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PAGAN RESOURCES GUIDE
by Tira Brandon-Evans
This guide is meant to be a resource for all pagans seeking to establish connections in their own communities and also for those who wish to broaden their horizons and learn what is going on in the pagan communities in distant places. Each listing begins with the title of the resource. The number of times per year that the publication is issued follows. Next there is a comment on what sort of format the resource is published in. There follows the price per single issue and the price for a year's subscription. Then the address is listed and following that is a short comment or review. Finally, the rating is given in the last word or words of the review.
EXAMPLE:
Great Pagan Magazine, The (This is the title or name of the resource.)
Issues Per Year: 4 (This is the number of times it is published each year.)
Format: Full Format - Glossy Cover (This describes what the publication looks like.)
Price Per: Single - £2.75
Annual - £10 to UK/£12 EUR/$25 US TO USA/£15 RoW
(The Price Per - above - has information regarding the price per single issue and for an annual subscription. This section may also contain some information in regards to how that payment should be made.)
Address: PO Box 123, Anywhere, Someshire, SN10 2TS, UK
(The Address section contains the address of the resource and may have some other information regarding how your correspondence should be addressed.)
This is an interesting publication. (The comments and review are below the address.)
Good. (The final words, such as Good, Very Good, Very Very Good, Excellent, etc. are the rating given the publication by the reviewer.)
HELPFUL HINTS:
(If you already know everything there is to know about IMO's, IRC''s, SAE's, SASE's and exchange rates you should skip this section.)
Most listings will state a variety of ways in which the publication may be ordered and paid for. £5 UK to UK/$7 US to USA, for instance, means: If you live in the UK you may send £5 to the address to order the publication and if you live in the USA you may send $7 in US Funds. RoW means Rest of World. A listing that states £5 UK/£7 USA & Canada/£10 RoW means: If you live in the UK you should send the publisher £5; if you live in the USA or Canada you should send the publisher £7 (or equivalent - see following paragraphs); if you live anywhere else in the world other than the UK, the USA or Canada, you live in the Rest of World and should send the publisher £10.
SAE & SASE:
SAE, means Self-addressed Envelope. SASE, means Self-addressed Stamped Envelope. A Self-addressed Envelope is an envelope on which you write your own address and then send to someone so that when they reply to you they can use your envelope and save themselves time and expense.
A Self-addressed Stamped Envelope - SASE - is a SAE on which you have placed a stamp. If you live outside of the country to which you are sending the SASE the stamp will not be honoured by the foreign post office. For instance, if you live in the USA and send a SASE with a USA stamp on it to Canada, Mexico, Britain, Eire, France, Australia, New Zealand, or anywhere in the world other than the USA the posties in that country will not honour the USA stamp because USA stamps are for mailing letters inside the USA. This is the same for Canadians. Canadian stamps are for mailing letters inside Canada. UK stamps are for mailing letters inside the UK, etc.
IRC:
So, how does one send a SASE to a person in another country? One purchases International Reply Coupons - IRC's - from one's local post office. When the person in the other country receives the IRC they can take it to their local post office and be given one first class postage stamp of that county. In remote areas of the US and Canada one may need to order the IRC's from the post office and wait for them to arrive. An IRC is much more expensive than a stamp. Each one may cost several dollars or pounds.
POSTAL MONEY ORDERS:
NEITHER BANKS NOR POST OFFICES WILL CASH FOREIGN POSTAL MONEY ORDERS. If you live in any country other than the one to which you are sending the money do not send a Postal Money Order. The folks who recieve it will not be able to cash it and they will have to go to the trouble of returning it to you. I know what some of you may be thinking, "But Postal Money Orders are sooooooooo safe. She MUST be mistaken. Surely banks anywhere in the world will cash Postal Money Orders from MY country!" I assure you this is not true. Foreign banks will not cash a Postal Money Order from your country. Foreign post offices will not cash a Postal Money Order from your country. If you still think I am mistaken call you local Post Office, tell them you have a foreign Postal Money Order and ask the Post Person if they will cash the Money Order. Next, call your bank. Tell them you have a foreign Postal Money Order in foreign funds. Ask them if they will cash it. 99.99% of the time the answer is, "No". If your bank is among the .01% who will cash a foreigh funds Postal Money Order, ask them if there will be a service charge. You will be shocked and surprised at the service charge! Do not send anyone outside your own country a Postal Money Order, they won't be able to cash it. So, how do you send money to another country? You go to a bank and purchase an International Money Order (IMO).
