Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Apr

24

Beltaine

By Cricket Raven

At this time, we do not have a location to hold the Beltaine ritual for this year.  We are working on a location for the Litha ritual in June.  I am sorry that we did not get this information out earlier.  Thank you for your understanding.

Mar

9

Ostara..Bring it On!

By Doc Raven

I have been running around the house cleaning singing… Ostara, Ostara, I love ya Ostara, its only a few days away.  I love this time of year.  All the snow go bye bye.  Hey I love snow just as much as anyone else, but after 3-4 months of it the white stuff can just go [...]

Feb

1

Happy Imbolc

By Cricket Raven

It is again the time for Imbolc or Candlemas.  For those who are not familiar with the holiday, it was a Celtic festival which celebrated the pregnant ewe’s beginning to quicken and lactate for their new lambs.  Since lambs were born in the Spring, it was a good sign that the long winter was close [...]

Jan

20

“Can I be President when I grow up?”

By Cricket Raven

This is not a Pagan/Wiccan related post but I feel the need to share.  Today, I sat with my 6-year-old son and watched our 44th president take the oath of office.  I attempted to explain events that were happening and point out key figures of this wonderful process.  He was so excited to realize that [...]

Jan

15

Dark Side of Fey is really not that dark…

By Doc Raven

I find her refreshing, upbeat, and a down to earth enjoyable person.  If you like to listen to other pagans talk paganly it is well worth your time to subscibe to Fey’s podcast.  The following was shamelessly taken from her website:
The Dark Side of Fey is a pagan podcast, brought to you by DarklyFey, who [...]

Jan

8

In Hibernation

By Doc Raven

You may have noticed that the last few months the Ravens have been inactive. To quote Mark Twain “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” We are very much alive.  Just like the great Godzilla we are in hibernation. The snowy winter and people’s busy schedules have prevented us from holding [...]

Dec

19

Raven Yule Gathering Cancelled

By Doc Raven

Due to the HUGE amount of snow we have decided to cancel the Yule gathering this year.

Jul

28

Farewell Denessa…

By Wayland Raven

How sad, how wonderful. For those of you who may not know, Denessa Smith has gone into the Summerland to be with her beloved daughter Tempest. Denessa devoted her life to the memory of her daughter,

Tempest, who was reviled and tormented in school because she was a Witch took her own life in 2001 and [...]

Jul

22

Ravens New Website

By Doc Raven

Hey the Ravens have a new website!
Sad to say we had to scrap the old website.  It was just not serving our needs.  If you are new to our web presence please register, sign up for the mailing list and enjoy.  If you are not new to the website please register, sign up for the [...]

Jul

22

A message from the Goddess

By Evermore Raven

I saw this some time ago and it was titled “A Message From The Goddess”
It originated from the oratory of Epictetus a Roman born Greek Slave and Stoic. 55ad - 135 ad
I SHALL NOT CARRY YOU NOR HINDER YOU, NOR KEEP YOU FROM HAVING THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS MY OTHER CHILDREN. YOU ARE FREE AND [...]