"The Craft and the 'Web"

Respondents favourite sites

The following list is compiled from the responses given to the "what are your favourite sites on the Internet?" question of the "Craft and the 'Web" survey; a study aimed at discovering the ways in which the Internet serves the global Pagan community and delivered over the Internet between December and March 1998.

The references are sorted into those which were quoted most often, then alphabetically by the title of the site. The comments included with each reference are taken from the respondents replies.

Title: Pagan Federation
URL: http://www.paganfed.demon.co.uk/
Ref.'s: 15
Type: Organisation:- Info, Contacts, links, news
Comments:

Its one of the most comprehensive whats on
Keep me informed on current issues, or have interesting links to other pages, and must be well designed with ease in obtaining information
Great starting point for exploration
lots of info., locally, national, international, etc
Gives a clear explanation of Pagan ideas to those who may not have encountered them before
Pagan Federation for home info
Such a gold mine of info, and links to other sites. Nice to contact others who share the same things as I do
very well designed.
Many useful resources, good information, up to date news about the Pagan/Wiccan community

Title: Witches' Voice
URL: http://www.witchvox.com/
Ref.'s 14
Type: Organisation:- News Info, Contacts links
Comments:

ABSOLUTELY rocks. I'd recommend it to ANY pagan on the net, without reservation. And send 'em money, they need it to keep going, and the work they're doing is critical.
I enjoy the Witches' Voice site because of it's many different articles and areas
Strong and accurate information without sensationalization
Keep me informed on current issues, or have interesting links to other pages, and must be well designed with ease in obtaining information
Informative and well-written
lets me voice my own opinion or read what other Pagans are concerned about(not fluffy crap, but real life issues) from Pagans being prosecuted by the religious right fanatics(for what ever reason) to the scientific debate on nurture vs. nature issues
Best around

Title: Earth spirit Community
URL: http://www.earthspirit.com
Ref.'s: 8
Type: Organisation.
Comments:

good to look at, or My favourite organization
informative
I think the EarthSpirit list is beautifully done. I am a member of that organization so I like keeping up with their activities, but even for my friends who aren't it is full of interesting writing, information about events and people and images that I enjoy
Good info, easy access, attractive
Well presented, informative
Strong and accurate information without sensationalization

Title: Covenant of the Goddess
URL: http://www.cog.org
Ref.'s: 7
Type: Organisation.
Comments:

Well, COG was the first I found and I just really like the set-up and information/links
good to look at, or informative
They are doors to information and concrete reliable contacts
like going home.

Title: Avatar Search
URL: www.AvatarSearch.com
Ref.'s: 6
Type: Search engine
Comments:

A wide range on information can be accessed quickly
It can be a great starting place, as is AvatarSearch
There what assisted me in my info search
They not only have the most information that is easily accessible, but varied

Title: Witches Brew
URL: http://www.witchs-brew.com/
Ref.'s: 6
Type: Store
Comments:

it has a lot of links to more information
Witch's Brew is an invaluable resource for magickal workings, etc
They not only have the most information that is easily accessible, but varied.
The Witch's Brew gives me insight on how to organise a book of shadows, gives me great spells and candle/color association charts and other things for the beginning Solitary Witch.

Title: Circle in the Sand
URL: http://www.raccoon.com/~aiko/pagan.html
Ref.'s: 3
Type: Links and info
Comments:

Circle in the Sand, though weak, does offer a wide variety of stuff. Entertaining.
Up to date information
They have many link sites so I do not have to go blindly on the WWW trying to find sites

Title: Covenant of UU Pagans (CUUPS)
URL: http://www.cuups.org
Refs.: 3
Type: Organisation.
Comments:

Strong and accurate information without sensationalization
Breadth of information

Title: David & Geoff's Home on the 'Web
URL: http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/6643
Ref.'s: 3
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

Because it's clever and fun, and it's one of the rare sites on gay paganism. And Geraldines pictures are ace!
Because this is a gay oriented site built from people who know the lifestyle

