Close To The Hearth

This is our Main TGW Forum. Drop by here daily to share the events of your day or just be in the company of good friends. "Close to the Hearth" Is the 'Heart' Of Our Home!!!

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• Tnaners,
• Leighla

Imbolc / Candlemas / Brigid

Halfway between the Winter Solstice and Vernal Equinox. This is the festival of the Goddess Brigid. Spring is on her way. Imbolc literally means "in the belly." In the womb of the Goddess Mother there are the beginnings of new life, waiting to explode into our view! It comes from the word 'oimelc' or sheep's milk. This was the usual time of the birthing of lambs.A second source says it is from Belly as in "belly of the Mother Earth" for deep within Mother Earth are the stirrings of spring which will be arriving soon.Finally, it is a fire festival though of promise where nature stirs unseen from its long slumber of Winter sleep. The Christians adopted this holiday and called in Candlemas which was the time of purification of the virgin Mary. Many Roman Catholics light candles in honor of Mary on this day.

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• twink14840

Product Reviews

This is a NEW Forum dedicated to consumer product reviews. Use this forum to see what products members have tried, used and recommend. Within this forum you may post products and your reviews about them.

HomeTown Happenings

This forum is for TGW members to post things that are happening in and around their home town. Feel free to make posts here about events, groups, and other things are happening in and around where you live.

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• Leighla

Family Ties, Pagan Links & Kewl Useful Sites

This forum is specifically for the posting of our members personal links. Share your little home on the web here. Also a forum for good pagan links. A place where we can list the url and describe what the site is.

The Goddess Within - Online Sanctuary

A place to come and light a candle for someone in need or in honor of someone. Light a candle here to help those lost, find their way home again. Please check here daily, for ongoing prayer requests.

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• twink14840

In The Line Of Duty

Do you have a family member serving our country? Please feel free to share their name and other info, so that we may help say a prayer or blessing and give our thanks and support to them.

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• allykat1978,
• twink14840

Modern Miracles

This forums is for the members of TGW, to share what we feel are the "miracles" that have happened in our lives.Miracles are personal. Anything that an individual cannot explain may be qualified as a miracle. We are each on our own path and miracles are personal perceptions.
Those who search for signs will find them...

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• bluelightworker20

To Be or Not To Be

A PRIVATE forum for new pagans or the pagan curious to ask questions or express themselves. This is a safe place to gather information and learn from the knowledge of other pagans. It is a secure forum away for the rest of the general site. If you are a new pagan or the pagan curious and are interested in being a part of this confidential forum, please contact SPITZFIRE for access.

• Moderators:
• Leighla,
• twink14840

The Witch-In-Training

This is the TGW training forum. We will be holding classes in specific areas if anyone is interested. Sign up within.

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• dragonesstawnya,
• AmandaMitchell86,
• twink14840

At The Altar

A table or sometimes any flat surface used to hold the symbols and tools during the performance of religious and magickal rituals. Sometimes the altar is round to Symbolize the Goddess, or square to represent the Elements. Best made of wood, and facing North East toward the rising Sun and Moon. Druid Altar is a flat stone laying across two upright stones. A Ceremonial Altar is wood and is constructed of two or three cubes stacked. Traditionally, the left 1/3 is reserved for the Goddess, the center for both Deities, and the right 1/3, for the God.

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• mysticmerlyn1212

Double, Double Toil And Trouble

Double, double toil and trouble; ...... Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

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• twink14840

Bedknobs & Broomsticks

Discussion on Brooms, Broomsticks, Besoms, Staffs and Walking Sticks. Everything from the history of them, to how to make one for yourself. Forklore including: can a witch really fly??

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• twink14840

Rock Talk

Discussion on the Physical, Metaphysical & Magickal Properties of Stones, Crystals and Gems.

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• infinireiki

Pagan Parenting

With what belief system should we raise our children, if any? Should I raise a Pagan child? What are the concerns that will result of our choices. Are we ready? Are they? Within this forum you will find plenty to read and ask questions about. Please feel free to share your own experiences within here.

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• dragonesstawnya,
• twink14840

Turning Things Around

Living and practising Paganism, Wicca, Divination and Readings in the Southern Hemisphere. ** Are you from 'Down Under', New Zealand or South America?? This forum is for you!! ** Moon phases, Altar Set-up and more...

• Moderators:
• Debbie

Everything En~Chant~ed

This forum is filled with listings of well-known and obscure pagan chants. Please feel free to add to it.

• Moderators:
• Leighla

Astral Projection & Travel

In astral projection the conscious mind leaves the physical body and moves into the astral body. Includes discussion on Remote Viewing.

• Moderators:
• dragonesstawnya,
• shammala

Divination & Visualization

Discussion on Divination, Dowsing, Pendulums & Ley Lines.

• Moderators:
• auggie sunshine,
• shammala,
• Leighla,
• sucka4lfn

Extra-Sensory Perception

Includes discussion on: Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Precognition, Retrocognition, Psychometry, Clairaudience, Clairsentience and Psychokinesis.

