The members of the circle
are still Some move slowly in
place while others bang on
tambourines Some witches
hold finger cymbals similar to
those of a belly dancer's as
they chant, calling back and
forth to one another
Carole Queen a promi
nent witch in F.ugene
until her recent move
to the Bay Area, talked about
the power generated by
ceremony in an interview last
year
"If you feel like you are
plugging into the power of the
universe then that's power
Maybe the atheists are nyht
Maybe there is no power in
the universe but if I think
there is then there is
"So we .can be as skeptical
as we possibly want to be and
still have that power that we
can call up within ourselves
Basically it's a matter of self
confidence." Queen said
Some negative stigmas
have been attached to wit
chcraft by people who have
abused the power found in
the Craft says Samantha
"There are two kinds of
power, power over and
power with A person with
'power with' assumes authori
ty of his or her own life Peo
pie who have power over'
have a need deep in their soul
that in order for him or her to
feel safe he or she has to feel
powerful over others "
There are some people
possessing "power over
traits in politics and witchcraft
"Satanism has neither (trait)
because it is strictlv against the
Church." Samantha says
The main objective in
witchcraft Is established by the
standard law of the Craft "An
ye harm none, do as ye will,'
That's the only true law of
Wicca." Queen said
There are some people
who add an element of
revenge, but the intent is
never to harm The intent is
to stop harmful actions."
Samantha says
People who practice black
magic will get their lust
rewards, according to Queen
as it is believed in the Craft
that "anything you do will be
returned to you three times
"It is the Rastern concept of
karma. If you go messing
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The full-moon has been the subject
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Mtisi people have heard
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witches. and lovers exult in the
full-moon And. perhaps, you
suspect your roommate of ac
ting more crazed than usual
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• The Dow Jones Industrial
Average lends io be higher
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• Suicide attempts are more
Miee^sMul «<hcn the imam is
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• Deviant voting patterns are
associated with a lull imam
• I'arihqu.ikcs are triggered by
phases ol the imam.
• Mtamlighi stimulates the
pineal gland, activating more
enzymes and htvrinones.
These theories are just a
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imam research projects that
have hecn going on in recent
sears The mysterious imam
has captured the imagination
not only ol primitive cultures,
medievalists ami occultists, but
jlso ol scientists.
Mtam mythology has surviv
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ple behave strangely when the
ima>n is full."
Amaher survey found lhai
74 percent of the psychiatric
nurses at one mental institution
believe the moon affects men
tal illness. In fact, the word
'lunatic' is derived from
'luna\ the l-atin word for
moon.
Many ancient cultures saw
the moon as a Icnuilc goddevs.
Some cultures, such as the an
cient Greenlanders, believed
standing in moonlight was an
aid to fertility. The moon s
association with feminity and
fertility probably sprang from
the correlation between the
moon's cycle and menstrual
cycles
Witches put a lot of stock hi
moon magic The full-moon is
considered best for white
magic and beneficial rites, but
the waning moon represents
dark, destructive forces Black
magic and sorcery arc believed
to he- at then prime during the
dark moon. Ghosts arc also
said to rattle through the coun
tryside on moonlit nights
Scientists have attempted to
link the moon's phases to
precipitation patterns,
biological tides within the
human body. electromagnetic
forces and air ions W'bat has
all this intriguing research
established*
Not much. jt least in the way
of concrete facts.
For every study that suggests
homicide rates or admission
rales to psychiatric hospitals
tuntp during the full-moon,
there are counter studies with
opposite conclusions. Scien
tists continue to debunk each
other's statistical methods in
moon-influence studies, and
the speculation continues.
One researcher reported
people do strange things during
the new moon, crescent moon
and the quarter-moon. In other
words, people do strange
things, period
Dr James Kemp of the
University astronomy depart
rnent is also skeptical ot the
moon's effects on human emo
lions. "People are indoors too
much they don't even know
what the phases ot the moon
are. so how could it influence
them?" he asks.
Better not take any chances
Be wary if you notice your
roommate looking wild-eyed
on Nov. 16. when the next full
moon is due And remember, a
rabbit's foot is more potent if it
comes from a rabbit killed in a
graveyard on a full-moon
night
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