| Saturday, September 6th, 2008 |
| 8:30 pm |
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| 3:30 pm |
Magnificent Megaliths http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19997 After the darkest night of each year the feeble light of the rising sun shines on to a cairn of stones on the crest of Loughcrew, or Hill of the Witch, in Co Westmeath. An extraordinary feat of prehistoric architecture means the light illuminates the length of a passage hewn into the hill. As it has done for 7,000 years, this beam shines on to a flat altar stone at the back of the passage. The lig |
| Friday, September 5th, 2008 |
| 5:30 pm |
Melting Swiss Glacier Yields Neolithic Trove, Climate Secrets http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19996 Some 5,000 years ago, on a day with weather much like today's, a prehistoric person tread high up in what is now the Swiss Alps, wearing goat leather pants, leather shoes and armed with a bow and arrows. The unremarkable journey through the Schnidejoch pass, a lofty trail 2,756 metres (9,000 feet) above sea level, has been a boon to scientists. But it would never have emerged if climate change |
| 5:30 pm |
FDA To List Drugs Under Review For Safety Issues http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19995 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started listing on its Web site drugs being evaluated for potential safety issues, the agency said Friday. "If a drug appears on a quarterly report, it means we have begun analysis to determine whether there is a safety problem that requires further evaluation," Dr. Gerald Dal Pan, director of the FDA's Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Center fo |
| 2:30 pm |
Psychic’s Donation Not Accepted http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19994 Last year, when Alexandra Chauran sought to teach her students at the Kent Phoenix Academy about the benefits of composting, she turned to the King County Solid Waste Division for help. Chauran ended up using the agency's curriculum to help her students start a vegetable garden and donate the fruit—or in this case veggies—of their labors to a local food bank. After that experience, Chauran says |
| 2:30 pm |
For The Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19993 Scientists have for the first time recorded individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory, revealing not only where a remembered experience is registered but also, in part, how the brain is able to recreate it. The recordings, taken from the brains of epilepsy patients being prepared for surgery, demonstrate that these spontaneous memories reside in some of the same neuron |
| 9:30 am |
Even Worts Can Be Beautiful http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19992 The bright yellow flowers of St. John’s Wort in my garden began in early June and keep on blooming. This prolific European native is quite a magical herb in more ways than one. For instance, if you take a blossom and pinch one of those yellow petals it will instantly turn red. These same petals dropped in cold water give it their golden hue yet infused in oil or alcohol they will make a bright |
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A Patchwork Quilt Of Faith http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19991 The woman's voice floats gently through the mist. "Tell me what you can see," she asks me. "I'm standing at an ornate front door in a long silk dress," I tell her. "I'm waving goodbye to my husband. He's going down the long drive in a horse and carriage. I know I'll never see him again." I am, of course, doing no such thing. Rather, I am lying on a bed of fluffy cushions inside a garden shed in |
| 9:30 am |
'Sexist' Witch Burning Banned http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19990 Government busybodies have ordered a medieval village to drop a witch burning drama from its birthday pageant - because it's too sexist. The spectacular blaze - featuring dummy witches - was to have been the highlight of the fair to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the ancient Polish village, Zielona Gora. But Polish women's rights groups and government ministers have banned the display af |
| Thursday, September 4th, 2008 |
| 2:30 pm |
We Wear Black – And We're Proud http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19989 Doka, Claret and Justin are not satanists. Or vampires. They don't slash their wrists, or beat people up – and they don't torture hamsters either. They're just three regular guys: a builder, a photographer and a hotel worker. Oh, and they're also goths. For them, being part of the subculture is a way of expressing their individuality. They don't want to look like everyone else. They we |
| 9:30 am |
City Closes The Book On Karkos Case http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19988 The showdown between the city and JoAn Karkos ended Friday even though Karkos failed to return a library book she has deemed obscene. Karkos will not be ordered to jail for violating a judge's orders. The city will not continue trying to wrest from her a copy of "It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health." There will be no national debate drawn to Lewiston bas |
