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    A Bazaar That is Truly Bizarre…


    2008 - 10.29

    All Hallows Eve is now within our sight. Only a few more days until the veil between the spirit realm and the word of the living is at its thinnest. Odd things are bound to happen. Odd people will rear their heads. Madness will reign and the mystical will become normal.

    Perhaps I’m exaggerating a little, but you catch my drift.

    Of all strange and wonderfully bizarre things I have uncovered in my searches across the internet, I recently discovered a store unlike anything I have every laid eyes upon in the past. Indeed, Carnivalia is like no other pagan or occult shop. There is a hint of whimsy, a dash of artistic flair, and more oddities than you could possibly comprehend.

    From originally-designed Ouija boards to bottled ghosts (and they will happily take your unwanted haunted trinkets of you wish), anything and everything any pagan or mystic could possibly want can be found there. Creepy clocks. Disturbing dolls. Potions, books, and clothing. It’s a wild funhouse ride through the insane mind of a pagan sideshow act.

    Best of all, they have many items of a queer nature. And I don’t mean “odd”. The owner and his partner, Storm Faerywolf, do remember their family.

    When you check out the website, be sure to keep an open mind and beware of tongue-in-cheek humor. At times, it’s difficult to discern what is intended to be serious and what is comedy. Judging by the copious text portions and strangely hilarous images, I lean more toward the latter on all accounts. Nevertheless, it’s worth a browse at the very least. Or if you happen to be in the San Francisco area, be sure to swing by North Broadway in Walnut Creek and visit their storefront. If the website is any indication of what awaits, you might not leave for hours.

    The Right to Bear Wands…


    2008 - 05.13

    Even though jails are better known for taking away the rights of criminals, they still allow the convicts to practice their religious beliefs. Church services are offered around the world… and now, prisoners in England who aren’t Christian might be able to practice their beliefs.

    The Pagan Federation was consulted, which resulted in a ruling enabling Pagan prisoners some religious freedoms. They can now wear ceremonial robes, use runes, and even make their own magic wands from twigs found on prison grounds. Each “religious artefact” is subject to “risk accessment”, meaning there are some limits.

    Obviously, ceremonial knives and torches are strictly forbidden.

    Prison hospitals are even allowing fellow Pagans to visit inmates, offering prayers, healing stones, and small rituals to aid his or her recovery. They are also permitted small gods and goddesses to have at their bedside.

    Honestly, I’m shocked this notion hasn’t been brought up years ago. Though I’m not sure just how wise it is to give sticks to inmates.

    Shiv fights can now be replaced by twig fights… which might work out better than those beatings with Jesus soap on a rope…