On every full moon, rituals such as the one described above take placeon hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in ordinary houses. Writers,teachers, nurses, computer programmers, artists,lawyers, poets, plumbers,and auto mechanics - women and men from many backgrounds cometogether to celebrate the mysteries of the Triple Goddess of the Danceof Life. The religion they practise is called Witchcraft.
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