Author Archives: Oldenwilde

Coven Oldenwilde’s Response to Internet Libel on Realpagan.net

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Oldenwilde

It is a kingly thing, O Cyrus, to do well and to be evil spoken of. — Antisthenes, founder of the Cynic school of philosophy It isn’t easy being Gardnerian. As if we don’t catch enough flak from misinformed skeptics … Continue reading →

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Love is the Law: The Pagan Side of Marriage

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Oldenwilde

Eros is a cunning desperado who defies every moral authority’s attempt to straighten him out. Church-led campaigns to deny legal recognition to same-sex and cohabiting couples only enhance his daring — and expose the hypocrisy of religions that claim to … Continue reading →

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Bele Chere 2012: The Rule of Two

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Oldenwilde

Slideshow of Coven Oldenwilde’s wristband booth and volunteers at Bele Chere 2012. First time’s beginners’ luck; second time’s a challenge. That’s the “Rule of Two” we wrote about in The Goodly Spellbook, and our second year running a nonprofit wristband … Continue reading →

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What Values do Pagan Spellbooks Teach?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Oldenwilde

Fundamentalist Christians here in Buncombe County, NC are upset because a local Pagan mother, Ginger Strivelli, is forcing the county public school district to stop distributing Gideon Bibles in elementary schools, after exposing the hypocrisy of school administrators in allowing … Continue reading →

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UNCA Interfaith Dialogue: “Is Religion Relevant?”

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Oldenwilde

UPDATE: The event was lively and interesting, and the audience was SRO! Watch a video of it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewN2Pi8Xkgw&feature=share. Please join us at a free Interfaith Dialogue panel at UNC-Asheville Thursday Nov. 17, 2011, from 7:00-8:30 PM at the Highsmith … Continue reading →

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Karma will out

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Oldenwilde

Here is Lady Passion’s statement emailed Sept. 25 to WLOS-TV on the destruction of the Merrimon Magnolia: “Many people who loved this tree and fought for the past two years to save it are outraged that land-owner and former City … Continue reading →

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Farewell to a beautiful tree

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Oldenwilde

We pushed as hard as we could to save the Merrimon Magnolia, but sadly we were unsuccessful, as we’ve just learned from a TV news reporter. It was always a long shot, stymied at every turn by a lengthy history … Continue reading →

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Bele Chere 2011

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Oldenwilde

Good company! Bele Chere is the Southeast’s biggest annual street festival, and for the first time ever the city of Asheville invited us Witches to help out. On Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30, 2011, volunteers from Coven Oldenwilde … Continue reading →

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Press Release: Update on Merrimon Magnolia, Apr. 26, 2011

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Oldenwilde

Watch our news interview on WLOS-TV 13 with Charu Kumarhia, 5pm or 6pm EDT Tues. April 26, or wlos.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saving the Merrimon Magnolia and George Pack’s stone wall A large heritage magnolia on the former site of … Continue reading →

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Send a Postcard to Save the Merrimon Magnolia

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Oldenwilde

Send a photo postcard to Harris Teeter CEO Frederick J. Morganthall and his wife Judy via cardstore.com. It costs less than $2 per postcard ($1.27 from Asheville). It’s easy. Here are the steps: 1) Download one of the images posted … Continue reading →

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