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"Careful the tale you tell; that is the spell..."
--Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods
What exactly is magic?
I believe that magic is the art of Will Made Manifest. The human spirit is indomitable-- when focused, it will prevail. History is made by powerful souls who decide that things will change. Even our language is full of references to magic. "The enchanting performer worked her magic on the crowd, and they were spellbound." We even cast votes. I've come to believe that these aren't analogies or exaggerations-- I think magic is an element of our cultures, our languages, and our lives.
I am a witch. This is my Craft. These are my Castings.
Cather Steincamp
January 2003
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March 29, 2005 |
Death Wishes |
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November 17, 2004 |
A Prayer for Reason |
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June 14, 2004 |
Skills |
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May 11, 2004 |
Extremist Tolerance |
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April 7, 2004 |
Appropriate Response |
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March 7, 2004 |
Reinventing the Wheel |
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January 10, 2004 |
Sit Down and Shut Up |
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December 1, 2003 |
Faith-Based Reality |
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November 17, 2003 |
An Alien Point of View |
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October 15, 2003 |
Political Abstinence |
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September 5, 2003 |
Signs of Hope |
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August 8, 2003 |
Definite Progress |
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July 2, 2003 |
A Matter of Values |
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June 4, 2003 |
Personal Counterpoint |
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March 12, 2003 |
PaganSpace |
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January 28, 2003 |
Mad About Harry
(Or: Just Stark Raving Mad) |
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December 31, 2002 |
Witchier Than Thou |
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November 31, 2002 |
Grating Expectations |
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October 23, 2002 |
Avoiding Mirrors |
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September 30, 2002 |
Priorities |
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August 16, 2002 |
Conversions and Conversations |
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July 8, 2002 |
Media Madness |
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June 1, 2002 |
Post Religious Stress Syndrome |
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May 6, 2002 |
Fine Line (Part II)
Concentric Circles |
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April 9, 2002 |
Fine Line |
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March 20, 2002 |
Wiccans vs. Pagans? |
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February 17, 2002 |
The Wisconsin Witch Hunt |
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November 26, 2001 |
Political Reality |
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October 8, 2001 |
Choosing Battles |
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September 29, 2001 |
Tragedy and Triumph |
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July 3, 2001 |
The Entitlist Issue |
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June 4, 2001 |
The Burning Controversy |
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March 4, 2001 |
But What About the Children? (Revisited) |
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January 26, 2001 |
Bushwhacked? |
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December 19, 2000 |
(In) The Face of Tradition |
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October 26, 2000 |
E-mail and Propaganda |
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September 1, 2000 |
Mainstream Consciousness (Part II) |
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July 22, 2000 |
Mainstream Consciousness |
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June 25, 2000 |
Living on Pagan Standard Time |
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May 16, 2000 |
Meeting Need |
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April 20, 2000 |
Returning to Magic |
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March 24, 2000 |
Responsible Activism |
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March 1, 2000 |
Building Community |
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February 1, 2000 |
Crisis and Compromise |
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January 1, 2000 |
The Manifesto of a Disheveled Activist |
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December 16, 1999 |
Historical Context |
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December 1, 1999 |
The Witches' Wallet |
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November 11, 1999 |
A Witch By Any Other Name |
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October 29, 1999 |
But What About the Children? |
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October 21, 1999 |
The Evening of Samhain |
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October 14, 1999 |
Review: The Craft |
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October 1, 1999 |
Pagan Movie Review |
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September 20, 1999 |
The Two-Edged Double Standard |
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September 1, 1999 |
Shadows of Books |
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August 16, 1999 |
The New Stereotype |
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August 10, 1999 |
Ordinary Activism |
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July 30, 1999 |
Support your Local Witchnook |
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July 19, 1999 |
The Fashion Factor |
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July 6, 1999 |
A Good Poke at the Pagan Mirror |
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June 27, 1999 |
The Founding Father Fallacy * |
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June 17, 1999 |
The Five of Cups * |
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June 17, 1999 |
The Five of Cups *
Supplement |
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June 13, 1999 |
Opportunity Knocks *
(Sometimes With Flaming Torches) |
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June 7, 1999 |
Paradigms, Politics, and Persecution * |
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February 1999 |
Software Spirituality ** |
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December 1998 |
Prime Time Paganism ** |
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May 1998 |
Forward Face ** |
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December 1997 |
A Good Look in the Pagan Mirror ** |
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December 1997 |
You Might Be Giving Pagans a Bad Name If... **
Supplement |
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August 24, 1997 |
A Message to The Wiccan Community ** |
* Denotes that the column was originally published on "Catalyst's Point", which was at http://home.carolina.rr.com/catalyst from early 1999 to July 6, 1999. At that time, this website was launched (and the apostrophe and s were dropped from the title).
** Denotes that the column was originally published on "Left of Center," which was at http://leftofcenter.home.mindspring.com from August 1997 to early 1999. |
