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About Dawn Black
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Expertise
I am able to answer most questions about Pagan religions and magic. I am particularly experienced in the areas of Hearth Magic and Kitchen Witchery, including magical cooking and gardening and Hellenismos including liturgy and mythology. I specialize in matters relating to Pagan children and family. I am also well-versed in Western European spirituality including Wicca and Druidry. I am unable to answer specific theological, historical or liturgical questions related to African Synchretic Spirituality (Santeria, Voodun, Umbanda, etc.) or Heathenry (Asatru, Odinism, etc.)

Experience
I have been a Pagan for nearly 20 years and a NeoHellenic Polytheist for 10. I am currently the organizer for an all-path Pagan children's group, the founder and one of several organizers of the local Pagan meetup group and I maintain a regional website and newsletter for local Pagans as well as a website and newsletter for Hearth Witches. I have over 5 years experience planning and executing public Pagan events, particularly public rituals and family events. I have two teenage children of my own whom I have raised in our NeoHellenic tradition.

Organizations
The Sacred Hearth Circle Motor City Pagans The Detroit Metro Area Meetup Group Wild Ones Michigan Pagan Chamber of Commerce

Publications
http://www.sacredhearth.com http://www.motorcitypagans.net

Education/Credentials
I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology with a Biology minor.

   

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In Category  Pagan/Wiccan Religion

