Why buy the Beltane 2008 Edition?

White Dragon is one of the few pagan magazines aimed at the more knowledgeable and advanced magical reader. Instead of spells, rituals, cringingly naff 'poetry' and interviews with pagan 'celebrities', we specialise in well-written and meticulously researched articles and honest book reviews with a bias towards the academic and serious publishers rather than repetitive mass-market books churned out for the neo-pagan market.

In addition each issue contains a selection of historical, archaeological and environmental news items of pagan interest and relevance, readers' letters and an extensive listing of events up and down the UK.

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FEATURED ARTICLES

  • The Devil's Supper: The Land of Cockayne - In folklore and the evidence of the witch trials alike, extravagant feasting is an intrinsic part of the traditional image of the sabbat. Where does this image of feasting and plenty come from? Shani Oates takes a trip into medieval peasant utopias.

 

  • Witchcraft and the Inquisition - Popular belief, especially amongst many pagans, has it that the Inquisition was responsible for virtually all witchcraft accusations and witch trials in Europe. But just what were the connections between the Inquisition and prosecutions for witchcraft? Not as clear cut as you might expect, says Anthony Roe.
  • British Horned Gods - When pagans speak of "The Horned God" they invariably mean the antlered god Cernunnos. But stags, bulls, rams and goats have all turned up as variously horned and antlered gods in the British Isles and its near neighbours, as Blackbird Hollins reports.

 

  • Shortest Night, Longest Night - The summer solstice is the most popular festival for drawing pagans to spend all night out under the stars. Bryn Colvin discusses the practicalities, problems and rewards of the all-night midsummer vigil in the British climate.

FLAMING THE DRAGON

  • Readers' Letters

THE ENVIRONMENTAL SLOT - by Barry Walker

  • Food for Thought

ROWAN'S RANT

Editorial

 

BOOKS AND OTHER REVIEWS

  • THE WITCHES OF LORRAINE – Robin Briggs
  • THE FOLKLORE OF THE BLACK COUNTRY – Roy Palmer
  • A NEW HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT: Sorcerers, Heretics and Pagans - Jeffrey B Russell and Brooks Alexander
  • EXPLORING THE WORLD OF THE VIKINGS – Richard Hall
  • VAMPIRES, BURIAL AND DEATH: Folklore and Reality - Paul Barber
  • HOLY WELLS IN BRITAIN: A Guide - Janet Bord
  • ENTRANCED BY THE GODDESS: Folklore in North Indian Religion - Sudha Chandola
  • CELTIC GODS, CELTIC GODDESSES - R J Stewart
  • THE GODS WITHIN: The Pagan Pathfinders Book of God and Goddess Evocations - Jean M Williams and Zachary Cox
  • THE STOLEN CHILD - By Peter Donohue (Fiction)

 

ODDS ‘N’ SODS

    • Neanderthal treasure trove 'at bottom of sea'
    • Ancient Seahenge 'returns home'
    • Treasure hunter finds rare Carausius coins
    • Vikings did not dress the way we thought
    • Rare Roman fort found in Cornwall
    • Clay tablet identified as asteroid that destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
    • Discovery of possible fire temple in Iran
    • More Unique Finds in Cybele Temple in Bulgaria
    • Swedes find Viking-era Arab coins
    • Seahorses reach Thames
    • Practice safe crux