to the Pagan Link Environmental Group Moderator: warriorwitch	116	471	on Nov 1, 2008, 1:02am by wowposter in Industrial nations agr...
	Eco Warriors A place to discuss the Enviroment Moderator: Verminda Spirit	158	475
	Sacred Space (2 sub-boards) A place to discuss garden issues and the power of what lays within our own gardens and countryside.... Sub Boards ~ Herbology The Power of Essential Oils Moderators: silverether, Ebony	132	779
	Familiars Lair A place to discuss your familiars, pets and wildlife... Animal symbolism and totems.... Moderators: carolina, Verminda Spirit	115	807
	Out and About A place to post your favorite gatherings and Events	31	122
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	Unveil A Secret... This is the sister site to A witch Alone ~ Unveil A Secret A serele place to unleash your fears and confessions anonymously, either through Art or words....	1	4	on Aug 3, 2006, 6:03pm by Verminda Spirit in Unveil a Secret
	Intreasting Links (7 sub-boards) Do you have an intreasting link to share, then please post it here	208	923	on Sept 25, 2008, 9:23pm by persephone in Teen Witches United
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