• Moderators:
• dragonesstawnya,
• shammala

Numerology & Graphotheraphy

Numerolgy is an ancient science that offers insight into the personality by assigning numeric values to names and birth dates, calculating numerological values and then interpreting the results.Graphology is more usually known as handwriting analysis. Considered both an art & science. It is study of handwriting. The aim is of revealing the character and personality of the writer, including his or her strengths, weaknesses and abilities.

Reading Runes & Rune Magick

A tool of magick and divination. There are many types of runes, all of them alphabets of some sort. This forum will help you understand how to read them and use their magick.

• Moderators:
• Raven486,
• Susashinumasti

Through The Looking Glass

A forum dedicated to Crystal Ball Reading & Scrying.

• Moderators:
• dragonesstawnya,
• shammala

GrandMother Spider

Grandmother Spider, who weaves existence together like great strands of a web, is an important symbol to many American Indian People. Learning the stories of Grandmother Spider can help one understand that we are all connected. By dishonoring one, we dishonor ourselves.

• Moderators:
• Susashinumasti

Life As An Empath

Intuition is the birthright of every human being, but we each have different "channels" that receive guidance more strongly or clearly than others. One of the most primal of the intuitive channels is that of the healer/empath.

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• dragonesstawnya,
• Anajani

Native American

"Men must be born and reborn to belong. Their bodies must be formed of the dust of their forefather's bones." (Luther Standing Bear - Lakota) yigaquu osaniyu adanvto adadoligi nigohilvi nasquv utloyasdi nihi (May the Great Spirits Blessings Always Be With You)

• Moderators:
• Tsula,
• Susashinumasti

TGW's Other Worldly Experiences

Do you belive in ghosts, spirits, hauntings or 'other-worldly' beings? Do you have an experience you would like to share? Just want to learn more? Then this is the place.

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• twink14840

The Fifth Element ~ Spirit

Spirit/soul/akasha/chi or whatever you wish to call it, is thefifth element. It is also known as Ether or Akashaown. This is the element that transcends, yet is a part of, all the other elements. It is ethereal, without direction, yet encompassing all directions. It is beyond the physical world - the pure essense of all Universe and of us all.********** INCLUDES: Daily Inspirations. ***********

• Moderators:
• tookaty,
• KatrinaHawke,
• Susashinumasti

Elements ~ Fire

The element of Fire is both creative and destructive. Fire is the most primal of elements, the element of will, passion, change, and intensity; the essence of all forms of magick, since magick is the process of change, itself. It is the desire and will to manifest the idea, the driving life force, the principle of transformation.

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• twink14840

Candle Magick

The candle itself, unlit, represents the element of Earth. When touched with Fire, the candle melts, producing liquid wax (representing the element of Water) and smoke (the element of Air).

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• twink14840

Color Magick

The magick of colors can be used in many different ways, and the use of colors in magick is only limited to what you want to use the color for.

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• twink14840

Metal Majick

Metal magick is based on the innate power of metals and on the symbolism derived from astrology. Metals also have healing properties, especially in their homeopathic form.

• Moderators:
• Selina Silvercat

The Esbats

There are thirteen full moons in a year, each of which, the Goddess is at her highest peak. Esbats are rituals which are performed on the night of each of the four moon phases.

• Moderators:
• allykat1978

Yule (Winter Solstice)

December 21

• Moderators:
• Witchybug,
• auggie sunshine

Beltane

May 1st 'But I must gather knots of flowers,And buds and garlands gay,For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother,I'm to be Queen o' the May.' ~~Alfred Lord Tennyson

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• twink14840

Mabon (Autumnal Equinox)

September 21 - Also called Harvest Home, this holiday is a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and God during the winter months.Among the sabbats, it is the second of the three harvest festivals, preceded by Lammas and followed by Samhain.

• Moderators:
• Witchybug

Are You Ready??

In the event of a disaster, are you prepared??? Do you have what you need?? Do you know what you need?? What do you have on hand right now?? Could you survive an catastrophic event? The next disaster could be just around the corner. Would you know what to do?In this forum we will share, with each other here at TGW, what we have done to prepare ourselves and our families in the event of a disaster.

Food Planning - Storage and Preparation

Basic rules and guidelines for home storage. What should you have on hand? Your emergency food and water supply. Be prepared, how much should you have stored. Preserving foods. Short-term and Long-term storage. Rotating your food supplies. Water purification.

Emergency First Aid

What You NEED To Know In The Event Of An Emergency or Disaster. What should be in your First Aid Kit. What to do when you need medicinal supplies. How to handle emergency situations.

• Moderators:
• infinireiki

Going Green

"Living green," that is, living with care for the environment in mind, sometimes saves money and at other times may cost a bit more. This earth was given to us by a loving God and we are to be faithful stewards of all of the earth. We should all feel encouraged to do what we can as we continue to learn of all the things that we can do to be both faithful stewards and aware consumers. Make saving our planet a part of your daily life with easy changes.

