Why we need to explore our values and assumptions using internal work to unpack what can be stopping us from being present with the experience. [Read more…]
Socially Responsible Magic: How to lead and let go in your community
June 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One of the challenges of being a leader is knowing when to let go, and also knowing when to step back and let other people take the reins. [Read more…]
Social Responsible Magic: My Pagan Values … or just my values?
June 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A commentary on values and whether they really apply to categories of identification such as paganism. [Read more…]
Socially Responsible Magic: How Scarcity shows up in Internal Work
May 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
An exploration of how scarcity shows up in internal work and how we need to examine our scarcity mindset in order to understand how scarcity is present in peoples’ lives. [Read more…]
Socially Responsible Magic: The Value of Being your own Teacher and Spiritual Authority
May 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I am self-taught because I couldn’t find the answers I was looking for in the authority of other people or, for that matter, the authority of any type of being. I could only find the answers through my own work and through my willingness to invest authority in myself. [Read more…]
Can Business and Spirituality mix?
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Last week, I attended the first meeting of the Portland Pagan Society of Commerce, along with 6 other people. All of these people were, to one degree or another, involved in their own entrepreneurial work, identified as Pagans, and all of them wanted to find a way to support their business and the Pagan community. As I left the meeting, I asked myself the question, “Can Business and Spirituality mix?” [Read more…]
What Good is Magic, Anyway?
April 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The occult plays a significant role in Paganism. When I think of the occult, I think of magic, and while there are some movements under the Pagan umbrella that question whether magic is relevant to Paganism or to their specific traditions, I’m going to tell you why magic is relevant to me and what it is good for and why it isn’t an optional part of my spiritual path. [Read more…]
Socially Responsible Magic: My Journey to Stillness
March 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Each year I do a ritual working called the Elemental Balancing Ritual. I do it once a year and then do the daily work thereafter. It’s internally focused, for the most part; the idea being that I do the work to create balance with an element I’m working with. It’s hard work, for it involves facing and working through my own issues, and yet it is rewarding work because I feel that it has, on the whole, led to a more balanced and holistic approach to life. This year, I’m working with the element of “stillness.” [Read more…]
Socially Responsible Magic: Why We Need to Have the Hard Conversations
March 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Over the last year or so, the Pagan community has engaged in hard conversations dealing with issues including consent culture, sex positivity, and racism. These are important conversations, but they are also hard; in part because of what they make each person realize about themselves and in part because we look at our community–and where we fit into it differently–as a result of them. But, while these conversations are hard, they are also necessary. [Read more…]
Magician, know thyself! What is your intrinsic drive?
February 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
An exploration of intrinsic motivation and its importance work and service to others. [Read more…]
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