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Friday 12 November 2010

Pagans are on the march - but are they harmless eccentrics or a dangerous cult?

Dressed in long, hooded cloaks, the women stand in a circle around an iron cauldron. The chief witch sweeps her broom around the coven, making their circle a sacred space. A candle is lit, incense is burnt, and spells are mixed in the cauldron.
These are the witches of Weymouth, the latest foot soldiers in the march of paganism in Britain. And this ceremony marks the festival of Samhain — the turning of the year from light to dark. The Dorset women were last week hailed by the BBC as figureheads of ‘a reinvented religion’, as the corporation’s news channel devoted considerable airtime to the festival. At the same time, it emerged that the Metropolitan Police has produced a diversity handbook offering advice on handling witches and pagans. Officers are advised not to panic if they encounter a blindfolded person in the nude with their hands tied together. The book reassures them: ‘This is in accordance with ritual and has the full consent of the participant....Read More...