IMO & CASH EQUIVALENT:
The banks in most countries do not like cashing foreign currency cheques (checks) and charge their customers large service charges to do so. Therefore, if you are sending money to some other country you will need to go to your bank and ask them to provide you with an International Money Order - IMO - in the amount required. So, if you live in the USA or Canada and you are sending money to the UK you should go to your bank and ask them for an International Money Order in the amount that you wish to send. If you are sending £5 (5 Pounds Sterling) you should ask the bank service rep to give you an International Money Order in that amount. You should be aware of the fact that £1 was equal to about $1.60 US dollars or $2.45 Canadian dollars on March 26, 1999 when this article was written. International currency rates change from day to day. One day a £ may be worth more than $1.60 US or less than $1.60 US. Your bank will know what the rate is. Your bank will probably charge you an additional service fee for the IMO.
If all of this sounds incredibly complicated, you may wish to just send cash. You must, however, call your bank to find out what the exchange rate is for that day. Here is a calculation to show you how to figure out how much money to send. Let's say the subscription rate on a magazine published in the UK is £1 per year and you live in the US and want to send US cash. The bank tells you that £1=$1.60. You should send $1.60 to the UK publisher. Most subscriptions are more than £1. Let's say the subscription is £5 and the exchange rate is £1=$1.60. You will then need to multiply $1.60 x 5, which equals $8.00. So you should send the UK publisher $8.00 in cash. If you are on-line, Yahoo! has a neat foreign exchange utility at www.yahoo.com. But please remember that sending cash through the mails is not guaranteed to be safe and you may lose your money. Neither the author, EarthsongS, the publisher, nor the Society of Celtic Shamans recommends sending money through the mails nor will the above named bear any responsibility if you do so and your money is lost in the mails. The decision is yours.
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PAGAN MAGAZINES
3rd Stone: The Magazine for the New Antiquarian
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: Full Format - Glossy Cover
Price Per: Single - £2.75
Annual - £10 to UK/£12 EUR/$25 US to USA/£15 RoW
Address: PO Box 961, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2TS, UK
Highest quality publication dedicated to the study and preservation of sacred sites and monuments of Scotland, Britain, Cornwall and Wales. Excellent articles reflecting the highest degree of research and scholarship but written in such a way as to make otherwise dry subjects lively and interesting. Great pictures and illustrations. Excellent!
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Ace of Rods: Wiccan/Pagan Contact Magazine
Issues Per Year: 8
Format: 8½x11 - Centre Stapled
Price Per: Single - £1.25
Annual - $35.00 to USA and Canada
Address: BMC Akademia, London, WC1N 3XX, UK
"Personals" ads and directory of (mostly UK) Pagan Publications. If you are seeking contacts in the UK pagan community, this is definitely the magazine for you. Interesting.
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Beltane Fire
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: 8½x11 - Centre Stapled
Price Per: Single - £1.50
Annual - £5.00 to UK/£10 RoW
Address: 22B Dane Road, St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0QW, UK
A magazine that should interest Wiccans and all those interested in the paranormal, containing a mixture of British and Woden Tradition along with news, reviews and articles. Good.
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Broom Cupboard
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: 8 ½x11 - Corner Stapled
Price Per: Single - N/A
Annual - £8 to UK/£10 Eire and Europe/£12 Rest of World
Address: BMC Writer, 27, Old Glouchester Street, London, WC1N 3XX, UK
International multimedia publication for esoteric writers, poets, publishers, illustrators and performance artists. It includes poems, article and short stories. Published by the Association of Esoteric Writers, the Broom Cupboard is especially interesting for those who are writing and working in the arts and seeking contacts and exposure. Good.
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Catbird Seat
Issues Per Year: 3
Format: 8½x11 - Centre Stapled
Price Per: Single -$4.50 US
Annual -$13 to US/$14 to Canada/$18 to RoW
Address: PO Box 506, Tolland, CT, USA 06084-0506
The 'zine that examines nature, the forces of the universe and humankind's ambivalent relationship with all of it. They publish new poets. Well produced and attractive.
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Cauldron, The
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: Full Format
Price Per: Single - N/A
Annual - £8 to UK/£9.20 Sterling IMO to Eire/£9.95 Sterling IMO to EUR/$20 US bills to USA/$25 CDN bills to Canada/$25 AUS notes to Australia/$35 NZ notes to New Zealand
Address: Mike Howard, Caemorgan Cottage, Caemorgan Road, Cardigan, Ceredigon, West Wales, SA 43 1QU, Great Britain.
