WICCA AND PAGAN OPINION:
Become a witch! Learn wiccan spells with our introduction to wicca and paganism.
How to be a mooky magickal Christian
Alternative Christian: Can a practising Christian also practise magick? Let's consider prayer, spells, magic and earth worship in a happy Christian context. Food for thought.
Samhain rituals for the urban jungle
Pagan: Samhain (Halloween) can be celebrated by pagans anywhere, but we come up with Samhain ideas for rituals that can take place in the urban jungle, not the lovely old forest one would prefer...
How to make a wand
Pagans often use wands for their magical workings. You can buy beautiful wands online, but it's a good experience to choose the wood and designs and make one on your own. The more energy you put into your wand, the more powerful it will become...
The Morrigan: Goddess of Battle
These days, war and battle are most commonly seen as male traits and when we think of war gods we imagine a bloke like Ares, the mighty greek god of war. But the Morrigan was a celtic goddess of battle and valour, with some powerful messages for us today on how to handle our relationships and our lives.
Let the Morrigan show you strength, valour and not letting people push you around
Druidry is one of the most popular pagan religions because of its reverence for the land, but it isn't all robes and standing stones. Druidry is a spiritual path that takes a combination of hard work, respect for the land and a sense of style...Aphrodite, Goddess of Love!
Just who is Aphrodite, the enticingly beautiful Love Goddess who steals our hearts? And how can she help us today? (Clue: Mookychick has a spell to entice her into your life.) Love is for always, not just Valentine's Day...
Pagan calendar
Want to find out how pagans celebrate your birthday? From roman fertility orgies on December 24th to druid blood rituals on October 31st, we've got all the hellenic, northern tradition and euro-pagan festivals and celebrations for 2008 in one package. We're talking massively comprehensive. Bring it!
Creating a Pagan Ritual
Ritual is belief in action. Luthaneal tells you how to create a magical ritual - from choosing the perfect day to welcoming spirits into your sacred space and sending them away again...
What is magic?
Here at Mookychick we separate pracitising magic (because, yeah, we're bang into that) from paganism, which is a religion. Our resident magic dude Luthaneal explains what magic is and what different forms of magic you can practise, so you can use the right tool for the job.
A guide to pagan gods
Do you want to be as wise as Isis? As brave as Achilles? As joyful as Aphrodite? "Which Gods are right for me?" can be a more complex question than you think when becoming a pagan, covering not only the Gods available but how you relate to them. Which in turn becomes an examination of yourself...
Spooky Samhain!
Whether you're a witchy-witch, or learned and morbid, or just curious as to why you get a knife to gash gnashy teeth into a Jack O'Lantern pumpkin every year, find out more about Samhain - the pagan blood 'n' death festival that the Xtians cleaned up and turned into Halloween...
Solitary Witch? Or Coven?
As a fresh, newbie pagan you're soon going to have the delightful choice of deciding whether to be solitary in your beliefs or flirt with joining a coven. Luthaneal helps you look at the ins-and-outs of pagan solitary and group work...
Pagan beginnings: Creating a Dedication Ritual
What is a dedication ritual? It's a way for pagans who've recently chosen their spiritual path to mark their beginning. Luthaneal shows you how to design your own pagan dedication ritual...
Pagan tools - tools of the craft
Now that's magic! A witch can practise his or her rituals wherever they want, but an altar stocked with the right magical tools can make a witch focused, disciplined and aware when they conduct their ritual or magical working. Luthaneal gives you a full guide to magical tools for your altar, from athames and pentacles to that most stereotypical of tools, the broomstick.
The magickal arte of beauty
Everyone knows that true beauty comes from within. Well, at least that's we say but how far do we really understand it? Here's a way to try it out for yourself... magickally.
Beginner's guide to paganism
Paganism is quite possibly one the fastest growing religious movements in the world, especially among teenagers. But what exactly does it mean to be 'Pagan'? Reuben Adams gives you the run-down, from explaining varying pagan religions and forms of practice to covering basic rules of pagan safety...
7 Ways to survive being a young pagan
There are so many obstacles to deciding to become pagan, even today... from telling (or not telling) your parents to explaining to annoying people that no, you don't actually believe you can fly. Roswell Ivory suggests some pitfalls that young pagans might fall into - and offers solutions on how to climb back out again.
Simple magic you can do on the train
Caroline X tells you how to practise some simple and fairly non-offensive magic in public so that you can decided for yourself whether or not magic works...
And there's more...
Mission statement
Mookychick believes that climbing trees and riding giant turtles is more fun and girly than worrying about make-up. But if you want to worry about make-up instead of turtles? Fine by us. Be you feminist, kitten, punk, emo, indie, goth, witch, vegan, horror junky, intellectual, christian goth, corset queen, geek, unicorn, sea monkey... be you into alternative style, alternative health, spirituality, comics, manga, j-pop, harajuku or jock culture... we will always love you.
Become a witch! Learn wiccan spells with our introduction to wicca and paganism.
