Coven Abuse

Coven Abuse – The Coven Abuse Self-Help Index

Tools For Survival, Evasion, and Escape by Maryam Webster, M.Ed

Little help is available to those suffering mistreatment in an abusive coven unless they are fortunate enough to connect with an understanding professional or others in the same situation. As a Pagan psychologist only too familiar with such damage, I developed this Coven Abuse Self-Help Index (CASHI) initially to help those in our community dealing with abusive Pagan clergy. It has now been generalised to fit most pathways, be they Asatru, Buddhist, Celtic, Druidic, Hindu, generic Pagan, Shamanic, Wiccan or Witch.

Coping with Pagan Prejudice in Public Schools

Coping with Pagan Prejudice in Public School

originally posted at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/923167/coping_with_pagan_prejudice_in_public.html?cat=9 By V. Sanders

Back to School Prep for Pagan Parents

Public school can be nothing short of a nightmare for pagans. When my daughter was in public school the worst thing that I grew to dread was the beginning of each season. While other parents were worrying over the cost of back to school wardrobes I was fixated on the fact that we were Pagan of all things. Often the worst part of the whole school year was that first

How to Be Pagan/Wiccan in High School (With Minimal Problems)

Being pagan in high school can be a challenge, especially since you
are rarely supported at home in this decision. Many high schools,
especially small town and rural schools, are not accepting.

Rights of Pagan and Wiccan Students

Original Posting By Patti Wigington, About.com

Let’s talk about the rights of Pagans and Wiccans at school. As more and more young people discover earth-based spirituality — and more families are openly raising children as Pagans — teachers and educators are becoming more aware of the existence of families who are non-Christian.

Pagan Kids and Public Schools

originally posted at http://www.1greeneye.net/panthea/2006/10/pagan-kids-and-public-schools.html

 

I woke up this morning thinking about the amount of information springing up about raising Pagan children. With the exception of different religious practices in the home, I don’t see a difference between raising Pagan children and children of any other denomination.

I suppose some people have an issue with public schools and the worry of other religions being pushed on their children. Perhaps that is why so many Pagan parents decide to home school. In my opinion, home schooling can

Pagan teacher to be disciplined by school

 Originally Posted by Robert Mendick

The Pagan Federation’s first national youth manager has been suspended from his job as a secondary school teacher. 

The Pagan Federation’s first national youth manager has been suspended from his job as a secondary school teacher.

Police officers who practice witchcraft to get Pagan Police Association and their own religious holidays

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:10 AM EDT

Witches, druids and followers of the Norse gods in police forces throughout the country have persuaded the Home Office to let them set up a support group.

The Pagan Police Association will help officers who cast spells and join midnight rituals to fit their beliefs around their police work

Crowds of pagans, druids and tourists gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice. The police force was this week given permission by the Home Office to create a Pagan Police Association

The force is with them: Druids at Stonehenge winter solstice. The police were this week given permission by the Home Office to create a Pagan Police Association

Tarot Myths: “Don’t Touch My Deck”

Since I was about 8, I have kept a Tarot Deck “stacked” for seasonal use. It is a deck that I use for daily readings, and to tune my intuition. It is a deck that has been married to my first morning tea (recently swapped for coffee) for as long as I can remember. When I was young this “stacking” taught me to appreciate and understand associations and meanings of the Tarot Cards. It takes a while to “stack” this deck and it takes a year to 13 months to run through it.

Canadian Criminal Code….Those damn wacky Canadian’s

Here is what Canada has in its penal code for the use of Witchcraf.

The law:

Section 365 of the Canadian Criminal Code, R.S. 1985,c.C-46 is one of a group of five offenses which deal with false pretenses. It states:

Fiji freemasons held for sorcery

Fiji freemasons held for sorcery

Fijian villagers are not the first to puzzle over Freemasonry’s rituals

A group of freemasons have had to spend a night in jail in Fiji, after local villagers complained they were practicing witchcraft.

The 14 men, including eight Australians and a New Zealander, had been holding a night-time meeting on Denerau island.

The New Zealand man told reporters he had spent a “wretched” time in jail, and blamed the mix-up on the actions of “dopey village people”.

Police also seized wands, compasses and a skull from the freemasons’ lodge.

Freemasonry is a centuries-old club that practices secret rituals and has more than five million members worldwide.

‘Nothing sinister’

The New Zealander, who did not want to give his name, told the New Zealand Herald that Tuesday night’s meeting was “interrupted by a banging on the door, and there were these village people and the police demanding to be let in”.

Nothing sinister was going on, he claimed, but “such is the nature of life in Fiji” they were taken to a nearby police station.

The freemasons insist they had a permit for the meeting and were released after spending an uncomfortable night there.

Police director of operations Waisea Tabakau told Legend FM News in Fiji that the group was being investigated for “allegedly practicing sorcery”, the Fiji Village website reported.

The New Zealand man said that when they were freed the following morning, they were told their release was on the orders of the prime minister’s office.

Emergency regulations imposed by Fiji’s military regime allow police to detain people for up to 48 hours without charge.