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Violence, Children and Women
There seems to be a theme of violence in the news this morning, and before I attempt to wrap my head around the concept of idol-worship (stay tuned!) I want to talk about violence. The first regards a local story … Continue reading
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Tagged child abuse, circumcision, community, Dominican Republic, Escuela Caribe, female bloggers, gender issues, GLBTQI, harassment, intimidation, kidnapping, Pagan, Paganism, santeria, threats, values, violence, Violet Blue, women, WSBTV, ZDNet
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The Spiritual Component of Autism
The response to my last post on autism and Asperger’s really overwhelmed me. I didn’t expect to get such a positive response. I was literally bracing myself for the worst. The post seemed to touch a lot of people, particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, autism, community, Dr. Edward Hall, identity, Isaac Bonewits, Mohawk, Mysteries, Pagan, Paganism, religion, ritual, shamanism, spirituality, structure, values
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Solitary Again
My solitary experiment for the month of December has evolved in unexpected ways. It began as a way for me to focus on personal issues I was dealing with: the realization I have Asperger’s syndrome, some changes I was making … Continue reading
I’m No Little Lost Lamb
Months ago I told a friend I was thinking about writing a post on the tendency to preach a type of “sinfulness” or “lostness” in Paganism. Promoting the idea that we are little lost lambs waiting to be brought to … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Pagan, Pagan values, Paganism, Project Pagan Enough, sovreignty, spiritual, Truth
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The Final Episode of Big Love, the Goddess and Alternative Family
NOTICE: This post has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, S.O.P.A. and has been removed. I’d really like to write about HBO’s Big Love, the final season of which is now out on dvd. But we’re facing a world … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Love, blackout, community, family, Feminine Divine, finale, HBO, love, Mormonism, Pagan, Paganism, polyamory, polygamy, priestesshood, protest, SOPA, television, values
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A New Look at the Pagan Umbrella
Who is Pagan exactly? It’s a question we’ve struggled with for decades. Often this questioned is answered by how people identify themselves. But Cara Schulz has taken a different approach. She looked around and tried to find which essential common … Continue reading
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Tagged Cara Schulz, community, conservative, identity, interfaith, intrafaith, liberal, Pagan, Pagan values, Paganism, politics, values, wheel of the year
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A Brand-New Paganism
I spend a lot of time thinking about the differences between the many different traditions and forms of Paganism. It’s a lot to think about! One of the differences that keeps popping up in conversations, and causing some crossed wires … Continue reading
Solstice Eve
Have you ever stirred water in a glass and then tried to change direction? The current pushes back at you at first. I tried this exercise once in a swimming pool with a group of people. We all walked around … Continue reading
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Tagged community, current, Euangelion, holiday, laptop, Michael F. Bird, moon, new beginnings, Pagan, Paganism, sun, tides, winter solstice, yule
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The Jerk VS Bigotry Ratio
I’ve been watching the fall-out from the Halloran piece on The Village Voice since it was published. Every time I thought I had something to say about it, I would notice something else that would make me pause and cogitate. … Continue reading
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Tagged asatru, bigotry, community, Dan Halloran, heathen, heathenry, Pagan, Paganism, Steven Thrasher, The Village Voice, wicca
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