Approaching Folk Process in Modern Paganism
This website includes writings on syncretism (particularly information on the author's own blending of Kemeticism and Feri Witchcraft), religious purity, eclecticism, among other topics. It's also interesting to find a specifically Kemetic (as opposed to Wiccan) perspective on identifying so-called fluffy bunnies.

Book of Shadows
As one might expect, this site does include an online Book of Shadows, yet it is so much more than a typical smattering of stolen love spells, etc. Although Natalie, the site's creator, is not a Wiccan Witch, she has a great deal of information on Traditional (particularly Alexandrian) Wicca and on magical philosophy in general. {unfortunately, this site no longer seems to be online}

Bewitchweb
This is a wonderful, well-written site that explores such topics as spirituality, magic, and philosophy. Some of these topics are approached from a more academic standpoint (for instance, Rain defines various theological terms including henotheism, monolatry, polytheism, pantheism, etc.), while others are considered in a more personal way. Wicca and Kemeticism are discussed as religions, while she describes and presents Chaos and Satanism more as philosophies without a dependence on belief in Deity. For the moment, this site is fairly introductory, but I have a feeling Rain will continue to delve into these subjects furthur on her website. The design of this site is also quite lovely! {unfortunately, this site no longer seems to be online}

Breathless Noon
Amber has recently revamped her entire site in regards to its overall focus, content, and design. This website still contains lovely essays which can be more directly related to Wicca and Neo-Paganism as a whole, but it has now expanded its emphasis to address the broader scope of postmodern romantic theology. While I personally will mourn the loss of many of Amber's essays which are no longer available after this transition, her website is still a very worthwhile visit! Her essay Cultural Approbation and Responsible Eclecticism discusses some very important issues for eclectic Neo-Pagans. {unfortunately, this site does not seem to be fully functional at the moment}

Brigadoon - Traditional Witchcraft and Wicca
This website relates specifically to British Traditional Wicca i.e. the Initiatory, coven-oriented, hierarchical religion that can trace its lineage to Gerald B. Gardner. It contains ample quotations from primary sources including Gardner himself, Robert Cochrane, Patricia Crowther, Sybil Leek, and others. It also contains a number of great essays on the religious aspects of Wicca - be sure to read the essays on The Seven Tenets of Faith. Some of the pages here claim Wicca's myth of its own origins as fact, and it does have automatically loading background midis, but these annoying things are worth wading through to reach the other information.

The Cauldron
The Cauldron is a very extensive and informative Pagan forum. They have a very impressive selection of critical and intelligent articles on various Pagan paths including Witchcraft. This link is directly to the articles section, however, be sure not to miss their humor section or their considerable section dedicated to book reviews.

Catalyst Point
This page includes the many "Castings" of Catalyst, which are essays that are a combination of political and religious editorials and very intelligent rants. Many of these writings serve as a much needed call for maturity in the Pagan community.

The Ceili Sidhe Tradition Homepage
The Ceili Sidhe Tradition is one that honors specifically Irish Celtic Deities, yet defines itself as neither Wiccan nor Reconstructionist in the typical sense. Included on their website are a number of insightful articles about Wicca, Neo-Paganism in general, and the Irish Gaelic mythos. I particularly found their writings on the advantages of being culturally specific and having the dedication to learn the language of the culture whose Gods they revere to be especially interesting.

Dancing Down the Moon
This is the personal page of author Dianne Sylvan who recently published The Circle Within and The Body Sacred.This site has some great Eclectic Wiccan writings, as well as an illumination of the author's personal tradition called EarthDance. Dianne is perceptive, witty, and wonderfully blunt. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite Pagan websites.

Daven's Journal
Daven's site features a large selection of articles relating to Seax-Wicca, Druidry, magic, and other forms of Neo-Paganism ( his commentary What Makes a Fluffy Bunny? is probably the most comprehensive essay on why Bunnies are so detrimental to modern Paganism). It also includes insightful Pagan book reviews, an online version of "The Tree" - a collection of rituals written by Daven himself, and an introduction to Paganism.

Defending Eclectic Neopaganism
A fantastic essay which respectfully approaches the phenomenon of Eclectic Paganism.

Eclecticism
This is a link to a specific entry written by Elfwreck to the Yahoo! Group Amber and Jet, a forum for British Traditional Wiccans and Seekers of those traditions. In this particular entry, Elfwreck discusses what eclecticism really implies. Unfortunately, one has to have a Yahoo! ID in order to sign in and read this letter (you may, in fact, also have to belong to this group).

