For the past two and a half years I have run a message board and chat focusing on Paganism and Wicca. I am always surpirsed by the number of people who are curious about us and use the internet to gather information. I am also dismayed by the amount of just plain bad information out there.

Amyway, I try to provide accurate information, answer questions, foster intelligent debates on a variety of topics, and add a lot of humor and fun to it all. We have people of many different paths who have become active members, including Christians, and so far we have been able to maintain an atmosphere of mutual respect and tolerance.

Recently I came up with a series of 4 quizes that people have had a blast with--I almost always add one off-the-wall choice to the answers. It's been a great teaching tool with newcomers, and everyone likes to take part.

Here's a compulation of them, presented for your enjoyment-- hopefully you will get a chuckle or two out of them

Yes, of course you already know the answers LOL

Brightest Blessings

Raven Gilmartin

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1 .Immanence means:

1. all persons are born with psychic talents
2. deity exists everywhere
3. all people have been reincarnated
4. the inability to achieve an errection
   
   

2. Polythesism is

1. belief in more than one tradition of Wicca
2. the practice of having more than one spouse
3. belief in more than one deity
4. the practice of teaching parrots to recite Wiccan chants
   
   

3. A "stang" is

1. an herbal aphrodisiac
2. an oval stone with a hole in the center, representing the Goddess
3. a forked stick representing the Horned God
4. what you feel after being scourged
   
   

4. A "show stone" is

1. a small stone crushed at a handfasting
2. a polished ball or stone used for divination
3. a stone monument to a patron deity
4. a Witch who wears too much jewelry
   
   

5. Animism is

1. the belief that everything is the universe is alive and contains spirit
2. the practice of using psychic gifts to communicate with animals
3. the belief that one can communicate with departed souls
4. the practice of drawing satirical cartoons of your High Priestess
   
   

6. "Grounding " means

1. crushing herbs with a mortar and pestle
2. dedicating oneself to a coven
3. forming an energy flow connection with the Earth
4. a punishment for drawing satirical cartoons of your High Priestess
   
   

7. CUUPS stands for

1. Commission of Universally United Pagans
2. Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans
3. Compassion, Unity, Unrelenting Power, and Strength
4. Campground for Undeniable Ugly Panthiests
   
   

8. A "cowan" is

1. someone who is not a Witch
2. an initiate to a Dianic coven
3. a ritual performed to bless and purify a new house
4. a cauldron used to boil "eye of newt"
   
   

9. A "Rite of Passage" is

1. a ritual marking a transition in life
2. a protection spell for travelers
3. a special invitation to a private ritual
4. an herbal remedy to elieviate constipation
   
   

10. At Litha the Holly King defeats the

1. Mistletoe King
2. Oak King
3. Rowan King
4. Atlanta Braves
   
   

11. A "sigil" denotes

1. a lucky amulet
2. a healing spell
3. a representative symbol
4. an ocean bird
   
   

12.The Elusinian Mysteries feature:

1. Pan
2. Demeter
3. Freya
4. Seigfried and Roy
   
   

13. A "Cone of Power" is

1. the building up of energy to be sent out
2. a diagram of the leadership structure of a coven
3. a spell which enhances psychic abilities
4. a tall, pointy black hat
   
   

14. Branwen is

1. a Celtic goddess of the land
2. a Norse goddess of grain
3. a Russian goddess of birds
4. a Pagan breakfast cereal
   
   

15. "Lughnasadh" is pronounced

1. Lug'-na-sad
2. Loo'-na-sa
3. La-naz'-ah
4. I-da'-no
   
   

16. COG stands for

1. Celebration of Gaia
2. Creative Occult Gatherings
3. Covenant of the Goddess
4. Crazy Ol' Gardner
   
   

17. Dr. Leo Luis Martello was

1. the co-founder of Reclaiming
2. the founder of the Witches Anti-defamation League
3. the founder of the Oak, Ash and Thorn tradition
4. an archeologist who uncovered a temple to Thor in ancient Iran
   
   

18. Bel is

1. the Irish god of the lyre
2. the Scottish god of music
3. the Celtic god of fire
4. the Welsh god of jam
   
   

19. The Summerland is:

1. the place where one's soul rests after death
2. one's personal retreat, visited during meditation
3. the location of standing stones in southern France
4. the vacation home of the Goddess Kali
   
   

20. Witch Hazel is

1. an herb used commonly for it's astringent properties
2. a spell invoked to ward off evil
3. an ointment used to invoke visions
4. a convener whose job it is to clean up after a ritual