The Tuatha Dé Danann are firmly rooted in Ireland, in the landscape and in the old myths – but they are also present elsewhere, carried across oceans by those who believe, anchored in new places by the lips that call out their names and the hands that pour out offerings to them. Read more
You may not consider yourself a poet, but here's a simple poetry exercise that you can use as a form of personal work, brainstorming, or just to get your creative engine going. Read more
The Goddess, alone in the universe She had created, felt a need to be companion-ed, mirrored, partnered. So She divided Herself to create that partner, and the God was born.... Read more
In which Anne shares a bit of American history with us related to the original lyrics to the tune we've all come to know as the Star Spangled Banner. Read more
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
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