Gerald Gardner: The History of Wicca
Doreen Valiente
Both of these sites feature biographical information as well as essays, links, and other things relating to these two very influencial Neo-Pagan Witches. Of the two of these sites, the one relating to Gardner contains much more information.

The Glass Temple
Apparently, the Glass Temple is a rather large Wiccan site, however, I have only linked to the section with essays. Most of these essays are by Firewind (the site's creator), but there are also many others. I found many interesting and intelligent writings here.

The Great Machine
Ignoring the rather annoying automatically loading background midi, slighty confusing navigation, and poor color conbinations, this page actually includes some interesting information. I particularly found her writings on her relationship with the Egyptian God Set/Sutekh rather enlightening since not many see beyond the stereotype of Him as the Egyptian version of the Christian Devil, which is inaccurate. Hopefully she will add more content in the future!

HedgeWytchery
This site explores a tradition of Witchcraft steeped in the folklore and mythology of the pre-Christian British Isles. However, the emphasis in this case is not on Celtic cultural influences, but more on Anglo-Saxon and Germanic ones. HedgeWytchery, unrelated to Rae Beth's HedgeWitchcraft/Wildwood Mysticism tradition, features a series of erudite and lyrical essays relating to herbalism, animal lore, divination, and other topics.

History Repeating Itself
This is a brief, but compelling essay on the phenomenon of certain strands of so-called "Traditional Witchcraft" (I am not referring to British Traditional Wicca) and their claims to be a direct continuation of ancient European Paganism. It is written by Epsilon of the Ranting Witches. In light of those individuals who deride Wicca as newly created yet claim a history oddly similar to Wicca's pseudo-history, it's food for thought. If you would rather encounter an extremely blunt version of this article's argument, you could also simply view this comic: The "Traditional Witch".

House of Netjer
This is the main homepage of the Kemetic Orthodox Faith, a monaltrous religion that honors Ancient Egyptian Names/Netjeru (generally described as Deities by Pagans). There is a great deal of wonderful information about Ancient Egyptian religion, mythology, and language available here revealed by those who currently find deep meaning in them.

Isaac Bonewits' Homepage
This site features online transcripts of many of the writings by notorious Pagan Isaac Bonewits. There are a large variety of very intelligent essays about Druidism, Witchcraft, magic, polytheology, and fundamentalism available. You might recognize his Advanced Bonewits Cult Danger Evaluation Frame from other spots on the internet. While I certainly cannot agree with all of his opinions, many of his articles are informative and inspiring.

Janis Cortese's Spirituality Page
At first glance this resembles your typical beginners' Witchcraft site: Wiccans do not worship Satan, blah, blah, blah...but do not let this drive you off! Her section on "Rationalist Witchcraft", as she describes her tradition, is worth a look. If you tend to be more of a left-brained, analytical person with an appreciation for the scientific method and are interested in Witchcraft - this would be a site to read over.

The Lotus Garden
The essays here are wonderful and cover a wide range of relevant topics. This website was written and created from the standpoint of Dianic Wicce. Some have accused those who focus almost completely on a feminine view of the Divine of being unbalanced and akin to those religions who worship the male aspect while denying the female - Ari has a wonderful response to this argument: Goddess-Focused = reversed Christianity?

Medea's Chariot
I am very impressed with this site but also very disappointed that I had not discovered it earlier. Medea's essays and rants are absolutely wonderful and refreshing. She does not shy away from describing some of Wicca's darker aspects which are mainly avoided by other websites (if the creators of those websites are aware of them at all) including such practices as the Fivefold Kiss and ritual scourging. She is one of the few to address Wicca from a balanced standpoint.

Modern Egyptian Ritual Magick
Although the site title might allude to a heavy emphasis on ceremonial magic, in fact, I found it to consist of a great deal of information on ancient Egyptian religion, Deities, and mythology. It includes the author's personal reflections on encounters with various Netjeru, transcripts of rituals in the ancient Egyptian language, as well as writings on integral concepts of ancient Egyptian spirituality, for example Ma'at and Heka.

Morgan's Rites
Morgan provides many intelligent perspectives on Wicca....and is not afraid to express her opinions (no matter how harsh, truthful, and to the point). If you rely soley on Llewellyn's books for your Craft information, I suggest you visit Morgan's site and read her essay on the matter - quickly! (This page hasn't been updated in ages, but the essays there are still well worth your time!)

