The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/hekate/page/2)
In today’s Spotlight on Tradition, Antonio Pagliarulo speaks with devotees to the goddess Hekate to explore the reasons for her enduring and growing popularity among Witches and other Pagans.
Rick de Yampert reviews Wendy Rule’s new album, “Persephone,” a 24-track odyssey into the world of Greek myth.
Mat Auryn is our guest columnist this week. An initiate of Sacred Fires tradition, Mat lives in New England. Find him at his Patheos Pagan blog, For Puck’s Sake as well as his personal website. As someone who has studied with various traditions and taken many courses on magick over the years both in person and online, I’m constantly asked what the difference is and how it’s possible to learn magick online, especially when it comes to the idea of initiations. While there are a few differences between learning online and offline, it’s important to clear up some misconceptions about learning the craft from a teacher online.
In an update to a past report, David Hindsley and Nicole Leffert have both been sentenced to 42 years in prison with a two-year probation for three felony counts of sexual crimes, including the conspiracy to commit child molesting and child molesting. Leffert received her sentence Jan. 10, and Hindsley was sentenced last week. Before their arrest in May 2016, Hindsley and Leffert were active members of Indiana’s Heathen community. They both worked as artisans, making kilts and jewelry.