<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/">

	<channel>
	  <!-- main channel info -->
        <title>Earthbased News You Can Use</title>
        <link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/forums/9</link>
        <description>
        <![CDATA[ Check in here for News, Information, and Points to Ponder tailored to our interests. Hey! We can also use this
space to share and discuss other articles and interviews of interest! ]]>
        </description>

		<!-- optional elements -->
		<language>en-us</language>
		<copyright>Copyright 2011, Yuku</copyright>
		<managingEditor>feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster)</managingEditor>
		<webMaster>webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster)</webMaster>
		<!-- note: dates need to be RFC 822 formated "Sat, 07 Sep 2002 00:00:01 GMT" -->
		<lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:44:34 GMT</lastBuildDate>
		<generator>Kickapps Feeds 1.0</generator>
		<docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
		<ttl>60</ttl>

		<rating>
		{pics-1.1 &quot;http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html&quot; l gen true for &quot;http://yuku.com&quot; r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) &quot;http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html&quot; l gen true for &quot;http://yuku.com&quot; r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 ))
		</rating>
		<textInput>
			<title>Search</title>
			<description>Search Domain</description>
			<name>q</name>
			<link>http://yuku.com/search/direct/</link>
		</textInput>
		<!-- skip
		<skipHours>
			<hour>23</hour>
		</skipHours>
		<skipDays>
			<day>Monday</day>
			<day>Wednesday</day>
			<day>Friday</day>
		</skipDays>-->
		<!-- extensions -->