(Do not write 'The Cauldron' on the envelope or decorate the envelope with pentacles or pagan sigils. No open post cards please.)
A nicely produced publication with some interesting art. The Cauldron is strong on tradition and lore, contains excellent news stories and good reviews. It is one of the oldest pagan publications. Very Good!
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Celtic Connection, The
Issues Per Year: 10
Format: Newspaper
Price Per: Single - N/A
Annual - $30 CDN to Canada/$45 US to USA
Address: 916 West Broadway, Ste. 741, Vancouver, BC. Canada, V5Z 1K7
Although The Celtic Connection is not a pagan publication, per se, it is a wonderful journal for those who want to keep in touch with what is going on in the Celtic world today. The ancient traditions are acknowledged in each of the eight seasons and there is a strong emphasis on Celtic culture past and present. Excellent.
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Children of the Earth
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: 8½x11 - Centre Stapled
Price Per: Single - N/A
Annual - 60 Francs or $9.15 Eurodollars or Equivalent in Cash or International Money Order
Address: 1 Allee des Emerandes, 85220, Landerville, France
Very sensible, strongly earth-based pagan traditions. The Children of the Earth is published in France but there is a mostly English language edition. This is a small but very good magazine with an emphasis on authentic tradition. A free contacts column is provided for subscribers. Very good.
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Circle Network News
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: Full Format - Glossy Cover
Price Per: Single - $5 US to All of World Annual - $19 US to US Bulk Mail/
$25 US to US, Canada & Mexico First Class/$34 US to Europe Air Mail/$38 US to RoW Air Mail
Address: PO Box 219, Mt. Horeb, WI, USA, 53572
Published by Circle Sanctuary, a legally recognised Shamanic Wiccan Church based in Wisconsin in the USA. To contact the Circle Sanctuary Click here! This beautifully produced publication contains excellent articles and great art work. The Circle Net News is one of the major Pagan publications worldwide. Excellent.
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Comhairle: Journal of Comharili Cairde
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: Full Format - Glossy Cover
Price Per: Single - £3
Annual - £20 includes associate membership in Comhairli Cairde
Address: BCM Writer, 27, Old Glouchester Street, London, WC1N 3XX, UK
The Comhairli Cairde is an informal gathering of friends whose aim is to provide a wide base of genuine information for all occult traditions. Their journal, Comhairle, is dedicated to those of all paths and traditions, this includes the Left-Handed Paths. An attractive magazine with some very good articles. There are some strong, muscular opinions expressed in this publication. Very good.
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Dragon's Breath Review
Issues Per Year: 12
Format: 11x17 - One Folded Sheet
Price Per: Single - SAE + 2 IRC
Annual - £2.50 to UK/£4 Europe/£5.50 RoW
Address: 13 Hazely Combe, Arreton IOW, PO30 3AJ, England
Listings and reviews of small press publications devoted to Wiccan/Pagan/New Age/conspiracy theory and other popular esoteric topics. Weird and wonderful.
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Dragon Chronicle, The
Issues Per Year: 4
Format: Full Format - Glossy Cover
Price Per: Single - £2 to UK/$5 US to RoW Annual - £7 to UK/$15 US to RoW
Address: PO Box 3369, London, England, S26 6JN, UK
A journal of interest to all who love and appreciate dragons. The Dragon Chronicle is written for those who have an affinity with dragons and those who follow the path of the sacred dragon. I found the articles very interesting. There was also some good poetry and news along with reviews and amusing cartoons. All in all, very good.
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Dragonsphere: The Scrying Glass of Esoteric & Strange Publishing
Issues Per Year: N/A
Format: 8½ x11 - Centre Stapled
Price Per: Single - SAE/IRC
Address: PO Box 3369, London, England, S26 6JN, UK
Reviews of esoteric small press publications. The small press review of Dragon's Head Press. Very Good.
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Earthsongs: The Journal of the Society of Celtic Shamans
Issues Per Year: 4
Published On-Line Only: Go To Earthsongs
Nicely produced magazine published by the Society of Celtic Shamans. Features articles, stories, and shamanic journeys related to the Celtic tradition and the Faery Faith. As this reviewer is also the editor and publisher of EarthsongS no rating is given.
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