Harvest (Neopagan magazine)

Infobox Magazine
title = Harvest


image_size = 200px
image_caption = "Harvest" cover dated August 1992, Artwork by Persephone
editor = Morven
frequency = Eight issues a year
category = Neopagan Zine
publisher = Morven
firstdate = November 1980
country = flagcountry|United States of America
language = English
finaldate = September 1992
finalnumber = Vol 12 No 8

"Harvest" was an American Neopagan magazine, published eight times a year between 1980 and 1992.

"Harvest" began in 1980 as a grassroots, homemade zine. Over its twelve-year publication run it grew to be a 42 page, professionally printed magazine with international distribution and news stand sales. Published out of Southboro, Massachusetts, USA, "Harvest" served both the New England and International Neopagan communities. In an era before mainstream access to the Internet, and before the creation of the world wide web, Pagan magazines such as "Harvest" provided crucial opportunities for networking, sharing of information, and the development of the international Neopagan community.cite journal |first=James |last=Tedford |title=Pagan Publications |journal=Utne Reader |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |issue= |date=July/August 1989 |pages=136–7 |id=ISSN 8750-0256]

In an Utne Reader feature on Pagan publications, author James Tedford wrote,

In comparison to other Pagan publications of the time, Tedford continued,cquote|"Harvest" offers fewer writings on astral travel and past-life regression, choosing instead to focus more on simple ways to celebrate the changing of the seasons and translate the imagery of pagan myth into your daily life."Harvest" also has a political consciousness. Articles in past issues have discussed the links between the pagan and Green movements, pagan involvement in local environmental and anti-nuclear movements, and ways to use ritual, meditation, and other spiritual skills in political work.

In addition to covering the more common traditions of Neopaganism, such as Wicca, "Harvest" also gave a forum to some of the emerging Polytheistic Reconstructionist movements.Lambert, Kym [K.L. ní Dhoireann] (1992) "Celtic God/Goddess Names", "Harvest", Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 4, Spring Equinox 1992, pp. 11-12. First use of "Celtic Reconstructionist" as tradition name.] Lambert, Kym [K.L. ní Dhoireann] (1992) "Religious Reconstruction Revisited", "Harvest", Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 7, Lughnasad 1992, pp. 12-13. ] A number of Neopagan authors had their first publication in Harvest, and the letters column provided an active forum for the development of community consensus on terminology and other issues of importance to Neopagans in the '80s and '90s.Hinds, Kathryn "Letters" p.11; Jimahl "Macro Magic" p.20; Morven [editor] "Harvest", Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 6, June 1992. All three have now published books.] Hopman, Ellen Evert, "Herbal Medicine Threatened with Extinction?" pp.19-20 "Harvest", Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 7, August 1992. Author has now published multiple books.] [Harrow, Judy (1985) " [http://www.draknet.com/proteus/rede.htm Exegesis on the Rede] " in "Harvest", Southboro, MA, Vol. 5, Number 3, Oimelc 1985. Retrieved 2007-02-26. Author has now published several books.]

In "", Margot Adler described "Harvest" as:

"Harvest" was founded by publishers, writers and editors Morven and Brenwyn. After Brenwyn left, Morven became the editor in chief. At the end of 1992, Morven retired from the staff to pursue her own writing. Respecting Morven's ownership of the name, the staff continued publishing quarterly for the next six issues, renaming the magazine "Tides". Morven continued to serve in an informal capacity as an advisor to the new incarnation of the magazine.Morven "Editorial" pp.2-3; Darcie "Change, Stability and the Coming of Tides" p.3; Paul P (for the "Tides" staff) "About Tides" p.3-4 "Harvest", Southboro, MA, Vol. 12, No. 8, September 1992] "Tides", Boston, MA, Vol 1, No. 1, Samhain 1992 -- Vol 2, No. 2, Imbolc 1994]

See also

* Factsheet Five
* Green Egg

References