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Primeval faiths and (Neo) Paganism, Wicca and witchcraft, The New Age Movement, modern Gnosticism and the Occult — no umbrella term is really adequate.

Page Contents

  1. Relevant pages at JCA
  2. Portals / advocacy
  3. Assessment / dialogue
  4. Odds and Ends

1. Relevant pages at JCA

Wiccans and Christians - Some Mutual Challenges — Factors affecting dialogue between Wiccans and Christians (beliefs, practices, history, misunderstandings), and some things that Christians can learn from Wicca.
wicca

2. Portals / advocacy

A Seeker's Guide to Modern Witchcraft and Paganism — Article by by Anne Lafferty
http://www.temple.edu/isllc/newfolk/wicca.html
AltReligions.About.Com — Alternative Religious Movements
http://altreligions.about.com
Avatar Search — the leading occult portal
http://wwww.avatarsearch.com
CUUPS — This is the webpage for CUUPS (Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans).
http://www.cuups.org
Magick — an Australian Wiccan/Pagan community site
http://www.magick.com.au
Nature Religions Scholars Network — ...those religious paths which do not depend upon written scripture or the words of one prophet or teacher but which take nature as their symbolic center
http://chass.colostate-pueblo.edu/natrel/
Pagan Alliance NSW — Links to many pagan networks in Australia
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/4780/links.html
Pagan Awareness Network — An Australian Pagan network, runs MagickHappens.
http://www.paganawareness.net.au/
Pagan Pride Project — ...organisers of Pagan Pride Day.
http://www.paganpride.org/
Sacred Texts: Neo-Paganism — collection of influential works
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/index.htm
Witches’ Voice, The — a primary Wiccan / Pagan site
http://www.witchvox.com/

3. Assessment / dialogue

Here's our modest effort, but overall, there's not much real dialog happening online. Please suggest any links you may know of.

Born Again Pagan - From Pagan High-Priest to Faith in Christ — To reach occultists, Wiccans, Witches, Pagans, and others through consistent witness, demonstration of Christ-like character, apologetics, and genuine love and concern - To support those who choose to embrace Jesus through discipling, networking, and fellowship - To educate those who have not yet found Christ and those within the body of Christ about the occult in a fair, truthful manner - To support, educate, and equip other Christians to do the same
http://bornagainpagan.multiservers.com/
Ex-Witch.Org — A Christian ex-witch site. Some stereotypes, some interesting personal stories, mostly female.
http://www.exwitch.org
exWitch Australia (formerly 'Born Again Pagan') — Home pages of the ex High Priest of a Neo-Pagan Coven in Western Australia - Aims to educate those who have not yet found Christ and those within the body of Christ about Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft and the occult in a fair & truthful manner and to support, educate, and equip other Christians to do the same
http://exwitchaustralia.com
Pagan Community Project — An effort to build community within the pagans and witches of Australia. Aims to allow people from the grass roots level to participate in a series of regualr forums to have a say and get involved in projects, events and spread information.
http://community.paganprojects.com
Protests against the Theological Borg — ‘a Neo-Pagan stand against the lies, corruption and silliness’, amongst other constructively self-critical neo-Pagan articles.
http://www.geocities.com/brewingbacklash/other.html
The Son and the Moon Forums — A place of help, healing and support for those who have come to Christ from Wiccan, Neo-Pagan or Occult backgrounds
http://sonandthemoon.10.forumer.com/

4. Odds and Ends

Counseling Basics for Wiccan/Pagan Clergy — How do Pagan counselors approach dysfunctionality, twelve-step recovery, and confrontation?
http://www.draknet.com/proteus/counselbook.html
Pagan Alliance Inc. — Australia's oldest national Pagan organisation. PA has participated sporadically in interfaith and welcomes all people of all faiths at its informative website.
http://www.pagan-alliance.org
Wiccabilly -- Party On Jesus — What do Wiccans think about Jesus? Here's one reply: He was a bearded robe and sandle wearing long haired Pagan freak.
http://wiccabilly.com/lyrics-jesus.shtml