{"id":7257,"date":"2015-06-02T15:28:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T21:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2015-06-02T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T21:29:43","slug":"a-wicca-center-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7257","title":{"rendered":"A Wicca Center in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ace of Cups coffee bar and occult-supply shop (Daily Mail).<\/p><\/div>\n

There is a long tradition of metaphysical bookstores and occult-supply shops serving as the public face of Pagan groups. “Owner Wine Kongsorn said he opened the caf\u00e9 in a bid to unite the community of Wiccans in Bangkok.”<\/p>\n

And exactly how is “Wiccan” defined in Bangkok? The source is the (UK) Daily Mail<\/em>, which is not known for careful reporting on new religious movements.<\/a> Sounds like a great research opportunity for someone in Pagan studies.<\/p>\n

But the Ace of Cups also serves cappucino, so I’m in.<\/p>\n

Just more evidence that Ronald Hutton was right in labeling Wicca the first world religion to spring from England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is a long tradition of metaphysical bookstores and occult-supply shops serving as the public face of Pagan groups. “Owner Wine Kongsorn said he opened the caf\u00e9 in a bid to unite the community of Wiccans in Bangkok.” And exactly how is “Wiccan” defined in Bangkok? 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