Messages in the Moonlight Turns 10!!!

The site began in April 2003. In celebration of our first decade online, we are throwing a party at the forums. Come stop by the Official Party Thread and join in the fun and surprises as we honor this milestone achievement. All are welcome so dive right in and bring some friends!

Blessings,
Evy

Announcing New Search Engine on Site!

Previously, the site used freefind as an in-site search engine. We now have a new search feature on the site run by Google that provides results not only for the site but also for the forums! The site and forums are part of one big Messages in the Moonlight family. Sometimes, conversations and posts at the forums provides so much information that pages on certain topic areas do not get added to the site. Thus, if you don't find it on the site, you are likely to find it at the forums and vice versa.

So when you are having trouble finding what you are looking for on the site, check out the Sitemap & Search Engine page and try out the search engine tool for site and forums results.

Blessings,

Evy

Completed Book Reviews

The book review for In the Shadow of 13 Moons by Sherman-Cook is finally completed after over a year of working through the Dark Moon rituals and can be found on Book Reviews S-Z page. Also on this page, you will find new reviews for Tess Whitehurst's Magical Housekeeping and Dick Sutphen and Lauren Leigh Taylor's Past-Life Therapy In Action.

On the Book Reviews I-R page, you will find new reviews for You're Not Going Crazy... You're Just Waking Up! by Michael Mirdad and The Abundance Book by John Randolph Price.

You can also check out my review so far under the Currently Reading section of the main Book Reviews page for The Witches' Book of the Dead by Christian Day. I have other book reviews in the works, so be sure to check back for more!

Blessings,
Evy

New Page & Call for Submissions

The Advanced Bonewits' Cult Danger Evaluation Frame has now been added to the site. There's been a lot of concern regarding abuse and questionable ethics in covens and groups in local communities lately. Isaac did a lot of fantastic work to help those of us in the Pagan and other religious communities to become educated and pay more attention to the groups we join. As minorities, it's easy for us to get so excited about a new or established group in our area that we ignore red flags and let concerns go for the sake of having a local network we can be a part of. Check out the Cult Danger page at the site for guidance in identifying potentially abusive, harmful, or cult-like groups before you join a group or to take a second look at groups you may already be a part of.

The winter solstice issue of the Newsletter is coming out over the next few weeks. We are still in need of submissions. The deadline for submissions is Monday, December 10th, 2012. The theme is "New Life." For so many of us, 2012 has been a year of some pretty big changes. Old relationships ended, new ones began, careers took turns for better or worse, spirituality shifted and then shifted again. Whether your life changes were a struggle or a long, wished-for blessing, share your stories!

Blessings,
Evy

Recent Updates

We have a few new updates at the site and forums. On the main page of the site, the message regarding Caleb Medley and his family has been updated to reflect current information. There is also a new link to Creole Curio on the Pagan Links page. They make some pretty awesome voodou and pin dolls, so be sure to check them out!

We now have a specific page for Midsummer in the Sabbat Information section. The article Midsummer Celebration Ideas for Beginners has been moved from its original home at Hubpages to the Midsummer page.

Also relocated from HubPages, the article Santa Claus for Every Faith has been added to the Yule Information page. Although this particular article is multi-faith centered, it fits most closely for Yule and is an appropriate message for Wiccans and Pagans who may have grown up with Santa Claus but now feel uncertain of whether or not he should play a role in their non-Christian children's lives.

At the forums, we now have a new sub-board in the Metaphysical board. Metaphysical Creatures is a sub-board designed for discussing different entities. We have some awesome threads jam-packed with information and worthy of further discussion, so be sure to check them out! More updates and features for the forums are currently in the works, so be sure to check back often.

Finally, the Mabon issue of the newsletter was postponed and is due out for Samhain. We are waiting on some last minute submissions and anticipate the issue coming out tomorrow (October 28th). Be sure to check your inbox!

Blessings,
Evy

New Mod at the Forums

The forums have a new moderator for our Paganism board. Ladydeath has been an active member of the forums for several years. She has decided to step up to the plate and join the management staff, so be sure to stop by and say congrats!

Blessings,
Evy

Updated Page: Mythological History

The History of Wicca: A Mythological Understanding page at the site has been updated. Back in 2005, when I first wrote this page, I drew from Starhawk's The Spiral Dance. This page still draws from that source; however, I completely rewrote the page. Please be sure to check out the updates!

At the time that I initially wrote this page, I stayed so true to the source that there were a couple sections that matched practically word-for-word. This realization came to me just today during a Copyscape check. As I am extremely against plagiarism, I immediately set to work rewriting the page. It has been simplified to some extent, but still covers the major points. In doing so, it actually opens the page up to being more inclusive of the variations of the myth that can be found in other sources.

Despite the fact that this error was not recognized by anyone besides myself (at least, to my knowledge) I would like to send my deepest apologies to Starhawk and anyone who has visited this page for the oversight.  If any other pages on the site are found to be of the same nature, please know that they will be fixed immediately as they are identified.

Blessings,
Evy