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A Day for Doreen Valiente — The Charge of the Goddess ConferenceWood Avens' detailed report on the September 2009 Charge of the Goddess Conference, featuring Ronald Hutton, Maxine Sanders, Janet Farrar, Gavin Bone, Fred Lamond, and Marian Green reflecting on the life and legacy of Doreen Valiente, the mother of modern Wicca.Ancient Power in Stone Circles — A Meditation on Memory and EarthA Wiccan practitioner builds a stone circle in their backyard and experiences a vision of ancestral memory in ancient Ireland — a meditative account of earth spirituality and the power of sacred geometry.Breaking Spells — The Anatomy of Magical WorkA practitioner's analysis of how spells function and fail — the five conditions for effective spellcasting, and how a target can dissolve any working through disbelief, self-possession, and the refusal of guilt.Druidism for the Confused WiccanA practitioner's comparative guide to Druidism and Wicca — ethics, magic, deities, tools, divination, and organization. Written in 2003 by Daven of Ord Draiochta na Uisnech.Introduction to alt.religion.wicca.moderatedA scholarly introduction to the alt.religion.wicca.moderated Usenet newsgroup (1998–2010), one of the most substantive online communities for Wiccan practitioners in the early internet era.Self-Dedication and Initiation — Which Path Is BetterA Wiccan practitioner's balanced examination of self-dedication versus group initiation — what each accomplishes spiritually and socially, and why neither is superior. By Daven, 2004.The Astrological Basis of the Wiccan SabbatsA two-part essay connecting the Wiccan Wheel of the Year to astrological cycles — the three Qualities in ritual structure, and the lunations that set the dates of the Major Sabbats.The Real Practical MagickPractitioner essay by Shez arguing that the essence of magic is mental focus and trance state, not tools, spells, or ritual paraphernalia — a demystifying critique of modern Wiccan magical consumerism from an experienced practitioner.When Not to Use MagicPractitioner essay by Shez on the ethics and limits of magical practice — arguing against binding spells, love magic, and misuse of the Craft, with guidance on when magic should not be employed.Witchfest 2004 — A Day at the UK's Largest Wiccan GatheringEyewitness account of Witchfest 2004 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, with talks by Maxine Sanders, Ashleen O'Gaea, Kate West, Galatea, and Cassandra Eason — a primary source document of Wiccan community life and teaching in the early 2000s.Witchfest 2005 — Ronald Hutton, Terry Pratchett, and the State of the CraftEyewitness report of Witchfest 2005 in Croydon, featuring Ronald Hutton's landmark comparison of Wicca and Druidry and Terry Pratchett on witchcraft in fiction — a primary source document of British Wiccan community life.WitchyCon 2006 — Archaic Witchcraft, Fairy Lore, and the Roots of the CraftEyewitness report of WitchyCon 2006 in Wantage, England, featuring talks on Wiccan healing, the history of the Witchcraft Act repeal, English fairy lore, Archaic Witchcraft, and Anna Franklin's vision of returning the Craft to its folk roots.Working Magick Without a Net — On Practice, Sanity, and the Shaky Hand on RealityA thoughtful essay by Wiccan teacher 'Thenie on whether people with mental illness or an unstable grip on consensus reality should practice magic — and what responsible practice looks like for those who do.