Title: Pagan Best of the Web
URL: http://members.tripod.com/~pagan_best/
Ref.'s: 3
Type: Links & Awards
Comments:

Many useful resources, good information, up to date news about the Pagan/Wiccan community
There is loads of stuff and updated

Title: Pandora's web
URL: http://www.sanctum.net/pandora (now: http://www.topacio.com/pandora/groups.html)
Ref.'s: 3
Type: Store, Organisation.
Comments:

Pandora's Bookshop is whose study groups I keep track of and where I signed up for the Cauldron's and Broomsticks listserv. It sends out a quarterly newsletter that I find very informative
Informative, 'friendly', well structured

Title: Arachne's Web
URL: http://www.cascade.net/arachne.html
Ref.'s: 2
Comments:

informative, useful
most info I have found as well as good links to teen wiccans

Title: Atho's Pagan Files Collection!;
URL: http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/3568/index.html
Ref.'s: 2
Type: Resources informative

Title: Church of All World's
URL: http://www.caw.org/
Ref.'s: 2
Comments:

Excellent information and links
Many useful resources, good information, up to date news about the Pagan/Wiccan community

Title: EarthWisdom
URL: [not known]
Ref.'s: 2
Comments:

High content, yet gorgeous, and from the heart

Title: Isaac Bonewits' Homepage
URL: www.qed.net
Ref.'s 2
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

Isaac Bonewits's webpage is fantastic, even if you don't agree with everything he says! The authors CARE about their sites, and it shows. Depth of information by people who make an effort to communicate

Title: Janus Gate
URL: [not known]
Ref's: 2
Comments:

Informative and well-written
Informative, 'friendly', well structured

Title: OBOD Web Page
URL: [not known]
Ref.'s: 2
Type: Organisation
Comments:

Keep me informed on current issues, or have interesting links to other pages, and must be well designed with ease in obtaining information.

Title: Pagan Awareness League.
URL: [not known]
Ref.'s: 2
Type: Organisation.

Comments:
The Pagan awareness league is trying to launch a much needed network in the USA. I like their goal.

Title: Pagan digest
URL: [not known]
Ref.'s: 2
Comments:

a quick look at other's ways of thinking and doing.

Title: Pagan Parenting Page
URL: http://www.pagan.net/~jaz/pparent
Ref.'s: 2
Type: Resources
Comments:

I am a new parent, and was eager to see what other Pagan parent do. I also liked the homeschooling links.
most info I have found as well as good links to teen wiccans

Title: UK Pagan Mailing List.
URL: [not known]
Ref.'s: 2
Type: Mailinglist
Comments:

UK-PML is an excellent large scale contact group which includes not just statements or information (such as up and coming Pagan events) but also a lot of personal viewpoints and opinions. This makes it a good, varied source of information on Pagan activities

Title: Witches League for Public Awareness, Salem Mass.
URL: [not known]
Ref.'s: 2
Comments:

Lots of good accurate info and great links.

Title: [not known]
URL: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/trash_lodge/main.htm
Comments:

Full of information, well designed, have many good links

Title: [not known]
URL: http://www.compassnet.com/gmullen/Pagan/charge.html
Comments:

this is one of my favs because it's very informative and has a lot of excellent links to other sites.

Title: [not known]
URL: http://www.grind.isca.uiowa.edu/info/religion/Wicca/magic.laws
Comments:

Gives the laws of magic that many Pagans either don't know about, or choose to ignore

Title: [not known]
URL: www.imbus.org
Comments

It is a very literate site. A useful resource on Celtic cultures and Celtic Reconstructionism.

Title: Summerlands
URL: www.summerland.org
Comments:

That is the web site of the church I am a member of. It serves as a good source for local events

Title: Where the wild things are...
URL: http://geocities.com/~lynna/
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

Because of the wide variety of practical and theoretical information available and the unique character of each site

Title: Alexcia's Web
URL: http://www.westol.com/~klinder/alexcia.htm
Comments:

They not only have the most information that is easily accessible, but varied.

