http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:24:54 -0700 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:20:19 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m8d3-The-two-that-are-one?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner  This past weekend was Lammas holiday, the first harvest -- and it was also a rare historic event for Paganistan.Minnesota Church of the Wicca (MCoW) was legally recognized in 1976; it was the first federally recognized legal Pagan church in Min... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:20:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m8d3-The-two-that-are-one?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Paganism-101-Where-are-resources-for-Pagans-in-MinneapolisSt-Paul?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner JRob Zetelumen playing his Tibetan singing bowl.It wasn't that long ago that a seeker who was interested in finding a Wiccan coven, Druid grove, or a public Full Moon ritual to attend would be facing a challenge. The rather private nature of some org... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Paganism-101-Where-are-resources-for-Pagans-in-MinneapolisSt-Paul?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Holy-feasting-and-hot-dish?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Rev. Jaimie Zaugg at the Barbarian Feast, EHG 2008.One of the founders of the Mentoring Elders Forum in St. Paul, Volkhvy, made a study of how traditional cultures function for years. He told me he came to a conclusion that one activity that these cu... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:57:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Holy-feasting-and-hot-dish?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Notes-from-a-Midsummer-gather-part-2?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Dancers at Earth House Midsummer Gather 2006.When explaining what Pagan Summer festivals are like to folks who aren't Pagan, the comment occasionally surfaces that, gee, for religious gatherings, they sure sound like fun. As if the two concepts, reli... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:05:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Notes-from-a-Midsummer-gather-part-2?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Notes-from-a-Pagan-Midsummer-gather-part-1?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Visitors to the Earh House Midsummer Gather in 2004.The basic structure of a Pagan Summer festival tends to be similar regardless of location or theme. Typically a week in length, attendees arrive at the site -- usually a private campground -- and se... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:44:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Notes-from-a-Pagan-Midsummer-gather-part-1?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Noblest-thing-a-honeybee-can-do?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner  Summer festival season is upon Paganistan... which also means it's time to uncork the mead.Mead is possibly mankind's oldest alcoholic beverage, a simple concoction of water, yeast, and honey left to ferment for a year or longer. There is docum... Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:04:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Noblest-thing-a-honeybee-can-do?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Rites-of-passage-growth-and-negotiations?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Abbey graduated from high school this week; her own personal rite of passage markes a larger transition in her community.Abbey's mother, Carol, is Pagan. Carol has raised her daughter in a Pagan way since Abbey was a small child. Abbey is one of a la... Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:11:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Rites-of-passage-growth-and-negotiations?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Earth-reverence-in-the-city?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Photo courtesy of Robin KinneyLast night's Coffee Cauldron brought a spontaneous Pagan community event besides the usual socializing -- and a slightly dirtier one.Friends of the late Loui Pieper -- founder of Evenstar Books and ancestor to the Sacred... Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:13:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m6d4-Earth-reverence-in-the-city?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d31-Theatre-of-the-Seasons-Minnesota-Midsummer?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Sacred Harvest Festival, August 2004. Photo by the author.An priestess in Paganistan told me years ago in an interview: "Paganism is a religion that celebrates the theatre of the seasons. What better place to be a Pagan than Minnesota?"Summ... Sun, 31 May 2009 17:02:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d31-Theatre-of-the-Seasons-Minnesota-Midsummer?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Minnehaha-faeries-and-Mississippi-mermaids?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Witch Hat Tower. Prospect Park, Minneapolis. Some of Minneapolis's Pagans joke from time to time about forming a tour of the Twin Cities based on Emma Bull's fantasy novel, War for the Oaks. Something about romping through Hennepin and Ramsey counti... Wed, 27 May 2009 12:22:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Minnehaha-faeries-and-Mississippi-mermaids?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Honoring-Pagan-fallen-on-Memorial-Day?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Pagans rallying for Pentacle grave markers for soldiers. St. Paul, 2007. Photo by the author.  Sgt. Jason A. Schumann was killed May 19, 2007 when a bomb exploded near his vehicle in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. He is bured at Fort Snelling cemetery, w... Sat, 23 May 2009 09:03:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Honoring-Pagan-fallen-on-Memorial-Day?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Getting-into-Paganistan-entry-points?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner I The regular evening Pagan meet-and-greet, the Coffee Cauldron, is coming up this Wednesday, as it does every first and third Wednesday of the month. This particular meetup has been occurring regularly since the mid-1980s in St. Paul, and is one o... Tue, 19 May 2009 15:29:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Getting-into-Paganistan-entry-points?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d17-Celebrating-the-Life-of-Loui-Pieper-19512009?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner Loui Pieper's memorial. Photo courtesy of Kira Hagen.  The flowers floating in the Mississippi River in Hidden Falls Park this past Saturday were offered in memory of Loui Pieper, a teacher, mentor, friend, and community elder of Paganistan.&nb... Sun, 17 May 2009 10:45:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d17-Celebrating-the-Life-of-Loui-Pieper-19512009?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d12-What-makes-Minnesota-Paganism-Minnesotan?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner IWitch Hat Tower, Prospect Park, Minneapolis  Much of the initial influential literature on American Paganism was either penned by Californians -- like Starhawk or Zsuszanna Budapest -- or featured the Bay Area community as its focus. In this ... Tue, 12 May 2009 15:29:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d12-What-makes-Minnesota-Paganism-Minnesotan?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d10-Paganistan-the-Twin-Cities-Pagan-community?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner A number of years ago, one of the Pagan priests in the Twin Cities coined the name "Paganistan" for the long-lived and feisty Pagan community here. It was tongue-in-cheek, but the name has stuck; it's a name that the Twin Cities Metro Area ... Sun, 10 May 2009 19:48:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-10569-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner~y2009m5d10-Paganistan-the-Twin-Cities-Pagan-community?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Paganism-Examiner