SubjectDate Asked

witch11/15/2009
  Q: I'm Julia. i have been wondering about witches. my friends mother has a box that we found. inside ...
  A: Dragon blood is the red resin of a tree often used as ink. Why don't you ask your friend's mother ...
sprits10/22/2009
  Q: My friends in a bit of a depressed mood!at a party we played Ouija! Well a sperit told my friend his ...
  A: No. Not really. Actually, that's not true. There is much you can do but neither of us has that kind ...
sprits10/22/2009
  Q: My friends in a bit of a depressed mood!at a party we played Ouija! Well a sperit told my friend his ...
  A: I'm not sure what exactly you want to do. It doesn't seem to me as if anything happened to do ...
Something is10/13/2009
  Q: When I was about 15, I am 26 now, My friend and two of her friends had a circle. It was a very ...
  A: Well, if I'm agitated, and I don't mean to be, it's because this is Christian magick, not Pagan ...
Something is "with" me after a cirlcle.10/11/2009
  Q: When I was about 15, I am 26 now, My friend and two of her friends had a circle. It was a very ...
  A: Well, first off, Druids don't have Circles. Not that sort anyway. Most Pagans don't invite "beings" ...
Reverse a Santeria Curse9/1/2009
  Q: A person who I believed to be my friend practices santeria her saint is Oya. This is a person whom I ...
  A: Well I'm hardly a Santeria expert but try this http://www.sacredhearth.com/bos/rituals/spells/remneg ...
owls8/28/2009
  Q: 2 and a half weeks ago my sister (who I very rarely ever go anywhere with spent a weekend together.) ...
  A: Animal sightings mean nothing unless you have a personal connection to an animal. For me an owl ...
Witchcraft Religions8/26/2009
  Q: What is the full definition of Pagan Witchcraft?
  A: Well, really Pagan implies religion and witchcraft is a practice. Lots of Pagans are witches and ...
Familial spirit8/17/2009
  Q: I posed this question to someone else on the site and she responded that it is not her area of ...
  A: the reason ghosts leave you drained is because there is often the need for an outside source of ...
Could I be a witch or Wiccan?7/29/2009
  Q: I have had experiences all my life with the supernatural. I have literally seen ghosts, had ...
  A: Wicca is a religion and witchcraft if a magical practice. Anyone can be Wiccan or practice ...
Conversion7/12/2009
  Q: I am turning 13 at the end of this month, and I want to change over to become wiccan and are ...
  A: Well, Wicca and Catholicism aren't entirely exclusionary you know. One of my dearest friends is a ...
spirit animals7/6/2009
  Q: Last full moon, I was out by the pool when a silvery flying animal startled me-I thought it was a ...
  A: Messages from animals are very personal. As I don't know you, I'm afraid I can't tell you what the ...
visions5/25/2009
  Q: I am a Christian, but recently I've been having doubts about my own faith. I've also been having ...
  A: Aphrodite could be contacting you. Gods usually only contact people who are looking for them though. ...
negative energy from a specific individual4/22/2009
  Q: My question pertains to my ex. We have been apart for 12 years yet we have 3 children together so ...
  A: It sounds to me like you need to put up a psychic shield against his energy and basically flush him ...
book of shadows,4/14/2009
  Q: I guess I have always been interested in and practiced an unpure of celtic/pagan wicca- by that I ...
  A: I believe that the term Book of Shadows refers to the private or secret nature of the book rather ...
Eddas3/23/2009
  Q: I'm looking to acquire a translation of the Eddas for serious personal study. The question is: what ...
  A: Unfortunately I have not made as much of a study of the Norse and Germanic material as I have the ...
faith3/23/2009
  Q: I'm writing a book about how faith impacts people. Has there ever been a time your faith has helped ...
  A: My faith impacts my entire life. I know that the purpose of life is to learn and grow and contribute ...
Claviceps3/16/2009
  Q: I was wondering if you can please explain the connection between claviceps purpurea and witches? ...
  A: Also known as ergot, this fungus, which grows on grains has been suggested to be the cause of the ...
Preforming a spell.3/2/2009
  Q: I have been assigned a project for school in which I have picked Wiccan Religion as my topic. An ...
  A: I would use the quarter calling/opening and closing ritual. Spells are very personal and the way ...
magic1/29/2009
  Q: I had some questions about magic. (1) Is magic possible without having Spirits. (2) How does a ...
  A: A pact is just a deal. It can be anything. Some certain demons/djinn/spirits/angels etc. require ...
blessings for babies1/24/2009
  Q: our son is nearly one year old and we are thinking of haveing him blessed the pagan way as we are ...
  A: I wrote a ceremony for my friend's son who was about that age a few years ago. Perhaps it can ...
magic1/23/2009
  Q: I had some questions about magic. (1) Is magic possible without having Spirits. (2) How does a ...
  A: 1. There is no magic in which a pact is necessary. However in some types of Sorcery and Goetia pacts ...
magic1/15/2009
  Q: I had some questions about magic. (1) Is magic possible without having Spirits. (2) How does a ...
  A: There are many types of magic. There ARE some types of magic that involve making pacts with various ...
Spell to rid of Bad Habit1/9/2009
  Q: I'm looking for a spell to cast to rid myself and others (my daughter) of a bad habit. My habit is ...
  A: You can find spells to get rid of bad habits at ...
How do I cleanse an item?12/31/2008
  Q: Several years ago, my brother gave me an ankh ring which I wear every day, due to my love for the ...
