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Local Supply Resources
Local Classes
Local Covens, Groves and Groups
Additional On-Line Supply Sources
Paganism, General
Wicca
Druidry
Celtic and Welsh Faery Traditions
Shamanism
Asatru
Local Supply Resources
• The Silver Willow (Rehoboth) www.thesilverwillow.com A huge selection of books, along with candles, herbs, crystals, statuary, jewelry and everything you could possibly desire to use for decoration, learning or ritual. Run by the Celtic Cricket, himself a source of knowledge, wisdom and a few laughs. Highly recommended.
• The Grateful Heart (Wickford) www.gratefulheart.com Large selection of books on paganism, Buddhism, natural healing and nutrition, vegetarian cooking, meditation, etc. Crystals, jewelry, statuary, candles and other items for decoration or ritual.
• The Herb Wyfe (Wickford) www.herbwyfe.com Dried herbs and herbal products
• Seven Arrows Herb Farm (Rehoboth) www.sevenarrowsherbfarm.com Extensive selection of live plants. Dried herbs and supplies for herbalism, including muslin bags, bottles, essential oils. Books, herbal products, things for the garden. Home of Judy and Michel’s gorgeous book on Sacred Gardens.
• The Wiccan Glade www.wiccanglade.com
• Shapeshifter Masks (Smithfield) www.maskmaker.com High quality (museum quality, in fact), beautiful leather masks made to order. Not inexpensive, but the kind of thing you’d pass down as a family heirloom.
Local Classes
• The Silver Willow (Rehoboth) www.thesilverwillow.com Wicca, Herbalism, Past Life Regression, Auras, Cauldron Magick, Crystals, etc. You name it, they probably teach it.
• Gaia’s Hearth (Providence) www.gaiashearth.com Cornerstones of Wicca, which is an introduction to Wicca.
• Grateful Heart (Wickford) www.gratefulheart.com Classes taught periodically on such subjects as animal communication, working with angels, etc. They publish a newsletter and class calendar each season.
• The Herb Wyfe (Wickford) www.herbwyfe.com Classes on reiki, herbalism and aromatherapy, working with angels, etc. Class schedule can be found on their web site.
Local Covens, Groves and Groups
Wiccan
• The Silver Willow www.thesilverwillow.com (Rehoboth)
• Spiral Tree Grove www.spiraltreegrove.com (Warwick)
• Gaia’s Hearth www.gaiashearth.com (CUUPS chapter at First Unitarian Church, Providence)
• Panthean Temple www.pagancommunitychurch.org/ While not exactly local (as they are in mid-Connecticut) this organization, run by High Priestess Alicia Folberth, holds the three-day Beltaine Odyssey Festival each year. The festival offers music by such artists as Wendy Rule, and a number of workshops given by renowned names in the Wiccan community, and is well worth looking into. Also, as a role model for witches desiring to better the world and provide a voice for the vulnerable, there is no better than Alicia.
Druid
• Ocean’s Tide Protogrove, ADF www.oceanstide.org/ (East Greenwich) – ADF affiliated Druid grove which meets twice a month for discussion, and on high holiday days for ritual.
Asatru
• Osprey Kindred www.ospreykindred.com (Wickford) – Troth affiliated
• Blood Eagle Kindred www.bloodeaglekindred.org (East Providence) – Affiliated with the Asatru Alliance
• Raven Kindred North www.ravennorth.org (MA)
Hellenismos
• Neokoroi, the Temple Keepers http://www.neokoroi.org/temenoi.htm (Cranston) Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus and Pan. Run by Neokoroi Timotheus. Extensive list of links on Hellenic mythology, religion and culture.
Miscellaneous Organizations You Might Need
• The Wildlife Clinic and Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of RI www.rirehab.org The web site is in the process of being updated, but this group is the only set of licensed wildlife rehabilitators in Rhode Island for those times you find an injured or orphaned bird or mammal needing help. Its East Bay satellite is Lorna’s Healing Paws at www.healingpawswildlife.org (also in need of update since it has been described by one horrible offspring as looking as if a 3rd grader designed it). But hey, the info is really good.
Additional On-Line Supply Sources
• Azure Green www.azuregreen.com Huge, I mean ginormous selection of everything from bumper stickers to “spell potions” to things you never knew you needed (you don’t really). Fun to look through, though, and you can order a more complete catalogue. A bit overwhelming.
• Abaxion www.abaxion.com
• Sacred Source www.sacredsource.com Good resource for statuary across a variety of pantheons.
Paganism, General
• The Witches’ Voice www.witchvox.com Excellent resource for well-written articles on a huge variety of Wiccan topics. They also list events, which are only as good as people remembering to update their listings, and local groups, many of which are two people who did ritual together in a field six years ago and forgot to tell WitchVox they didn’t really go anywhere with it. Still, a really worthwhile sit.• www.paganlibrary.com
• www.paganfed.org/intro.php
• www.thepaganweb.com Some basic info on paganism, with a book list for further study.
• The Wiccan/Pagan Times www.twpt.com 10 years of interviews and articles by well-known members of the pagan community plus all sorts of information from a great chart on the phases of the moon to Sabbat rituals. www.paganleadership.org
• Pagan Leadership www.paganleadership.org “Don’t agonize. Organize.” Annual leadership skills conference for pagans, held in Richmon, VA. Who knew we could get organized?!
• Pagan and Proud of It! www.paganandproudofit.com Has a lot of info on Wicca and miscellaneous topics. Check out the Rites and Rituals section in particular which has many beautiful rites and rituals to give you ideas to work off.
