The Return of Green Egg
One of the most influential Pagan magazines is making a come-back. Green Egg magazine, was founded by the Church of All Worlds and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart back in 1968 as a one page ditto-sheet. The magazine soon evolved into a full-sized journal and acted as a primary hub for communication within the Pagan community before the rise of the Internet.
Cover of Green Egg number #90.
“It is popular today to talk about ’synergy’-a combination that has a greater effect than the simple addition of its components-and that perhaps best describes the effect of GREEN EGG. It connected all the evolving and emerging Goddess and Nature religions into one phenomenon: the Neo-Pagan movement.” – Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon
The magazine came to an end in 2001 due to financial problems, but not before several other Pagan-themed magazines entered the market (and the Internet allowed more open communication between modern Pagans). It is still fondly remembered by many within the Pagan community.
The new “magazine” will not be in print format, but a regular web-zine set to launch on March 1st. The address of the new web-zine is www.greeneggzine.com (there isn’t anything up yet), and it looks like it is going to be some sort of pay-to-view-model since they are taking inquiries for subscriptions and ads.
It should be interesting to see how things will turn out. Will they be paying contributors? Can a pay-model work when some of the best Pagan writers are already giving it away for free? Can a new Green Egg forum gain prominence in a Pagan web that encompasses thousands of forums for modern Pagans? Questions that will probably remain until after the launch. In any event, I welcome Green Egg back, and wish them the best of luck in their efforts!
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