  A: Items are generally (but not always) cleansed of negativity using the four elements. Earth, air, ...
becoming a pagan11/25/2008
  Q: thank you Sam
  A: You could find someone to help you out at http://www.witchvox.com. I suggest looking at their lists ...
Meditation And Magickal Name11/10/2008
  Q: I have been studying paganism for a little over a year now after dating and falling in love with a ...
  A: First, don't push yourself too hard. First, you need to learn how to relax. Learning deep breathing ...
Anointing Charms11/7/2008
  Q: I am in need of some good luck because I have had a lot of bad luck in the past. I do not practice ...
  A: We Pagans don't believe in evil, so I can't answer your question about whether it's evil. Luck is ...
I NEED HELP!!!10/30/2008
  Q: Well i have been practicing wiccan food spells for about 8 months with out problems but suddenly i ...
  A: With bread it's not usually so much about the ingredients as the process. Did you dissolve the yeast ...
Fattura10/25/2008
  Q: Greetings, Just a few days ago I went to see a palm reader and she told me that I and my family had ...
  A: This is a very common scam. Many palm and card readers and fortune tellers do this in order to earn ...
Negative energy10/22/2008
  Q: Ok, if I cleanse my home and belongings with my sage rub, how can I prevent persons with their own ...
  A: People do alot of things to keep negativity from entering their homes and most has to do with the ...
Omens10/18/2008
  Q: A screech owl roosted near by be last weekend, it was around 2:30 am. He was in the next yard over ...
  A: Omens are very personal, so I can't really tell you what, if anything, this particular incident ...
Black panther in my dreams10/12/2008
  Q: I've had three dreams over the past year that feature a black panther. These begin after I fled a ...
  A: This reminds me of dreams I have of lions that only occur during times of stress. I get the feeling ...
Zeus, changes in the gods10/11/2008
  Q: In the earliest myth of Zeus, he appears as a cosmic tyrant chaining and torturing Prometheus, and ...
  A: There were reasons for Zeus's punishment of Prometheus, and for his swallowing of Metis. ...
Spirit Guide10/9/2008
  Q: I have always been interested in spirit guides and have always had an affinitely with Wolf. In my ...
  A: Spirit beings do not experience time the way that material beings do, so don't worry that you have ...
wicca?10/1/2008
  Q: I have had lots of spiritual experiences, seeing spirit, voices, smells, touch, lights. I have ...
  A: I'm not sure what your question is. Wicca is a religion, not a genetic state of being. You can find ...
Raven9/29/2008
  Q: I was out having a picnic with my boyfriend yesterday and a raven approached us. I was feeding him ...
  A: You may be receiving a calling from a specific God or Goddess. Ravens are associated with both Odin, ...
Relevancy9/25/2008
  Q: Are the ancient Greek Gods relevant in the modern day? Our lives are very different from the lives ...
  A: I never used the phrase "moral virtue" as I frankly don't think those two words should be used ...
spell on doorstep and at backdoor9/24/2008
  Q: Last week sometime i noticed an oily line drawn with a 4" paintbrush drawn accross my back door ...
  A: Do you live alone? Do you own or rent? The footsteps sound like an accident. The oily line could be ...
Relevancy9/23/2008
  Q: Are the ancient Greek Gods relevant in the modern day? Our lives are very different from the lives ...
  A: Most Gods that people worship today are ancient. The Greek Gods are as relevant as any other ancient ...
Candles breaking9/22/2008
  Q: Can you tell me what it means when a candle breaks whie burning? I recently did a spell where I lit ...
  A: I would not say that this means that the spell will not work. It could be that the candles you used ...
magic9/9/2008
  Q: My uncle says if i keep my grades up he'll get me my first magic book. So I've been ding some ...
  A: Witches are as likely to have big feet as anyone else. Witches are just people who study witchcraft. ...
Help?9/9/2008
  Q: Forgive me for bothering you... but I need some advice. I have been a solitary practitioner of the ...
  A: If you have learned the technique known as "Grounding and Centering" you have all the tools you ...
What Am I? Not that it really matters.9/8/2008
  Q: I have read some of the answers you have given others and was impressed. I'm wondering if you can ...
  A: Check out the Belief O Matic at beliefnet.com. Here's the link ...
witchcraft8/28/2008
  Q: my husband has had a spell placed on him to be unfaithful to me with another woman in the ...
  A: It is a dangerous thing to be willing to blame witchcraft for your husband's infidelity. But if it ...
Love of the Gods8/24/2008
  Q: Would any of your gods be kind enough or loving enough to bear the weight of a curse as a substitute ...
  A: Evil is subjective. What you think is evil, another person doesn't. You may think a suicide bomber ...
Love of the Gods8/22/2008
  Q: Would any of your gods be kind enough or loving enough to bear the weight of a curse as a substitute ...
  A: I maintain that your Christ bears no curse and never did. A God cannot bear a mortal curse because ...
Love of the Gods8/22/2008
  Q: Would any of your gods be kind enough or loving enough to bear the weight of a curse as a substitute ...
  A: You're not going to like this answer, but you're the one who brought your Christ into it, not me. ...
Salvation8/11/2008
  Q: Do the Hellenic/Pagan gods give a promise of eternal life or salvation? If not, why worship them? ...
