How often do we pose these questions to ourselves: What do I know about myself that others also know? What is hidden? What do I know about myself, but would rather keep a secret? What do others know about me, which I, however, am unable to recognize? Read more
Then dawn breaks, and patterns form, the map of the universe unfolds before you, and it isn't even a car you've been driving all along, but a tardis from Dr. Who, rendering time and space fluid and luminous. You can go anywhere you want to go, but you're on a one-way trip, never able to go home again. Try putting THAT white rabbit back into the hat. In my world “normal” is spectacular; “natural” will blow your mind. Who am I to question what you are perceiving? She who is without oddness, cast the first stone! Read more
It is our choice whether to live from fear or freedom. The Mysteries offer this teaching for those terrifying moments when our fear suffocates our freedom: loosen your grip, listen from the seat of your pants, and don’t worry, we are here. Read more
The first time I met White Sage was in the demonstration garden of my alma mater. I rounded the corner and heard angels sing as the sun opened the clouds and touched the softly rounded, large white leaves adorning Sage's sturdy thigh-high stalks. For years after I sought and coveted this velvet soft touch and scent. Read more
Patheos is doing a summer series called “Future of Faith in America”. The Pagan channel's spot will be up on August 26. In preparation for this event, our Managing Editor Jason Mankey has started a series for the month of august called “Why I'm Still a Pagan”. I think this is a brilliant topic, and I've really enjoyed the various responses so far. So to that end, here's why I'm still a Heathen. Read more
Maybe pagans walking to the beat of their own drummer isn't so bad. In this look at the future of paganism our differences turn out to be just as important as our similarities. Read more
Our bodies, ultimately, can be seen as the most constant place of our worship, the central location that we honor spirit from, and for some of us tattooing is a way to sanctify, bless, and acknowledge that space and the Gods and spirits who are served from it. Read more
Recently, I went to the Bristol Renaissance Faire. I used to work there in my teens and early twenties, and it's a place I used to feel was "home," a refuge from the outer mundane world. But, this time, a funny thing happened. A lot of the schtick wasn't funny anymore. Read more
So once again some bozo in some backwater police department encountered a case that squicked him out and for lack of a better explanation he assumed “them Wiccans did it.” Read more
The path I took from Christianity to Devotional Polytheism was guided by a need for direct interaction with deity and a desire to connect more with my ancestry. Heathenry gave me both. #WhyIAmHappilyHeathen Read more
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