The loudest voices in our wider society scream that there is only one God and he stopped speaking two thousand years ago. The second loudest voices scream that there are no Gods and that anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional. Meanwhile, those of us who have experienced one or more of the many Gods know that they are alive and they are speaking. Read more
Author, podcaster, and chaos magician Gordon White has died. Gordon and his work were very important to me as I was moving into public Paganism. And then things changed and I distanced myself from him. I think that story is worth telling. Read more
In recent years Walpurgisnacht has become a solitary observance for me, a time for meditation and journeying. At this year’s Walpurgisnacht, I heard five messages for me and my spiritual practice, but that I imagine will be relevant to many others. Read more
Ivy Corvus’ new book “Chaos Magic: A Complete Beginner’s Guide” is a good, short, easy to read introduction to chaos magic. It's the book I wish I had when I first heard about chaos magic and wanted to give it a try. Read more
Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate how far we’ve come in cleaning up our environment, and to remind ourselves what we can accomplish when we work together. It’s also an opportunity to look at the stories we tell ourselves about the Earth, Nature, and our relation to it all. Read more
I can’t pretend all this doesn’t bother me and I question the ethics of those who say they can. I will remain an engaged citizen, but I don’t expect politics will save me. What I can do is to be the best Pagan, polytheist, witch, and Druid I can be. Read more
Sometimes you can’t see what’s coming. Sometimes you can’t plan your way around trouble. Sometimes you just have to trust that you’ll be able to handle whatever comes up, because you’re intelligent and competent and you have resources you can draw on. Read more
I’ve created and presented a lot of rituals. I’ve participated in some excellent rituals led by others, and I’ve participated in some truly bad rituals. I’ve learned from all of them. Based on that experience, here’s what it takes to make a good ritualist. And also, here are the best ritualists I’ve seen. Read more
Proto is the story of the origins of the Proto-Indo-European language and how it spread and evolved into one of the major language groups of the contemporary world. It’s also the story of humans doing what humans do: move. Read more
No equivocation. No psychological jargon. No fear you might be rejecting the materialist assumptions of the mainstream world and someone might accuse you of believing in “woo.” Do you believe we can create change in accordance with will? Read more
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