Mhor Rioghain - under construction
Wow. An intelligent, accurate, and interesting webpage created by a sincere Pagan teen! This is such a wonderful find since I was becoming pretty cynical about the state of Pagan pages created by teens (or by anyone, actually). Mellee lives in New Zealand, but even though our sabbats are reversed and when our toilets flush, the water swirls in the opposite direction, I feel like she is a kindred spirit. She has restored some of my hope in my own generation. (While both Mellee and I are no longer teenagers, I still appreciate her writings.)

Nature Religion for Real
This is a fantastic essay which calls into question the supposed "earth-centered" and "nature-centered" path of many North American Pagans. Written by Chas S. Clifton, it reveals an additional option to those of us who wish to focus our spirituality on the particularities of the land we live on without resorting to the wholesale adoption of Native American beliefs. This is a must read article.

The Obsidian Mirror
Although Obsidian's criticisms of Wicca and Neo-Paganism are sometimes brutally harsh and I certainly do not agree with him in every instance, he has a few of good points to make. Of course, his selections for the winners of the prestigious "Stupid Site Awards" are always good for a laugh.

Pagan Deism: Three Views
This is a compelling essay about the three main ways Deity is regarded in Paganism. Do you fall towards one vertex of the triangle, or do you find yourself somewhere in between?

Paganism at the Crossroads
Skytoucher's article describes Paganism as an Initiatory path and cautions against the dulling of our path which might occur with its growing popularity.

Per Ankh
This is the homepage of an associated group of Kemetic Temples. In addition to providing information on their particular branch of Kemetic Traditional Religion, they also provide an online forum for discussion, a modern calendar based on the traditional timekeeping of the ancient Egyptians, information on the Netjeru, a glossary of Kemetic terms, and a searchable directory.

Proteus Coven
This is the homepage of a coven led by author Judy Harrow. Their online library is absolutely fantastic!

Ranting Witches
If you are sick and tired of fluffy bunnies and seek an intelligent critique of modern Wicca, this is the site to visit! It features many excellent (and comical) essays.

Raven's Reflections
A simple, elegant, easily navigable site with excellent articles. I'm disappointed that I did not discover this site earlier!

The Realm of Dryadsage
A very lovely Wiccan site with a great selection of writings addressing such topics as solitary practice and the importance of a daily sense of the sacred. It also includes some interesting essays on Buddhism and Hinduism.

Reclaiming
This is the homepage of the Reclaiming Tradition of Witchcraft. (You may be familiar with one of its most prominent members, the author Starhawk). It includes an FAQ and other information specifically related to this Tradition as well as other essays.

Robin Wood
Robin's site has a lot to offer. It includes examples of her artwork (both traditional media and computer-generated), and a wide variety of essays on topics including Paganism, Pagan ethics, politics, and Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgendered issues. Well worth a look.

Sannion's Sanctuary
I have alluded to Pagan paths besides my own throughout this section, but I have done an admittingly poor job of doing so. I'm going to work on this problem of mine. Anyways, Sannion is a Hellenic Polytheist. His page is delightfully free of extraneous graphics or backround midis, but is composed of an amazing amount of wonderful written content. He has also added a section relating to his Kemetic practice as well. The research and the dedication that produced this site are phenomenal. And if you think I have a lot of links, you haven't seen anything yet!

StarFire Rising
This is the informative homepage of a Tradition within the Alexandrian Wiccan line. This website elucidates some of the basic aspects of Traditional Wicca. It features a number of pieces of traditional Wiccan liturgy, some historical essays, as well as recommended reading and links. Their essay on the various Kinds of Witchcraft is thorough and well-recommended, and their writings on the Wiccan Rede and Wiccan ethics are also quite good..

Sunfell.com
This website includes an amazing article which tells of the efforts of Sunfell, an out-of-the-broomcloset Pagan in the military, and others like her to have Paganism recognized as a legitimate religion by the US military. They eventually succeeded, although not without much sorrow. She also has a great selection of other Pagan writings (as well as some of the interesting pieces on Sekhmet I have ever read.)

A Time for Truth
This article by Margot Adler addresses the myth of Witchcraft history and calls for an honest look at our origins.

War Goddess.net - Enyo's Workshop
This website features a number of interesting and critical articles related to Wicca, Witchcraft, and other forms of Paganism ancient and modern. It also includes a few essays that may make you reconsider your thoughts about modern religious Satanism and religious freedom.

We Really Are Different
This is a great essay about the inherent differences between a Christian and a Pagan worldview. When we seek to find common beliefs between our faiths we often point out that we both share a desire to take responsiblity and recognize the importance of self-control. Yet the two religions have utterly different concepts as to what defines responsibility and self-control, this essay addresses these differences.

