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Yes, I know you're somewhere not far from me. It's a good store for gifts or things for yourself, sells all the cool stuff, lots of books, candles, incense, CDs. I bought my daughter a banner for her room/apartment with the seven Chakras in Sanskrit. She is a linguistics major and will appreciate it, I think.
Red Bank is a good place to visit, park your car, and walk around looking in the shops.
Yes, I know you're somewhere not far from me. It's a good store for gifts or things for yourself, sells all the cool stuff, lots of books, candles, incense, CDs. I bought my daughter a banner for her room/apartment with the seven Chakras in Sanskrit. She is a linguistics major and will appreciate it, I think.
Red Bank is a good place to visit, park your car, and walk around looking in the shops.
Yes, I like Red Bank. Haven't walked around yet this iteration, but it's on my list. I use to take my son to a similar store called Milk and Honey (not NJ). There was enough stuff for him to look at that it kept him occupied while I shopped for crystals, books, etc. .
I reside in West Tennessee where there isn't a large pagan community, although our numbers seem to be growing. I attended the Michigan 22nd Annual Witches Ball last October with a friend who resides in Michigan. Over 500 people attended this semi-formal gala. I met a very eclectic and friendly group of people who follow many pagan paths including Asatru, Druidism, Heathenism, Wicca and Witchcraft. People were attired in traditional semi-formal wear, medieval, renaissance, kilts and steampunk garb. The largest concentration of pagans in Michigan seems to be in the communities surrounding Detroit (e.g. Royal Oak, Ferndale, Ann Arbor and Yspilanti) There was also Witches Bazaar held at the same venue the day of the event. The Bazaar featured well over one hundred vendors selling altar supplies, jewelry, clothing, books, etc. It was a great weekend and I met some wonderful people in this diverse group. It was well worth my drive from Tennessee.
Back when www.witchvox.com was still active site, one could look up lists of states in USA, countries, cities see how many pagan members. They mention Facebook but I do not have FB.
Read some years ago a text about many pagans living in Sedona, Arizona.
NYC and the suburbs. Philadelphia. And just based on a combination of what I hear and read, plus observation -- Portland (and Oregon state in general), Boston, San Francisco, and the Twin Cities. NJ has a surprising number, but they can be harder to find and connect with than in large cities, and also are often quieter and/or less out of the "broom closet" than those in many other areas.
NYC and the suburbs. Philadelphia. And just based on a combination of what I hear and read, plus observation -- Portland (and Oregon state in general), Boston, San Francisco, and the Twin Cities. NJ has a surprising number, but they can be harder to find and connect with than in large cities, and also are often quieter and/or less out of the "broom closet" than those in many other areas.
As a lifelong Jersey resident, I disagree. I think they tend more to just be walking around among everyone else and no one cares. I have a friend who was ordained an Episcopal deacon. I attended the ordination. One of her spiritual sponsors and closest friends is a long-time practicing Wiccan. Everybody knows it, and nobody cared.
There's an organization called Waterspirit in Monmouth County that fights for the health of the planet's water, particularly the oceans. It's run by an order of Catholic nuns. I've attended their solstice and equinox events, which are straight-up Pagan and a lot of fun.
The "new age" shop where I buy stuff, which I've mentioned on here before, is a popular place. It's on a main drag in a town with a busy downtown area, and it's been there for more than 25 years.
Perhaps because of Jersey's diversity in race and religion, people are kind of "so what?" about their Pagan neighbors, as they are with their Hindu and Muslim and whatever-else neighbors.
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