Since When Were Will and Grace Pagan?

July 5, 2012 By
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On the last day of the Eight Winds Festival, an hour or so before heading to the airport, I sat around the fire with my fellow ADF members and participated in a discussion with the Senior Priests about the future of ADF's Dedicant Path (DP). For those not involved with the organization, the DP is a means of introducing people to ADF's cosmology, philosophy and common ritual format, and it is the first step in a course of study that can eventually lead to priesthood. There was a moment in the … [Read more...]

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On the Nature of Salvation for Pagans

November 21, 2011 By
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The conversation born out of my last post has been, by far, one of the most stimulating dialogues to take place on Bishop In The Grove. My mind is a flurry with thoughts of Gods and Goddesses, mysticism, my own need for a deeper and more engaging practice, and -- for the first time in several years -- Jesus. The "J" word may freak out some Pagans. In fact, I know it does. Jesus is a trigger. He brings up a lot of old hurt for many in our community. I wish it wasn't so, but it is. I relate to … [Read more...]

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Holy Crap… I think I may be a Wiccan

November 9, 2011 By

So I'm talking with one my best girlfriends this morning, pacing around her kitchen as she cooks up some kale, and I'm telling her the story of me being told by a women that, "Women, by nature, understand the Goddess better than men," or that, "There's just something about women that makes it easier for us to understand human emotions," or some other such gender-stereotypical malarky. I told her how there was going to be this paradigm shift from God-centered spirituality to … [Read more...]

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