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Newwitch #8 Y 1 BBIMEDIA.COM CRONEMAGAZINE.COM SAGEWOMAN.COM WITCHESANDPAGANS.COM newWitch #8 Y 1 BBIMEDIA.COM CRONEMAGAZINE.COM SAGEWOMAN.COM WITCHESANDPAGANS.COM Magazines that feed your soul and liven your spirits. Navigation Controls Availability depends on reader. Previous Page Toggle Next Page Bookmarks First Page Last Page ©2010 BBI MEDIA INC . P O BOX 678 . FOREST GROVE . OR 97116 . USA . 503-430-8817 Dagonet Dewr theVibe We recently received the following letter from a Your second question is: “why doesn’t newWitch confine its coverage reader who had a bone to pick with us. It read: to our ancestral heritage?” Let me preface my remarks on this sub- Dear newWitch, ject by saying that I support taking pride in our ancestors and drawing I am an Odinist, incarcerated in Michigan De- strength and wisdom from the beliefs and practices of those who went partment of Corrections. I’m before us. But Wicca simply doesn’t define writing about what I believe itself as ancestral religion, still less a bloodline- is “mis-direction” in your “If you accept your limi- based one. (By the way, many Odinists and magazine. tations, sure enough you’ll Asatru don’t define their religion that way Most Wiccans, and all become them.” either.) Traditionalist Wicca — Gardnerian, Al- Odinists, have a European- exandrian, and the like — has what one might based heritage. Most of our — Richard Bach call a national heritage, that of England; but I ancestors are from Europe. have never even heard of a Trad Wicca group I don’t understand why newWitch embraces Bud- that only accepted folk who could prove their ethnicity was English. dhism, Voodoo, and male homosexual practices. Furthermore, eclectic Wicca syncretizes influences from wildly disparate We Odinists are proud of our heritage and sources; to claim it as part of “our ancestral heritage” is the wildest community. The Norse bloodline has passed down form of wishful thinking. our religion and magick from generation to gen- Your third, and deepest question is: “Why does newWitch cover eration. I would like to see the Wiccans fully em- religions other than Wicca?” Conveniently, the answer once again clari- brace their heritage and become empowered with fies our mission: becausenewWitch isn’t only for Wiccans. We chose magick that has been destined for them to use. our title with care: we aren’t newWiccan but newWitch. The difference This would remove all doubt as to who their true is subtle, but real. We believe that Wicca is religion, while witchcraft is family and community are. This would also give practice. And therein lies a crucial difference. Wiccans have a (relative- Wiccans a real pride about their heritage and peo- ly) standard set of beliefs and rituals while witches range quite widely ple. We Odinists are tired of being ridiculed for be- in almost every respect ranging from the deities they worship to the ing proud of our European heritage, just because it ethical guidelines they follow. While most Wiccans are also witches, not is not politically correct. all witches are Wiccan. I know Asatru witches, Wiccan witches, Voudon Why does newWitch cover other religions that witches, Buddhist witches, and people who do witchy things with their have nothing to do with Wicca or our ancestral spice cabinet and wire whisks. So newWitch doesn’t confine itself to the heritage? Isn’t that just watering it down? realm of Wicca alone — we are free to cover a much broader range — Mike of material. Some of it is Wiccan, and by far most of it can be loosely defined as Pagan, but we don’t have Dear Mike, a theological litmus test for what is To begin with, your letter makes a common included in our pages. mistake: you assume that because we report on something, we’re endorsing it. 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The simple answer is: because they are world can be a larger, more open, and more welcoming place — who there. One of newWitch’s missions is to reach out are willing to get their hands dirty and do something to make it so. In to folks who may not have previously felt welcome short, newWitch is all about the fundamental heart of in mainstream Paganism; including articles from, magick — changing the self, changing the world. and about, GLBT Pagans definitely fits in with that I hope, in that respect, that this editorial is an act mission. of witchcraft, too. newWitch #8 Y 1 itch newWnot your mother’s broomstick #8 DECEMBER ’04 - FEBRUARY ’05 table of contents 46 FEATURES 37 T. THORN COYLE — A ROSE OF FERI Feri Tradition priestess, author, and academic — and activist, musician and tattoo model — T. Thorn Coyle proves that breaking boundaries can help transform the world — and ourselves. 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