Greetings, and welcome back to Wyrd Words. Keeping the Thor in Thursdays, here on Agora! AAAAAAND WE’RE BACK! Good gods what a month! It has just been a non stop rush from one chaotic bit of madness to the next! Seriously! We had a bunch of THIS Followed by one of THESE! And then we had a HOLY $&@#?!?! Followed by a bunch of Throw in a handful of hilarious , and the fact that I... Read more
The Rev. Hill talks frankly about her misadventures in marrying gay people and lessons learned when being proud and loud. Read more
Although Morgan does honor the Irish Gods, respecting and honoring the aos sí is the core of her spirituality. Worshiping the liminal Gods is a vital thing, and forms an essential part of her practice of witchcraft as a religion and a craft. Read more
Years ago when I had to cancel a conference I'd organized, my heart absolutely broke. As numerous Pagans deal with the emotional aftereffects of the cancellation and evacuation of Pagan Spirit Gathering, I wanted to explore the sometimes painful tension of desire, of yearning, of reaching. Particularly when that thing you've been toiled over and worked for and fought for, doesn't come to pass...and it hurts. Read more
Paganism is not just about beliefs, it’s about stepping outside of the strictures of everyday reality and stepping into full-bodied experiences of the wild, magical world of what else is true and possible. After twenty-plus years of pagan explorations, these are the precious things that I’ve learned. Read more
Polytheism. Atheism. Paganism. The writers at Patheos Pagan get together to discuss the role of deity in Modern Paganism and where we are headed in the future as a community. Read more
All of the polytheists that I know, though by no means does this mean all polytheists ever, affirm that the gods have individual agency. In this article, Conor shares some of the implications of this. Read more
One of the challenges of being a leader is knowing when to let go, and also knowing when to step back and let other people take the reins. Read more
I’ve always been a fan for the works of Joseph Campbell, and it should come as no surprise that I was eager for the opportunity to ready Jody Gentian Bower’s book Jane Eyre’s Sisters: How Women Live and Write the Heroine’s Story. Read more
Annika was going to publish the second part of her coven's experience at Bethel church today, but she spent the weekend reading and thinking about Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical. His theology and arguments put her back into a Christian mindset and flooded her mind with memories. She decided to postpone the second Bethel piece in favor of some reflections on religion and environmentalism. Read more
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