Title: alt.pagan
URL: alt.pagan
Type: Usenet group

Title: Arianna's Dance
URL: www.dance.com
Type: Commercial
Comments:

there is a Message Board style of Forum there, although I prefer the on-line Forums

Title: Circle sanctuary
URL: http://circlesanctuary.org
Type: Organisation
Comments:

I'm a member of both these organizations

Title: Dragon's Domain
URL: http://members.tripod.com/~SteeleDragon/index.html
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

Dragons Domain is my Site

Title: Dragonwood
URL: www.dragonwood.com
Type: Store
Comments:

Dragonwood was the first wiccan website that I ever found, and so I have stuck with it. I really like the page layout and their products give me ideas

Title: Eclectic witch
URL: http://www.witch.net/)
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

Well done and fairly comprehensive introduction to Wicca and Witchcraft. This was one of my first WWW sites I explored after I found the path.

Title: For all Mothers Children -
URL: http://pages.preferred.com/~username
Type: [unknown]
Comments:

This page has a nice cross section of different information

Title: Gypsy Moon;
URL: http://gypsymoon.com/
Type: Store
Comments:

my favourite Pagan store

Title: Lilith Silver Hair
URL: http://members.tripod.c...ilverhair/content2.html
Type: [unknown]
Comments:

Lilith Silverhair has the best pagan graphics I've seen so far

Title: Lunar pearls Pagan/Wiccan pages
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/3165
Type: links
Comments:

a web site that lists my favourites the info. they provide and they way they present it

Title: Moonscents & Magical Blends
URL: www.moonscents.com/welcome.html
Type: Store
Comments:

Different reasons, but they're all well done sites, informative, useful

Title: NeoPeagan Archive
URL: http://www.lysator.liu.se/religion/neopagan/
Type: Resources
Comments:

Good info

Title: Oldways
URL: http://www.oldways.org
Type: Organisation. Church
Comments:

its mine

Title: Sacred Grove (Order of Druids)
URL: http://www.grove.org
Type: Organisation.
Comments:

lots of good info and links

Title: Silver Cat's religious ramblings
URL: www.geocities.com/athens/8899/wic.html
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

is an amazing pagan website

Title: soc.religion.pagan
URL: soc.religion.pagan
Type: Usenet group

Title: Solitary Witchcraft
URL: http://members.aol.com/darkcirce/solitary.htm
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

beautiful graphics mixed in with some common sense

Title: South African Wiccan & Pagan Page
URL: www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/9106
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

my own personal site

Title: Stonehenge campaign
URL: http://www.algroup.co.uk/wpb/stonehen.htm
Type: Organisation.
Comments:

Full of information, well designed, have many good links

Title: Temple of Hecate
URL: www.pacificnet.net/~spectre/Temple/
Type: Temple space
Comments:

The second website above is a temple to Hecate. I visit it when I need divine guidance or just want to spend a few quiet moments with a deity.

Title: Thanatos' homepage
URL: www.umr.edu/~jdalton
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

Thanatos is a friend of mine, who brings wicca back down to reality for me sometimes.

Title: The Deoxyribonucleic Hyperdimension
URL: www.deoxy.org
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

It's so different from anything else I've encountered, and pulls me further along my path.

Title: Wiccan Grimoiric and Qabalistic philosophy
URL: http://members.aol.com/kheph777/index.html
Type: Personal HP and Links
Comments:

Because of the wide variety of practical and theoretical information available and the unique character of each site

Title: Widdershins (Seattle, WA, USA);
URL: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~sfpse/widdershins/
Type: Organisation and Newsletter
Comments:

Such a gold mine of info, and links to other sites. Nice to contact others who share the same things as I do

Title: Working Witch Web Page
URL: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8793/
Type: Personal HP
Comments:

Because of the wide variety of practical and theoretical information available and the unique character of each site

(D. Thompson; February 1999 - dthompson @ glos . ac . uk)
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