		<!-- channel items -->
		<!-- descriptions should be shorter than 500 char to be polite -->
		<!-- html shoud be stripped or escaped -->
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Wiccan Denied Clergy Status in Virginia ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8338/Wiccan-Denied-Clergy-Status-in-Virginia</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ [The following is a guest post from&nbsp;Literata Hurley. Literata is a Wiccan priestess, poet, and the aologian. Her work has appeared in several anthologies and&nbsp; periodicals, including Mandragora,&nbsp;Queen of the Sacred Way,&nbsp;Anointed,&nbsp;W...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8338/Wiccan-Denied-Clergy-Status-in-Virginia">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8338</guid>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:44:34 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Worldwide Summer Solstice Celebrations Mark Longest Day Of The Year ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8334/Worldwide-Summer-Solstice-Celebrations-Mark-Longest-Day-Ye</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The official start of summer and the longest day of the year arrives on June 20, bringing with it a smattering of festivals and special events in cities from Santa Barbara to Stockholm. Celebrating the summer solstice—when Earth is most tilted toward th...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8334/Worldwide-Summer-Solstice-Celebrations-Mark-Longest-Day-Ye">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8334</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:24:52 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Unprecedented Blooms of Ocean Plant Life ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8325/Unprecedented-Blooms-of-Ocean-Plant-Life</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ June 8, 2012: &nbsp;Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as unexpected as finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. A NASA-sponsored expedition named ICESCAPE punched through three-feet of sea ice to find waters richer ...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8325/Unprecedented-Blooms-of-Ocean-Plant-Life">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8325</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:27:39 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Mayan Elder, Ajq'ij, Explains Mayan Calendar and 2012-2013 Changes ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8320/Mayan-Elder-Ajqij-Explains-Mayan-Calendar-20122013-Chan</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ As reported by Michael RuppertI have heard a tremendous amount of fiercely-charged arguments lately about what people "say" about what the Mayan calendar says. Tirades and epithets are being thrown as we speak and much of that over things that aren't in t...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8320/Mayan-Elder-Ajqij-Explains-Mayan-Calendar-20122013-Chan">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8320</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:39:05 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Physicist Finds Out Why "We Are Stardust..." ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8308/Physicist-Finds-Out-Why-We-Are-Stardust</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ ScienceDaily (June 25, 1999) — When Joni Mitchell, in her song "Woodstock," sang, "We are stardust..." she was being factual as well as poetic. Every element on earth, except for the lightest, was created in the heart of some massive star.And the heavie...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8308/Physicist-Finds-Out-Why-We-Are-Stardust">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8308</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:31:48 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Book of the Dead fragment found in Australian museum ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8278/Book-of-the-Dead-fragment-found-in-Australian-museum</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Visiting Egyptologist discovers valuable papyrus fragment in collectionAncient Egyptians created burial manuscripts known as books of the dead and filled them with spells they felt would help them in the afterlife, as well as images depicting the deceased...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8278/Book-of-the-Dead-fragment-found-in-Australian-museum">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8278</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:38:41 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Lightning Medicine Cloud, Omens, and American Indian Issues ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8277/Lightning-Medicine-Cloud-Omens-and-American-Indian-Issues</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Jason Pitzl-WatersOn April 30th a very rare, non-albino, white buffalo calf was found dead, slaughtered by unknown individuals. The calf’s mother was also killed, poisoned by whoever killed the calf. The calf, Lightning Medicine Cloud, born at the La...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8277/Lightning-Medicine-Cloud-Omens-and-American-Indian-Issues">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8277</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:12:51 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Could the U.S. give up Mount Rushmore? Iconic site is on list of 'sacred lands' UN says must be returned to Native Americans ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8272/US-Mount-Rushmore-Iconic-site-list-sacred-lands</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By&nbsp;Snejana FarberovA UN human rights official is urging the U.S. to turn over control of lands considered to be sacred to Native Americans, including the site of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the right...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8272/US-Mount-Rushmore-Iconic-site-list-sacred-lands">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8272</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:05:09 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ In Goddess We Trust: America's Spiritual Crossroads ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8271/In-Goddess-We-Trust-Americas-Spiritual-Crossroads</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Andrew GurevichCelestial choir! enthron'd in realms of light, Columbia's scenes of glorious toils I write.~Phillis Wheatley, To His Excellency, General WashingtonWho controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past.~G...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8271/In-Goddess-We-Trust-Americas-Spiritual-Crossroads">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8271</guid>
