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      <title>MyWiccaSpace celebrates 1 year in operation</title>
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      <description>MyWiccaSpace the online wiccan/pagan myspace system celebrated its 1 year aniversity this past week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The system is located at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mywiccaspace.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.mywiccaspace.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is similar to myspace and many of the same codes etc. used to create breathtaking profiles that myspace uses can be used at MyWiccaSpace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MWS is a non-profit site and relies on donations from members to pay the hosting expenses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Currently there are over 2200 members at MyWiccaSpace and more are joing each day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MyWiccaSpace is a free service and is rated &amp;quot;G&amp;quot;, All ages are welcome to become a member.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many features available for our members&lt;br /&gt;Chat, Blogs, Forums, News, Classifieds, Auctions, Groups, Arcade, Photo gallerys, Music, Videos, Photo rate, Photo battles and much more...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MyWiccaSpace is owned by Mystic Realm Web Services and the MWS system is operated under the direction of Priestess Androdesia and The Rainbow Warrior, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They oversee all operations and along with other staff members assure that all members are in a hate free, drama free, hassle free enviroment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They also assure that the content posted remains at a Rated &amp;quot;G&amp;quot; or below level due to the fact that MyWiccaSpace is open for all ages and encourage families to join.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit MyWiccaSpace today at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mywiccaspace.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.mywiccaspace.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and experience the magick..&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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      <title>&amp;#9733; GET YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE FREE TODAY! &amp;#9733;</title>
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      <description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://mysticalmarket.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://mysticalmarket.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Open your very own online store in a Pagan-friendly environment for free. When you sign up you will get an automatic $5.00 seller&#039;s fee credit. You can post unlimited products on the site. There are NO listing fees. The only way you are ever charged anything is if your items sell. Then you will be charged 2 cents on the dollar closing costs, but you won&#039;t start paying until AFTER your original $5.00 credit is used up. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In other words, you will make $250 before you ever have to worry about paying anything. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:54:49 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Earth Star - Check out their site. Sign up and show your support!</title>
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      <description>A unity of earth-based religious and spiritual practices and the divine knowledge each person holds a key to the sacred knowledge of the universe.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 15:19:39 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Petition to get Wiccan Chaplains into the U.S. Armed Forces</title>
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      <description>There are over 5000 Wiccans serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. However, there are currently NO Wiccan Chaplains. This is a petition to get Wiccan chaplains accepted. Other religions with small numbers are allowed chaplains.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 17:18:35 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>&amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re Not Out To Hurt Anybody.&amp;quot;</title>
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      <description>YAKIMA -- It may not be what you believe, but it&#039;s still a religion.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:59:33 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Nature-based Wicca misunderstood, practitioners say</title>
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      <description>By STACY BYRNE&lt;br /&gt;Tribune Staff Writer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sheri Metcalf&#039;s house is pretty ordinary, for the most part.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&#039;s an entertainment center with a television tuned to HGTV and several DVDs on the shelf. Cozy chairs sit around the room along with a bookshelf and computer desk. Family photos adorn the walls.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But there&#039;s also a shiny pentacle sitting on the old wooden cabinet in front of the picture window. To the right of the magic symbol is a double-edged knife, called an athame, and to the left a small black cauldron holding a bundle of sage.&lt;br /&gt;Crystals, glass containers of sea salt and holy water, a pendulum, and tarot cards sit on the cabinet as well. Two candles stand at the back — the silver candle is representative of the moon and the goddess, and the other gold for the sun and the god.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:51:02 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Pagan convicts allowed magic wands in cells</title>
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      <description>Hundreds of Pagan worshippers locked up in British jails have been given the right to take twigs into their cells to use as magic wands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ruling, which also allows hoodless robes and rune stones, was made to ensure the 300 or so Pagans currently serving sentences have the same rights as other religions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The permission to use the “religious artefacts” was agreed after consultation with the Pagan Federation which advised the prison service on what equipment its members needed. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 16:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Candlemas/Imbolc</title>
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      <description>Christian Feast... or Pagan Festivity?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rob Tillett looks at the history and meaning of Candlemas (February 2) and how it ties in with the ancient pagan festival of Imbolc, or Oimelc, celebrating the cross-quarter day marking the beginning of spring. This day is also linked with the worship of Brigid, the primeval goddess, marked in the modern age by St Bride&#039;s Day, February 1.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Happy Samhain</title>
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      <description>By DYLAN THACKSTON / Pulse Correspondent  Halloween is a wonderful night full of spooky joy and wonder, but most of us think of it as just a night to go to parties, or go trick-or-treating, or take younger sibs out for candy collecting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Halloween comes in many other names, such as All Hallows Eve, Snap Apple Night and Allhallowmas. Halloween is one of many harvest holidays celebrated worldwide.....</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:14:28 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Union of faiths</title>
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      <description>By Julie Baker&lt;br /&gt;The State News &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Naomi Mendelsohn wears a pentacle around her neck. Its encircled upright five-pointed star represents earth, air, fire, water and spirit — the elements of her Pagan beliefs...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:19:28 -0700</pubDate>
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