I was eleven when my father confessed his homosexuality to my mother. He'd been having affairs with men for thirteen of their twenty-two year marriage (you can do the math) and could no longer stomach the lies. Dad didn't want to hurt her with the truth, he just wanted the freedom to be himself. Read more
Almost 50 years after Stonewall as I write this today, I still get teary eyed when I think of how people like me went through so much pain along with our sisters and brothers in the greater LGBT community back then. Is everything better than it was? Yes it is. But we still have a long way to go. Read more
Our history with the black dog is possibly even longer than our history with canines themselves, and it’s fascinating. Our black dog stories can show us a world of magick that we can use to inform our daily practise. Read more
For the past several months, when I would meditate or go about my daily practice, I would occasionally hear what sounded like a hissing noise, as if snakes were whispering in my ear. Read more
It has occurred to me, when looking back on the posts I've written for The Agora the last couple of months, that I never properly introduced myself to you, dear reader. Allow me to introduce myself and my family. We are 3 Pagans and a Cat! Read more
It’s as if Force Majeure energies have been acting upon me like some cosmic rock tumbler. I’m still essentially the same person I was, but I know when I endure all of the grinding from this inescapable grit I’m going to be different. Me, but not me. Or at least not me as I once knew myself. Read more
There are no rules in witchcraft, anyone who tells you differently is ill-informed. If you think you can put us all in one box, then you are gravely mistaken. Let's be the ones that say “This is how a diverse community works together for the good of all.” Read more
Here in Seoul secular and religious activities overlap. In the Jogyesa temple this morning, even in the pouring rain, there was an active service going on, practitioners going to make offerings of incense and water, tourists, and one Druid making offerings. Read more
A solitary is both the student and the teacher. They must find the discipline to practice meditation, visualization and learn what it means to ground, center, and shield without the push of a teacher or group. You will spend most of your spiritual journey on your own. I won't deny, it can be lonely. Read more
The sky was bright, and the fields of glowing green seemed to swallow me up as I drove to the gate. I was ready to renew my promise to this festival, a promise I had silently made, and I was ready for this festival to renew its unknown promise to me. Read more
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