Forest Vicar Warns Against Dabbling In The Occult

Gloucestershire vicar Nick Bromfield is warning Foresters not to dabble in the occult after a sheep's head was put on a pole outside one of his churches. The churchman says he has spotted several signs of black magic worship while out and about in the Forest of Dean. But he says even seemingly harmless events such as pub psychic nights and crystal readings can cause untold damage. And the

The Pagan Gardener

There's no way around it; gardeners suffer from split personality, I guess. Because as we head to Christmas, or the Winter Solstice if that is your preference, we seem to take the whole garden inside. Trees, shrubs, branches--things we strictly kept out of the house all summer, we now excitedly drag inside to create, let's face it, a garden space under our roof and inside our four walls. It's a

Saudi Arabia: Kingdom Steps Up Hunt For 'Witches' And 'Black Magicians'

When the popular 46-year-old Lebanese psychic Ali Sibat went on-air and made his predictions about the future, the phone lines of the satellite television station Sheherazade used to be flooded with calls. But what the star psychic probably did not predict was that his claims to supernatural prowess would land him a death sentence. "He was the most popular psychic on the channel," the Lebane

Giving Thanks For Thanksgiving

Somehow someone’s gotten the idea lately that Thanksgiving is all about food. Well, no, not exactly. It’s the successor to a whole variety of traditional festivals going back at least to the Jewish Sukkot (sometimes transliterated as Succoth). Here’s how the “Judaism 101” website describes it: “Sukkot has a dual significance: historical and agricultural. Historically, Sukkot commemorates the 4

Backlash Over Day Of Dead Meeting Was ‘Horrendous’, Teesdale Mercury

Parish councillors say they are unhappy that a Halloween walk, which upset some Christians, went ahead without their permission. Several councillors from Evenwood last month objected to the Halloween walk being held in the village’s sports field, which is owned by the parish council. Evenwood and Barony Parish Council discussed the issue at this month’s meeting. The parish council’s chairwom