Ferguson drew tragic attention to an ongoing problem: the way that we train our police officers combines with our unconscious assumptions and prejudices to create a lethal and volatile mix. Sable weighs in on the discussion. Read more
When deities cross cultures and begin to appear in the rituals of different faiths, is this cultural appropriation? Or do the deities reach out deliberately to allied pantheons and faith-groups in an intentional effort to expand their area of influence? Sable tells a personal story that considers the possibility. Read more
The Satanic Panic of the 1990s was a time of fear and persecution for witches. So a desperate self-protection movement began. Witchcraft is a harmless earth religion, we said. Witchcraft doesn't believe in the devil; we have nothing to do with him. But that's not entirely true. Read more
A man named Erwin Schrödinger conceived of a revolutionary idea; that elementary particles of matter are directly affected by our conscious observation of them. What implications might this have for mystics and magicians? Read more
Sable counts down her top 10 articles at Patheos this year as part of a series on Gratitude. Read more
I deplore Black Friday. I do not think I can make it clear enough how much I hate this custom. I want it to die in a fire. In pain. Here's why. Read more
The Inconstant Student is a constant source of frustration to Craft teachers. But perhaps it isn't the students who are the problem; it's the situation. Read more