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Temple of the Dark Moon

THE LABYRINTH

Welcome to the Labyrinth, a vast collection of information relevant to Pagans, as well as other magickal practitioners, focusing particularly for those people residing within Australia and New Zealand.

PAGANISM DOWN UNDER

Understanding the Southern Sabbats

Circle Casting in the Southern Hemisphere

Pagan Calendar for 2005

Full Moon Gatherings

Workshops for 2005

AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION

Paganism within Australia

Knife Laws in South Australia

Laws relating to Wytchcraft in Australia

HREOC - Article 18

Government Report into Religion and Belief

Religious Discrimination and Vilification in South Australia

Australian Constitution with respect to Religions

Wytchcraft and Paganism in the Newspapers

Pagan Marriage Celebrants

Wytches Abroad

Adelaide Pagan Conference with Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone
(January 2004)

Paganism and the 1996 Census

Paganism and the 2001 Census

Bush Telegraph

NEW ZEALAND INFORMATION
Paganism in New Zealand
Through a Feminist Cauldron
NZ Paganism & the Goddess Movement
NZ Esoteric and Occult Fraternities
New Zealand Pagan Festival
(March 2003)
Native Trees of Aotearoa

SOUTHERN LEGENDS AND STORIES
The Bethany Wytch
Creation Story of the Maori
Aboriginal Dreamtime

TEMPLE OF THE DARK MOON
Who is the Temple of the Dark Moon?
The Temple's Aims
Correspondence Course Available
Free - Course Lecture 1
Coven Application
Isis Moon Newsletter & Other Publications
Events and Notice Board

Join TempleDarkMoon
(for students only)
A "Thank You" Received
Our Child Sponsorship
The Temple's Ebay Auction Page

OTHER INFORMATION
Suggested Reading
Interesting Links
Vieira's Soapbox

CONTACT THE TEMPLE

Postal Address:
Temple of the Dark Moon
PO Box 5003
ALBERTON
SA 5014

Email Us

© 2001-2004
Temple of the Dark Moon
(unless otherwise stated)

NEWS FOR 2005

5 May 2005: The "Embracing the Goddess" workshop will be held on Sunday, 5 June 2005. More information about this interactive workshop can be found on the Temple's Workshops page.

25 April 2005: The Temple of the Dark Moon will be holding its next Outer Court Training Circle on Wednesday, 8 June 2005. This Training Circle runs for eight weeks and incorporates Alexandrian-based Wicca, ceremonial magick, and traditional Wytchcraft. More information can be found on the Temple's Workshops page.

25 April 2005: The Temple of the Dark Moon will soon be actively taking applications of interest to join its Adelaide coven. Click here to find out what sort of candidate we will be looking for.

25 April 2005: The next Full Moon Gathering, hosted by the Temple of the Dark Moon, will take place on Monday, 23 May 2005 - meeting place being the Conservatory Gates to the Botanical Gardens at 7.45pm. Please visit Full Moon Gatherings for further information.

25 April 2005: The Temple of the Dark Moon's founder and High Priestess will be talking about the Temple and her own unique magickal journey at the Adelaide Pagans in the Pub on Tuesday, 17 May 2005. Visit Pagan Alliance Inc (South Australia) for further information.

25 February 2005: The Vodou Experience with Hounfor du Marche (NZ) will be happening in October 2005. This is a unique opportunity for many to experience real Haitian-styled Vodou as the Hounfor is led by a Mambo Asogwe. Two intensive weekends will be held, Adelaide and Sydney, both events are proudly sponsored by the Pagan Awareness Network Inc. Places are strictly limited. Learn more about Vodou by reading That Vodou That You Do, an article which appeared in the March/April edition of "Witchcraft" magazine.

