Guest post by Lupa Of all the books Ted Andrews wrote, perhaps none was as well-known—or as often recommended—as his seminal work on neopagan animal totemism, Animal Speak. Like so many non-indigenous totemists, it was the first book I ever picked up on the topic, back in the mid-1990s when all I had access to in my small town of origin was a little hippie-owned health food store. While texts on Wicca and ceremonial magic were a bit too "spooky" for these rural folks, the warm, cuddly topic of animals was alright, wasn't it? Okay, maybe "warm and cuddly" isn't the right description. But Andrews had this way of making the information accessible to just about anyone who picked it

I created the following crossword puzzle for you to try. The answers will be published here next week. Print it out and enjoy! ACROSS 1. six-rayed star 3. Not physical 8. We agree it's true: __________ reality 9. Not deosil 10. Go back in time 11. New plant 13. "King of the Witches" 17. He designed first successful Tarot with Pixie 18. Calling Down the Moon or Sun 20. Action 25. G.•.B.•.G.•. : Great ______ of God 26. Positive Affirmation Populizer 27. Mischievous Irish spirit 29. Exact moment moon is conjunct with the sun 30. Fire elemental 33. Plant used to sweep up 34. Greek word 36. Jesus 39. Brainwaves from 9-13 Hz 40. 007, Queen Elizabeth style 41.

CBN.com is the on-line arm of the organization set up by Pat Robertson. By using tax laws relating to religions, he has become extremely wealthy, with a worth of over $140 million and a mansion on top of a hill with a private air strip. Today, guest writer on the cbn.com website, Kimberly Daniels, informs us that "most of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over by witches." I didn't know you all had so much free time on your hands! (Warning: if you take her post seriously, it could dangerously raise your blood pressure. Take it as a paranoid screed and you can see just how hilarious it is!)

As I described in a previous post, I gave one workshop in 2008 for “New Age Self-Help Guru” James Arthur Ray. Ray recently led a sweatlodge for what seems to have been an abnormally large number of people, at the end of which, it has been reported, almost 20 people were hospitalized and 3 people died. This is a terrible tragedy and I have been following the reporting about this event that has been taking place. At first, the reporting was, in my opinion, pretty good. Unfortunately, this has changed. In journalism, you are supposed to be objective and report the facts. To do this you are supposed to answer six questions, known as the "six w's" of the journalist: Who; What; When;