| 9:30 am |
W.Va. Inmate Says He's Denied Religious Rights http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19987 The state Supreme Court is considering whether to hear a case involving an inmate who says he's being denied the right to freely practice his Native American religion. Bobby Eugene Roddy wants the court to order the Division of Corrections to provide him with a sweat lodge to use one day a week for a ceremony. |
| 9:30 am |
Hokus Pokus And The Law http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19986 Up in Vermont, a small town has repealed an old law that had forbidden fortune telling, clairvoyants, tarot card readers and anyone claiming to contact spirits. I hadn’t given it much thought, but some cities have laws against such. Personally, I don’t think it should be against the law. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe that anyone can look into my palm and tell me what my future is going to |
| Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 |
| 4:30 pm |
Quaker Woman Tries To Steer H.S. Students Away From Joining Military http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19985 Sally Ferrell bounded from the truck and grabbed a posterboard sign that read: "War is not the Answer." Over the years, she's organized dozens of peace vigils like this one being set up in a parking lot. Find common ground, she has always preached, and any conflict can be resolved. But she's now engaged in a conflict of her own -- a dispute over military recruiting in high schools that has p |
| 3:30 pm |
MU Garners Attention Over Pagan Recognition http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19984 Marshall University's recognition of Paganism has garnered media attention on a national level and abroad. Paganism is a religious movement that consists of many different religions such as Wicca, the mystical traditions of Kabbalism, Native American shamanistic traditions and religions from the African Diaspora like Voodoo. Last year, Marshall recognized pagan holidays as a reason for excused |
| Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 |
| 12:30 pm |
Incense Shown To Relieve Anxiety In Mice http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19983 From the Holy Land comes a fragrant revelation as modern as it is ancient: Frankincense, burned for millennia to sweeten and purify the air, does not just smell good. It does not just, arguably, drive off demons or make a nice gift from a Wise Man. It may very well be good for you. Pharmacologists in Israel have found that frankincense, a whitish resin tapped from the veins of a shrubby tree, r |
| 11:30 am |
Art Inspired By Witch's Broom http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19982 An unusual exhibition inspired by a witch's broom is being staged in the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes from Saturday. Forty-five artists, most from Yorkshire, have submitted work on the theme of "Nest - a brush with the media." They are following a concept that was developed by Bainbridge artist Janet Rawlins after she found a bird's nest in a besom - a broom made of heather that people |
| 11:30 am |
Should Churches Mix God And Politics? http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19981 Like red, white and blue bunting, pastors and prayers have been prominently displayed in Denver at the Democratic National Convention — as they will be in St. Paul for the GOP. Much of the appeal to God from political podiums is no doubt sincere. After all, most Americans are religious people who expect political gatherings to have invocations, benedictions and a fair amount of God-talk in betw |
| Monday, September 1st, 2008 |
| 5:30 pm |
11th Circuit Backs Fla. School District's Rules On Body Piercings http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19980 A Brevard County, Fla., dress code prohibiting jewelry that pierces anything but ears does not violate the First Amendment rights of students, a federal appeals court ruled recently. Danielle Bar-Navon, a 10th-grade student at Viera High School in Melbourne in 2006, had challenged the policy, which provided: “Pierced jewelry shall be limited to the ear. Dog collars, tongue rings, wallet chai |
| Sunday, August 31st, 2008 |
| 3:30 pm |
Q and A With: Christina Pratt, 'An Encyclopedia Of Shamanism' http://www.witchvox.com/wren/wn_detail.html?id=19975 Christina Pratt is the author of "An Encyclopedia of Shamanism" (Rosen Publishing, 500 pages). She has taught at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck and is the founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing in New York City and Portland Ore. She recently answered some questions about her book. Explain shamanism to us. Shamanic peoples (cross culturally) believe that all things begin in th |