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Beltane Brew

Honeyed mead is revered as the drink of choice for the sexy pagan holy day of Beltane. It is an aphrodisiac, and with its sticky sweetness, it is perfect for dribbling on your lover’s body and then licking it off. This is my special recipe for honeyed mead, handed down through generations of Celtic witches. You will need:

1 quart of honey

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Cardamom Coffee Crush

Cardamom is a spice East Indians have used to good effect, as they are the creators of the Kama Sutra. Called the “grains of paradise,” you can find it in any grocery store. Organic cardamom can be recognized by the green color of the pods. To get the highly desirable grains, crush the pods in your mortar and pestle and extract the seeds. You will need:

1 cinnamon stick

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A piece of modern pagan history is up for sale.

It's a piece of my own history as well.

 

Cân-y-Lloer: “Song of the Moon.” That's the name of the stone-built 19th century Welsh farmhouse that, for more than ten years, from the late 60s to the early 80s, was the headquarters of the Pagan Movement in Britain and Ireland, one of Britain's (and the world's) earliest New Pagan organizations.

These were the folks who gave me my start in things pagan. From them I learned the fine art of ritual, and how to think like a pagan. It's no real hyperbole to say that they gave me the gods themselves.

Oh, those were heady times, our goal nothing less than the transformation—the retribalization, the repaganization—of Western society. Back to the Gods, back to the Land, back to the Tribe: those were our touchstones.

50 years on, they still are. From an ocean and half a continent away, I look back now with fond nostalgia, contemplating our failures—and our successes.

“Can-y-Lloer—the isolated Carmarthenshire cottage where a pagan commune is being set up. The name means 'Song of the Moon,' a tribute to one of the gods of witchcraft,” reads the steamy caption accompanying the grainy photo in a tabloid of the day.

The Pagan Movement grew out of the Regency, which during the late 60s offered open pagan rituals in north London, and was itself “off of” Robert Cochrane's Royal Windsor Coven.

Though I've had other initiations since, if that constitutes a lineage, I guess that's mine.

Through a series of unlikely coincidences, I recently learned that Cân-y-Lloer, and surrounding properties, is now for sale. To judge from the estate agent's photos, it looks like it's in pretty rough shape. Still, for a mere £250,000, this piece of New Pagan history can be yours.

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