Respondents favourite Sites

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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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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    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

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    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.

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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

  • High content, yet gorgeous, and from the heart

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    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

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

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

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    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.

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    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.

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

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

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    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

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    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

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

  • Lots of good accurate info and great links.

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

  • Full of information, well designed, have many good links

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    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.

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    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

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

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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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    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

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

  • I'm a member of both these organizations

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

  • Dragons Domain is my Site

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    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

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    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.

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

  • This page has a nice cross section of different information

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

  • my favourite Pagan store

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    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

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    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

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

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

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

  • Good info

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

  • its mine

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

  • lots of good info and links

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

  • is an amazing pagan website

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    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

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

  • my own personal site

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

  • Full of information, well designed, have many good links

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    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

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    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

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