• Mike Gleason’s Reviews www20.brinkster.com/gleasonreview/ Mike has written almost 600 reviews of pagan books and CD’s and is an invaluable resource if you’re trying to determine whether a book is worth reading. His archive listing is sometimes slow to access, so another option if you have a specific question is emailing him at gleason.mike@comcast.net.
• www.moonpathcuups.org/rituals/index.htm
• http://groups.msn.com/PoleadrasKitchen Enjoyable articles and postings
• www.spiralscouts.org
• www.wildhunt.org/2006/09/unitarian-universalism-and-paganism.html Wherein Lorna turns an anti-pagan letter into a liner for the guinea pig cage. (Scroll down).
• Starhawk’s Home Page www.starhawk.org By one of the founders of the contemporary Goddess movement and earth-based feminist spirituality.
• Reclaiming www.reclaiming.org/about/index.html San Francisco’s Reclaiming Cooperative. Excellent articles and informative sections on Wicca and its place in the contemporary world. Home of one of the best books for pagan parenting, Circle Round.
• Sacred Texts www.sacredtexts.com Massive library of original texts on a variety of spiritual traditions and topics.
• Sacred Spiral Kids www.sacredspiralkids.com Seasonally indexed crafts, recipes and activities for children. Very nice.
• Witchy Kids www.geocities.com/witchykids/ Fun activities. Coloring pages and crafts.
Wicca
• Witches’ League for Public Awareness www.celticcrow.com
• www.witch.net Huge Wiccan forum on a variety of topics from spells to herbalism to the other realms.
• Circle Sanctuary www.circlesanctuary.org/learn/
• www.ladyoftheearth.com/witch/witch.html
• The Witches’ Cauldron www.witchescauldron.net/cauldron/chants.htm Cool chant section for inclusion in rituals.
• Everything Under the Moon www.everythingunderthemoon.net Some basics. The look of the web site is a bit ditsy but the content isn’t bad, and there’s a huge spell section to give you ideas.
• Wicca for the Rest of Us www.wicca.timerift.net/ A really excellent and balanced overview of most things Wicca. Well organized and articulate, the author also displays a sardonic humor in dealing with fluffy dissenters. Highly recommended.
• The Gay Wiccan Voice www.geocities.com/thegaywiccanvoice/index1.html
• Teampall Na Callaighe www.callaighe.com Janet and Stewart Farrar’s and Gavin Bone’s home page.
• Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm
• Scarlets Book of Shadows www.scarletsbookofshadows.freewebspace.com/index.html Some good information, including the importance of ethics.
• Mystic Moon Coven www.mysticmooncoven.org Goddess Grove in Kansas. Nice section on pagan parenting – Loved the elements section of it.
• Hecate’s Cauldron www.hecatescauldron.org
Celtic and Welsh Faery Traditions
• Celtic Tale www.celtictale.com The web site for a Celtic reconstructionist group in Colorado, with good info on the gods and the festivals.
• The Olde Way www.angelfire.com/de2/newconcepts/wicca/wiccanindex.html A nice concise explanation of Wicca from the Celtic perspective, borrowing heavily from Druidry. Lots of good content that is grounded in thoughtful reasoning. Don't be fooled by the tinny music or graphics. The extensive links are fun to peruse. Later lists are better than earlier ones, e.g. page 3, 5, 6 (which has a lot of Celtic links).
• The Unrepeatable Welsh One (No, I made that up – that’s not really what it’s called. lol) www.tylwythteg.com/tylwythteg/whatgods.html Cheesy music and damn those Welsh and their spelling, However, good info. But wait! Act now and there’s a correspondence course.
Druidry
• OBOD - Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids www.druidry.org One of the premier Druid organizations in the world, with a wealth of information.• ADF – A Druid Fellowship (Ar nDraiocht Fein) www.adf.org/core/ An international druidry organization currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. One of the top two Druid organizations in the world.
• Avalon Center for Druidic Studies www.avaloncollege.org Internet learning course for Druidry, multiple degree system.
• Father Oak www.fatheroak.com Highly recommended Druid site.
• Blackthorn Grove Home Page www.geocities.com/RainForest/1669/
• Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance www.religioustolerance.org/druid.htm
Shamanism
• The Foundation for Shamanic Studies www.shamanism.org Founded by anthropologist Michael Harner for the study and preservation of shamanic techniques. Excellent articles. Classes and seminars held in a variety of locations around the country.• www.deoxy.org/shamover.htm General overview of terms and concepts with some interesting tidbits and references for further study.
• www.angelfire.com/falcom/psyberinn Loved this! Journal entries and poetry that really evoke the shamanic experience.
• Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies www.thecenteroflight.net/Articles.html The shamanic studies are minimal and basic, but some good information on the use of sound for energy healing.
Asatru
• The Troth www.thetroth.org• Asatru Alliance www.asatru.org
• Asatru Folk Assembly www.runestone.org
• www.destinyslobster.com/asatru/basics.html
• http://www.aboutus.org/FutHark.com A web site dedicated to Runes and the Futhark tradition of their reading.
• The Viking Answer Lady www.vikinganswerlady.com Everything you could think of asking on Viking culture, clothing, religion.
• Osprey Kindred www.ospreykindred.com Rhode Island’s Troth kindred
• www.hillcountryroofing.net/VQ/viking_kitties.htm Too funny to miss