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		<title>The Man Who Put a Spell on Trump: Interview w/Michael M. Hughes</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2017/02/man-put-spell-trump-interview-wmichael-m-hughes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 21:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michael M. Hughes describes himself as a “writer, speaker and magical thinker.” He has published novels, short stories and numerous articles on various occult and esoteric topics, including the tarot, Dungeons and Dragons, UFOs, and occult references in popular media (his work on decoding the first episode of True Detective is particularly notable). Recently, Hughes posted [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Witchery and the Women&#8217;s March</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2017/01/witchery-womens-march/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[activism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[witches]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of protesters will be gathering to march in Washington, DC on Saturday, and similar marches will be taking place in cities across the country. Some of the largest events will be in New York City, Los Angeles and Boston, but smaller cities are also planning similar events. The energy being galvanized by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Yuletide Movie Watching: Beyond the Basics</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/12/yuletide-movie-watching/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 03:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter solstice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yule]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I know these days that “seasonal” TV watching seems to start at the beginning of the month (October for Samhain, December for Yule), but some of us are WAY too busy to begin our holiday binge-viewing until the actual holidays are upon us! So if you have missed all the animated Christmas specials and old-timey [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Real Witches Are Going to Love (or Maybe Hate) The Love Witch</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/11/why-real-witches-are-going-to-love-or-maybe-hate-the-love-witch/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 05:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anna Biller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan Films]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Satanic panic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  Witches are a hot topic lately, as savvy political essayists have shown. But the witch’s popularity in media has exploded since 1999’s The Blair Witch Project; though it’s a shame the latest reboot in the franchise is so ham-fisted and awful. Both Hollywood and indie efforts have been exploring pagan and occult narratives in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hillary Clinton is Not a Witch&#8230;or is She?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/11/hillary-clinton-is-not-a-witch-or-is-she/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[halloween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nasty women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pagan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Salem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salem Witch Trials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samhain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffragettes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witch hunt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witchcraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witches]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who better to discuss the witchy proclivities of our democratic candidate than another witch? If you’re paying attention, you may have noted that the witch archetype has been discussed a bit more than usual during the recent Hallowe’en season. And now, on the eve of the Samhain cross quarter (when many witches celebrate the Celtic [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Connecticut School Cancels Hallowe&#8217;en, Citing &#8220;Respect for Religious Beliefs&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/10/connecticut-school-cancels-halloween-citing-respect-for-religious-beliefs/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2016 13:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[occult]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sabbats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samhain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Satanic Panic]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Craft]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[witchcraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witches]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[An elementary school in Niantic, CT has canceled its Hallowe’en festivities citing a number of reasons, including “safety concerns” as well as “respect for religious and cultural beliefs.”  That means no costume parade (a practice that has a long tradition in many American schools, including the one I went to in central NY), and no [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Gavin Frost, author and lecturer on modern witchcraft, has died</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/09/gavin-frost-author-and-lecturer-on-modern-witchcraft-has-died/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I learned today from my friend Jo Frost that her father Gavin Frost has passed away. Gavin had been having health issues in recent years and had been scheduled for surgery this week. He was 86 years old. Gavin leaves behind his wife of more than fifty years, Yvonne, also his partner in writing and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Were So Many Pagans Fooled by that &#8220;New Pagan Holiday Stamps!&#8221; Article?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/07/why-were-so-many-pagans-fooled-by-that-new-pagan-holiday-stamps-article/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2016 03:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Beltane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harvest Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan Films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wicker Man]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[So. You saw it. Maybe you shared it. You had a feeling something was odd. Why is the image of a stamp from the UK, you wondered? Why are no major news outlets covering this story? Why can’t I find anything on Snopes? The Witches and Pagans website shared a short article from their website on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The New BLAIR WITCH Movie: Are We Excited?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/07/the-new-blair-witch-movie-are-we-excited/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blair Witch sequel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan Films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Blair Witch Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Woods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witchcraft]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Drop Everything But Your Pants! There’s a new sequel to The Blair Witch Project, slated to open in September. The news broke recently, as in, Friday night recently, when the trailer was shown at Comic-Con in San Diego, as reported by the Nerdist website (another genre-happy blogs and sites). The movie is called The Woods, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Bakery, a Christian Cult, and the Reach of Social Media</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/themediawitches/2016/07/a-bakery-a-christian-cult-and-the-reach-of-social-media/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peg Aloi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blue Blinds Bakery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian sect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Ground Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cults]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twelve Tribes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Blue Blinds Bakery in Plymouth, Massachusetts looks to all outwards appearances like a nice friendly family-owned business. It’s gotten great reviews for its food and service in major media outlets like the Boston Globe and, until rather recently, their Yelp page also contained many positive reviews for their friendly service and delicious fare. But the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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