  A: Hesiod's works and days stresses that the Gods smile on those who are industrious and not lazy. But ...
Salvation8/10/2008
  Q: Do the Hellenic/Pagan gods give a promise of eternal life or salvation? If not, why worship them? ...
  A: The Kingdom of Hades is a boring place, but not a bad place and Queen Persephone is said to be an ...
Salvation8/10/2008
  Q: Do the Hellenic/Pagan gods give a promise of eternal life or salvation? If not, why worship them?
  A: Well, first off, the soul is eternal as it's made of energy and energy cannot be created or ...
Omens/Birds8/7/2008
  Q: I have a question about birds flying into windows. For the past month or so, my mother has been ...
  A: There are many reasons why a bird could fly into one window and not another. The color of the ...
The gods8/6/2008
  Q: Do you really believe that there are gods on Mount Olympus? Have you ever felt the presence of these ...
  A: Yes they do. Most Pagans have very close and personal relationships with their Gods. This is why ...
The gods8/6/2008
  Q: Do you really believe that there are gods on Mount Olympus? Have you ever felt the presence of these ...
  A: I have been to Mount Olympus. There are no actual Gods walking around there. It's not even that ...
Wiccan Symbology7/23/2008
  Q: I am becoming involved with a woman who has and does practice witchcraft. I do not know a lot about ...
  A: While there isn't really a specific symbol for love in the Wiccan religion, or in witchcraft (to ...
Wick Ah7/2/2008
  Q: In what way is Wiccanism related to ancient pagan religions? I have heard that in Wiccanism there ...
  A: Wow. This is a big order. I might have to charge you double. Luckily nothing twice is still nothing. ...
Where do you go?7/1/2008
  Q: I was just wondering where do you go to get a "wickening" ceremony done? What do they do in order to ...
  A: Generally these ceremonies take place in a natural setting or it could be done at the home. Look on ...
wicca6/27/2008
  Q: I've been studying wicca for five years now but I feel as if I'm getting nowhere. I've tried getting ...
  A: I am not sure where you want to go, but I find when people hit a plateau in their studies they are ...
Gods6/27/2008
  Q: Do the gods exist within our world, outside our world, or beside our world? ANSWER: Our Gods exist ...
  A: It is not clear whether ancient Greeks believed in reincarnation. It is clear they believed in an ...
Gods6/22/2008
  Q: Do the gods exist within our world, outside our world, or beside our world?
  A: Our Gods exist in the Universe. Some of them are part of our world and some reside in the upper or ...
severe negativity6/22/2008
  Q: My family moved to this area 2 years ago. We have experienced nothing but trouble (all kinds & ...
  A: First, you need to relax and take a deep breath. You may wish to do a ritual of letting go of the ...
Gods and Myths6/20/2008
  Q: Are the myths about the gods taken literally by modern Hellenic neopagans, since they portray the ...
  A: That is a very good question. The short answer is no, but that's not the complete answer. First, ...
How can I become a Wiccan?6/19/2008
  Q: First of all thank you for your time. I live in Honduras & I'm 15 years old, central America...most ...
  A: You may be able to find someone to help you at at http://www.witchvox.com I suggest you do some ...
Virtues6/19/2008
  Q: Do Hellenic neo-pagans value compassion, mercy, and religious tolerance? Because I read one website ...
  A: I am not aware of any such website and it somewhat surprises me. Let's not forget though that Greek ...
Do your actions truly effect what happens in life?6/14/2008
  Q: In asking a Wiccan about the belief that "if it harms none, do as you will," her response included ...
  A: I think a more accurate way of putting this is "Like attracts like". "If it harms none, do as you ...
ref4/26/2008
  Q: Good day, It has been said that some women cast spells on men and this is why men sometimes find ...
  A: There are lots of reasons why a man can become obsessed with a woman and magic is only one of the ...
candle magic4/21/2008
  Q: i have recently been practicing wicca, and performed a ritual. but for candle magic, i have the ...
  A: When you read a spell, think of it as a helpful guide, not a law. Spells that you create yourself ...
Wicca4/14/2008
  Q: I have a few questions about Wiccan belief. Firstly, is there one god or many, or one god that is ...
  A: Those are alot of questions, so I'll just take them one at a time. First, the Wiccan God and ...
I need help4/10/2008
  Q: I am wiccan and I have a Boyfriend that is not. Should I Be dating him. And I have some friends what ...
  A: There is no restriction in Wicca regarding who you should date. If he is critical of your religious ...
curses/spells3/27/2008
  Q: For the last three nights I cannot sleep. I feel a negative presence constantly around me. No ...
  A: The best thing you can do when you feel this way is to get plenty of vigorous exercise. I know that ...
Dragons3/23/2008
  Q: I new to the Wiccan Path and there is one thing that I haven't found an answer to. I would really ...
  A: Dragons are astral creatures and powerful symbols. They are not at this time actual physical beings, ...
wicca wedding3/17/2008
  Q: what are the words to the wiccan marriage ceremony?
  A: There are no hard-fast rules when it comes to what to say at a Wiccan ceremony, though this varies ...
wickening3/14/2008
  Q: My son & his wife want to have a wickening on their sons 3rd birthday. They have asked me to ...
  A: Although these things vary by tradition, there is usually a priest or priestess, sometimes there is ...

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