• Moderators:
• infinireiki,
• Leighla

Healing Your Inner Child

This concept called an Inner Child has been a part of the world for a very long time. Carl Jung called it the "Divine Child" and Emmet Fox called it the "Wonder Child." Some psychotherapist call it the "True Self". And Charles Whitfield called it the "Child Within." The Inner Child refers to that part of each of us which is ultimately alive, energetic, creative and fulfilled; it is our "Genuine Authentic Self", who we know deep within us, our "Real Self."What nurturing messages can you give your "Inner Child"? What are some steps by which you can help heal your "Inner Child"?

We Are Survivors

I Have Cancer, But It Doesn't Have Me. Everything we need to know about preventing and curing cancer. What is cancer and why does it occur? Get the facts on what cancer is, what puts you at risk of cancer and what you can do to reduce your risk of cancer. Support here in this forum for survivors of Breast Cancer, Ovarian and numerous other forms. Support also for those just recently diagnosed.

Dealing With Eating Disorder's

A Forum for Help and Support with the various kinds of Eating Disorders. Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Partial Syndrome, Obsessive Dieters or "weight-preoccupied" individuals, Obese individuals with eating disorders, and Non-classifiable Disturbances. If you need support, you will find it in here. We have numerous members who have and have had Eating Disorders. You are NOT alone. We are here for you.... EzMessage or email Spitzfire for access to this forum.

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• DesperateDreams

Dear Goddess

Relationships explained. Ask 'Dear Goddess' your questions. Do you have a question about relationships? This is the place to ask. *** We assume no liability for advice given. Use advice given, at your own discretion. *** This is a PRIVATE & invisable forum, for active TGW members only. ***

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• Leighla

Alternate Lifestyles

Access to this forum is by request only. It is a place for women to discuss alternative lifestyles. We will not tolerate discrimintaion of ANY type in here. If you have been granted access, please respect the other members privacy and choices. ~~ If you wish access to this forum, please contact this sites owner: Spitzfire. Thankyou.

Body Modifications

A forum for the discussion of BODY ART, TATTOOS, PIERCINGS, and 'OTHER' related topics.

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• SkyblueGrassgreen

Exchanging Recipes

This is the place to share your recipes.

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• Susashinumasti

Delightful Drinks

See in here for wonderful drink recipes.

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• twink14840

Strictly Veggie Recipes

Share your Veggie Recipes here.

• Moderators:
• Witchybug

Feeding Your Kids Bright & Healthy

Forum for: Making baby food, good food kids love, and foods that helps to increase and fuel your childrens brain and learning abilites.

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• felinemoon

Tips For Using Food

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• twink14840

Our Fur Babies

A place for members to share our pictures and stories about our own beloved pets!

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• twink14840

Finding Your Perfect Pet - What You Need To Know

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• twink14840

Emergencies & Your Pet, Also Includes Pet Care and Pet Tips & Tricks

What to do with your pet during Evacuations, Fires, Hurricanes, Earthquakes & other Disasters. Do you have questions about animal health, medications, therapies, surgery, behavior, or safety? Visit this forum to learn more about health issue's concerning your pet.Get tips for you and your pet. Got any pet care tips & tricks? Share them here!

Cats: Our Feline Family Member

It has been said that a cat is more a spirit than an animal. Historically, little distinction has been drawn as to the difference between witches, fairies, spirits, goddesses, and the feline, for at different periods in time the cat was believed to represent them all in corporeal form.

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• Witchybug,
• Leighla,
• twink14840

Feathered & Small Furry Friends

There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. ~ Robert Lynd A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~ Chinese Proverb Gerbils, Rabbits, Hamsters, Mice, Guinea Pigs and other furry friends.

• Moderators:
• Susashinumasti

Our Faithful Friend - The Horse

Horses - Wild and Free ~Giving Our Hearts - Wings ~Our Spirits - Hope ~ and Our Dreams - Inspiration.

• Moderators:
• Susashinumasti

Role-Playing Discussion

This forum is access by request, from Spitzfire (ezmessage or email me). It is for the discussion of Role-Playing Games. Any abuse of this forum, will result in being banned. Thank you for respecting the rules.

Naughty Lot Of Fun!!!!

A place for fun quizes and other stuff, but with a twist. Adult content. Some things within may offend. Must be 18 to gain access. Access by request only. Contact Spitzfire for entry.

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• SoCalledGoddess,
• sucka4lfn,
• Susashinumasti

That's Entertainment

A place to discuss current televison shows, movies, theatre and stage performances. Discussion of movie reviews and current events.

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• SoCalledGoddess

Music Central - Lotsa Lyrics

This is 'Music Central'. Where your song, is music to our ears. Tell us who you listen to and what you like. Add or find the "Lyrics" to your favorite song, in here. If you post a lyric, make sure you also post who sang it and/or who wrote it. Thank you.

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• twink14840