Who Cannot Hex Cannot Heal
This essay addresses a powerful concept in Witchcraft : a Witch who cannot hex cannot heal. It tells the story of Cholla, who created a very powerful curse in defense of the innocent and was ridiculed by other Witches for doing so. Cholla has some very good points about the nature of cursing (and about the cursing everyone does on an off-the-record basis), and the curse itself (which is included in the article) pulses with energy. I think this is a must read article.

Why Wiccans Suck
If you don't immediately flip out over the website title (Don't. . .at least proceed to read the subtitle!), this page is actually quite interesting, critical, and comical. The author has a number of really good points to make, although unfortunately s/he seemes to think that if it isn't hard-core high ceremonial magick, then it's hopelessly weak and fluffy. 4nongoths may actually be serving as a contemporary Wiccan gadfly. It's well worth a look, at least to view the Wiccan website parody.

Wicca: For the Rest of Us
A very thoughtful, complete, and well-referenced website featuring essays that combat the stereotype of Wiccans as air-headed New-Agey flakes. It also includes a Wicca 101 section that is quite nice and devoid of the pseudo-history that plagues much of introductory Wiccan material. A fantastic resource overall.

Witch in the Eyes
This site is not specifically focused on Witchcraft as a religion, however, most of the material on this site suggests a reverence for Nature and immanent Divinity that is very similar to concepts held in Wicca and in other forms of Paganism. This site contains beautiful prose as well as photography related to the path of the Witch.{unfortunately, this site no longer seems to be online}

Goddess-Talk approaches the "what is Witchcraft" question from a more theological standpoint and contrasts it with other well-known faiths. This article was written by Judy Harrow.

The BlessedWays Temple, a religious organization founded by authors Amber Laine Fisher and Dianne Sylvan, offers a free Wicca 101/102 Textbook in a number of formats (hint: look for textbook.doc and textbook.pdf!).

Principles of Wiccan Belief outlines in list form many of the common beliefs and practices of Wiccans.

Gamma's Helpful Wiccan Page answers the very, very basic questions about Wicca in an FAQ style format.

Witchcraft 101: So Ya Wanna be a Witch? is a very good place to look for advice and information if you are actually interested in becoming a Witch (or think you are).

While you're at it, please take the time to read about the10 Big Beginner Mistakes and Pitfalls.

Foundations of Wicca offers explanations of a number of the basic principles of Wiccan belief and practice. Be sure to also read Dianne's essay What All Beginning Wiccans Need to Know.

What NeoPagans Believe is Isaac Bonewits' no-nonsense essay listing and explaining beliefs held by many Neopagans (including Witches).

Perhaps the only introductory Wiccan site specifically geared towards teenagers that I can recommend is the Teen Wiccan Fishbowl

Dark Spirituality
The Need For Balance
This essay is about the current trend in many Wiccans to be all "light and love" (this is sometimes referred to as "Fluffy Bunny New Age Wicca" or "Bambi Wicca"), and how this denial of the darker aspects of Wicca is detrimental to our religion and indeed not in keeping with our philosophy of balance. The author has some ideas as to why such a rise in Fluffy Bunny Wicca has occured. A very interesting, relevant, and highly recommended essay all newcomers should read.

Reclaiming Darkness in Paganism - A Call to Balance
Dark Paganism
An Exploration of Dark Paganism
These are quite possibly the best sites related to Dark Paganism on the net, and are by the very same author no less: John J. Coughlin a.k.a. Dark Wyccan. The first two links are to specific essays, while the third, "An Exploration of Dark Paganism" contains articles, poetry, prayers, as well as a discussion board, links, and recommended reading. This site does contain some references to Satanism, although it is a separate religion from that of Paganism. However, the rest of the material on this site is wonderful and this site is not worth avoiding because of a few other references. I might also mention that he has a wonderful book out entitled Out of the Shadows which expands upon the theme of his website.

The Lilith Shrine
One woman's page dedicated to Lilith. It features articles, poetry, art, and historical information on this often misunderstood Goddess.

Paganach Dubh
The Darker side of Celtic Paganism: articles highlighting the dark archetypes in traditional Celtic myth and lore. (The original site seems to have disappeared, but someone has resurrected the articles on another page and has given credit to the original author).

A Short Meditation on the Dark Goddess
This is exactly what the title suggests: a short meditation. I enjoyed it, and you might as well.