The Persistence of a Polytheist
Call it dedication. Call it devotion. Call it stubbornness. I’m calling it the persistence of a polytheist. Call it what you will. I’m going to keep doing what I’m called to do. [Read more…]
Nine Things I Think
Nine Things I Think: two new books, The Wild Hunt, the Presidential debate, camping, and news on my own book. [Read more…]
Mainstream Paganism
I’m happy to see Pagan concepts and values make their way into the mainstream culture, but I’m much less happy to see mainstream concepts and values influencing Paganism. Considering the size difference between Paganism and the mainstream, it’s not hard to guess which one will have the greater effect on the other. [Read more…]
Why I Don’t Work With Saint Cyprian
Reclaiming our ancestral heritage is one thing. Praying to someone who gave up that heritage because he saw an opportunity for power in a new religion is quite another. [Read more…]
Lessons From a Broken Flower
Something that could have been beautiful tried to rise too far too fast without the support it needed, and now it is no more. [Read more…]
I Do Believe In Mercury Retrograde! I Do, I Do, I Do!
There’s nothing like first-hand experience to change your beliefs – all of a sudden I’m a firm believer in Mercury Retrograde. [Read more…]
The Return of the Dark
As we approach the Autumn Equinox and as we get ready to celebrate Mabon or whatever your tradition calls this point on the Wheel of the Year, take a few minutes to appreciate passing from the Light Half to the Dark Half. [Read more…]
Druids, Polytheism, and Impermanence
What do an OBOD camp and the Buddhist principle of impermanence have to do with conflict in the Polytheist Movement? In my case, quite a lot. [Read more…]
Building Our Polytheism
In a local, face-to-face group, you quickly learn what’s worth fighting over and what isn’t. Online, all we have are discussions. We don’t have to work together to plan the next public ritual. So there’s nothing to keep us from letting honest religious disagreements turn into taking things personally… or into making them personal. [Read more…]
My Religion is a Religion of Relationships
As anyone who has ever been in any kind of a romantic partnership will attest, relationships require work. Fail to do that work and the relationship will crumble. The same is true of our religious relationships. [Read more…]
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