			<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 20:45:25 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ America Faces the Specter of Religious Apartheid ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8265/America-Faces-the-Specter-of-Religious-Apartheid</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Hrafnkell HaraldssonWe have seen this before: In Iraq, which we pretended to liberate from Saddam Hussein, who excluded all Muslims who disagreed with his form of Islam from power; In theocratic Iran; and in our close ally, Saudi Arabia; and in Syria, ...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8265/America-Faces-the-Specter-of-Religious-Apartheid">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8265</guid>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:17:34 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Naked Men Started Flat Fire In Wiccan Ritual To Get Rid Of Negative Vibes ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8264/Naked-Men-Started-Flat-Wiccan-Ritual-Rid-Negative-Vibes</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Two naked men started fires in a flat as part of a pagan ritual to get rid of “negative vibes”, a court heard.Aftab Mughal went to see Terence Williams for advice and the pair decided to burn away the negativity using lit newspaper as part of a Wiccan...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8264/Naked-Men-Started-Flat-Wiccan-Ritual-Rid-Negative-Vibes">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8264</guid>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:11:15 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Beliefnet News Conflates Paganism and Harry Potter with Witchcraft Killings ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8263/Beliefnet-News-Conflates-Paganism-Harry-Potter-Witchcraft</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Jason Pitzl-WatersA good news blogger will often try to spot trends and underlying issues in the stories of the day, using the strengths of the format to make links, provide more depth, and uncover nuances overlooked in the big headlines. However, some...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8263/Beliefnet-News-Conflates-Paganism-Harry-Potter-Witchcraft">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8263</guid>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:47:00 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ The Catholic League and Supression of the Press Today ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8262/The-Catholic-League-and-Supression-of-the-Press-Today</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Posted by N4CM Authors, Highlights, Stephen D. Mumford 26 Apr 2012Editor’s note: Given this November’s US presidential election and the Catholic Church’s immense stake in the outcome, we are publishing a series of excerpts from N4CM Chairman Dr Step...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8262/The-Catholic-League-and-Supression-of-the-Press-Today">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8262</guid>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:38:23 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Druid Banner Rescued From Somerset Attic To Go On Show ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8253/Druid-Banner-Rescued-From-Somerset-Attic-To-Go-On-Show</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ A 14ft (4m) banner used to promote the work of a Druids' society in a Somerset town is to be exhibited after lying in an attic for more than 80 years.The silk banner belonged to the Bridgwater Independent Druids' Friendly Society and was rescued from the ...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8253/Druid-Banner-Rescued-From-Somerset-Attic-To-Go-On-Show">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8253</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:02:12 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Teaching Paganism in British Schools? ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8243/Teaching-Paganism-in-British-Schools</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Jason Pitzl-WatersMuck-raking (and hugely successful) British tabloid The Daily Mail reports on the Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education’s (SACRE) syllabus for schools in Cornwall, saying that it encourages the teaching of modern Paganis...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8243/Teaching-Paganism-in-British-Schools">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8243</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:46:30 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ DC's Pagan Library Offically Opens Its Door to the Public ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8242/DCs-Pagan-Library-Offically-Opens-Its-Door-to-the-Public</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Maria AquilaSaturday evening the Open Hearth Foundation (OHF) officially launched the OHF Pagan Library. This ground breaking event marks the opening of one of the first Pagan libraries in the country that houses a physical collection of books, periodi...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8242/DCs-Pagan-Library-Offically-Opens-Its-Door-to-the-Public">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8242</guid>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:37:08 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ And After Double Maths It Will Be... Paganism: Schools Told To Put Witchcraft And Druids On Re Syllabus ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8238/Double-Maths-Paganism-Schools-Told-Witchcraft-Dr</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Jonathan PetreCornwall Council has told its schools that pagan beliefs, which include witchcraft, druidism and the worship of ancient gods such as Thor, should be taught alongside Christianity, Islam and Judaism.The requirements are spelled out in an a...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8238/Double-Maths-Paganism-Schools-Told-Witchcraft-Dr">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8238</guid>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:07:46 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Time for the United States to Apologize ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8225/Time-for-the-United-States-to-Apologize</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ By Tex Hall, Chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa &amp; Arikara NationWhen Columbus got lost in America, he found healthy, thriving native peoples. Within 100 years, the civilizations he first met were decimated. In North America, north of Mexico, the pre-Colu...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8225/Time-for-the-United-States-to-Apologize">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8225</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:55:46 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ A Journey Through Contemporary Pagan Studies ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8220/A-Journey-Through-Contemporary-Pagan-Studies</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ While covering last year’s American Academy of Religion’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco one recurring theme I noticed when attending the sessions for Contemporary Pagan Studies, and listening to more informal discussions, was how scholars could bett...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8220/A-Journey-Through-Contemporary-Pagan-Studies">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8220</guid>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:54:40 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
		<item>
			<title><![CDATA[ Follow Winegarner’s Rules When Reporting on Pagan and Minority Religions ]]></title>
			<link>http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8217/Follow-Winegarners-Rules-Reporting-Pagan-Minority-Reli</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Journalist Beth Winegarner has written an excellent how-to piece for Poynter, an institution dedicated to improving journalism, on covering stories that may involve Santeria, Palo, Paganism, or other esoteric religions.While the whole piece is well worth ...<br /><a href="http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8217/Follow-Winegarners-Rules-Reporting-Pagan-Minority-Reli">Read More</a> ]]></description>

			<!-- optional elements -->
			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Cerredwen)</author>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://avalonoftheheart.yuku.com/topic/8217</guid>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:45:19 PST</pubDate>
			<!-- extensions -->

		</item>
    <!-- end items -->

  </channel>
</rss>