NEWS FROM PREVIOUS UPDATES

5 January 2005: On 26 December 2004 a gigantic tsunami (tidal wave) devastated Southern Asia, killing hundreds of thousands of people with millions more left homeless. Donations can be made through various charities such as:

Unicef Oxfam CareAustralia Red Cross World Vision

5 November 2004: The Temple of the Dark Moon's publications of "Little Book of Magick" and "Introduction to Herbal Magick" are now available. For details how to order your copy, visit Temple Publications for further information.

28 August 2004: On Monday, 16 August 2004 the English village of Boscastle was hit by flash floods and while fortunately thre was no lost of life, the Museum of Witchcraft was severely affected, in particular the displays located on the ground floor. The Museum of Witchcraft houses the world's largest collection of Wytchcraft related artefacts and regalia. Donations to the museum can made online via the Pagan Federation (UK)and Children of Artemis.

28 August 2004: The valley between the Hill of Tara and Hill of Skryne (Co Meath, Ireland) is still crisis all in the name of "progress" due to a proposed motor way. This area is "one of the most important and famous archaeological sites in the world" according to expert Dr Conor Newman. For more information, visit Hill of Tara Crisis or sign the on-line petition to help save this ancient site.

GENERAL ARTICLES
The Key to Knowing One's Self	Introduction to Paganism	Paganism - Different Religion, Similar Belief
The Evolution of Spirituality	Respecting Other Pagan Traditions	Derivation of the word "Witch"
Differences between Wytchcraft and Wicca	Cauldrons in Celtic Myth	The Portrayal of Wytches in Antiquity
The Invasions of Ireland	Druidry in the Modern World	The Oracle of the Trees
Dragons - Guardians of the Earth	Fillet of a Fenny Snake - A Herbal Guide	The Magick of the Moon
My Sacrifice	Samhain and the Raven	Personal Insight into Samhain
In Search of the real Santa Claus	Pagan Connections of Valentine's Day	The Hunt for the Horned God
Vatican "Dispels Inquisition Myths"

RITUAL MAGICK
What is Magick	Elements of Magick	The Importance of a Magick Circle
Psychic Defence	Elemental Directions	Magickal Correspondences
The Tools of the Trade	The Magickal Pyramid	A Closer Look at the Pentagram
The Meaning of "As Above, So Below"	Seven Hermetic Laws of Magick	The Ethics of Magick
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram	The Power of Sound	The Vibratory Forumulae
The Middle Pillar	Stones on the Path	Magick and the Planets
The Meaning of True Will	Meeting Your Holy Guardian Angel	Using Poppets in Magick

SOUTHERN SABBATS SERIES (Published in "Insight" magazine)
Winter in the Underworld	Bealtaine under the Southern Skies	Christmas and its Pagan Connections
Lughnasadh - The First Harvest	The Autumnal Equinox	The Southern Hallowe'en

IN SEARCH OF THE MYSTIC PAST SERIES (Ancient Britain) - Published in the "Pagan Times"
Balnuaran of Clava	The Magickal Isle of Skye	Glastonbury - the Isle of Avalon
Callanish - Ancient Wonder of the North	Madron and the Healing Wells of Cornwall	The Cerne Abbas Giant
Secrets of Bodmin Moor	Avebury - the Land of the Goddess	Connemara - the Land of Change

THE DIVINE FEMININE
The Divine Feminine	The Triple Goddess	Kuan Yin - Mother of Compassion	Yemaya - Goddess of the Sea

EARTH MAGICK SERIES (Published in "Insight" magazine)
The Magick of the Earth	Using Lunar Magick	Earth Magick Rites and Rituals	Spell Crafting with Earth Magick

DARKER SIDE TO PAGANISM
Colours of Magick	The Darker Side of Deity	Is Satanism a form of Paganism?
An Insight into the Temple of Set	Perceptions of "Good" and "Evil"	Satanism and the History of Wicca

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Genetic Engineering	Resurrecting the Southern Woodlands	Remember Mururoa Atoll?
Deforestation	Losing Tasmania's Forests	Water - the Source of Life
Trees in Myth and Legend

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