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Working Polytheism Part 2: Means
Polytheism is not a mere belief. To be real, it must be practiced, and then...
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Hermes and the Spirits
It the world alive? For most of the ancient world, the world itself was alive...
May 2016
May 11, 2016
Hermes in Service
As our community matures, we are inevitably producing priesthoods and with that, laity. This happens...
April 2016
April 05, 2016
Hermes at War
Conflict is inevitable. How we deal with it is one of the greatest measures of...
March 2016
March 09, 2016
Hermes in Action: Professional Life
A God is as a God does, and Hermes is no exception. How this applies...
February 2016
February 10, 2016
The Mind of the God: the Power of the Question
To know Hermes is a lifelong task. Bounded approaches provide entry points and structures with...
January 2016
January 13, 2016
The Speech of the God and The Value of Deliberation
Today our commentarial tradition is fast and furious. If a weakness can be seen in...
December 2015
December 09, 2015
Forming the God
Gods arise to our experience in response to need, being the embodiments of Divine Providence....
November 2015
November 19, 2015
God Work
Is it enough to worship the many Divinities we know? For our maintenance, our simple...
September 2015
September 08, 2015
Cultural Paganism and a Primordial Pantheon: 0 to Many
I don’t do cultural Paganism. I worship the Gods I’ve come to know. My commitments...
August 2015
August 12, 2015
Genus before species: What are the Gods?
Polytheism is a consequence of knowing more than one Deity. Who and what are these...
July 2015
July 15, 2015
Welcome At the Herm
The purpose of this blog is to express, explore, and reflect upon a long term...
March 2014
March 12, 2014
Institutions in Paganism: the Coin is for All
Counter culture, or up and coming? Are we a religion of individuals or do we...
February 2014
February 19, 2014
Pantheon Foundation: building 21st Century Pagan infrastructure
Pantheon Foundation, a California non-profit religious corporation providing IRS group exemptions for Pagan organizations, developing...
January 2014
January 15, 2014
Monist? How are you using the word?
I’ve been noting over that past year the use of the term monist to designate...
December 2013
December 18, 2013
Restoration Reviewed
This is the twelfth post of the Pagan Restoration blog, a worthy time for reflection...
November 2013
November 19, 2013
Leadership is Relationship
Leadership is a two way street. Those who lead only do so because of those...
October 2013
October 16, 2013
How Pagans can Save the World: the Pagan Restoration
Civilization totters; it needs a new Hierophant to show forth the Sacred, the values that...
September 2013
September 18, 2013
Why Pagans Can Save the World
Magic-users know that every problem invokes its own solution. I submit that we Pagans were...
August 2013
August 21, 2013
Who is Pagan?
‘Pagan’ has a vague and confusing definition that keeps us from understanding who we are...
July 2013
July 17, 2013
Pagan Ministry: Serving the Pagan People/s
Ministry is fundamentally about serving the ‘congregation,’ in contrast to being primarily about serving the...
June 2013
June 19, 2013
Pagan Priesthood: Setting the Table, Restoring the Way of the Gods
Priesthood in the ancient world was a call to service and a coveted honor. The...
May 2013
May 15, 2013
Restoring Idolatry to Iconolatry
The ancient icons of the Gods were destroyed in order to break worshippers' contact with...
May 08, 2013
Pagan Restoration in New Format
As of June 2013, Pagan Restoration will appear in this space on the third Wednesday...
April 2013
April 17, 2013
Toward the Pagan Restoration of Sacrifice
It is time for Pagans to restore sacrifice to its ancient and central place in...
April 03, 2013
Why I Am Pagan
In 200 words or less, why is Sam Webster Pagan?
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