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
If the people separating could have agreed on things then the need for separation would not be necessary. But, since it is sometimes necessary, here are some guidelines on how best to work through an unfortunate situation. Read more
That’s the art: To let our curiosity do the reading, and in that reading discover that we may possess a different cultural competence than the one we bring to the fortuneteller’s table. Read more
I have tried a few times to give it up, to lay down the tools, hang up the pointy hat and attempt a pleasant, comfy muggle life. But the witchyness screams up from the depths of the soul and will not be quieted. You *see* things that cannot be unseen. You *know* things that will not be unknown. There is no flavor in the mundane, no succor enough to quench the drive and hunger of the Witch's spiritual cravings, or so I've found. Read more
Yes is the most powerful magical word in our vocabulary. We activate the everyday magic of yes when we align our desire and will with our soul-sourced intention. Say ‘yes’ from your soul, and you transform your life. Read more
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