As much as I am often reluctant to accept it, things really do sometimes happen for a reason. (Thanks, Eris.) Read more
March 4, 2021
Discordia’s Timing Is Always Right. Galling and Inconvenient, but Right.
March 4, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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March 1, 2021
The Last Outcast Left Standing
March 1, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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Have I evolved to the point where I can let go of negative feelings and participate in the Pagan community? Or was I never mature enough in the first place? Read more
February 24, 2021
Defying Sanity
February 24, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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It can be a struggle to respond tactfully when a fellow Pagan does or says something utterly out there, especially if our gut reaction is, “This person is clearly crazier than a football bat.” Read more
February 19, 2021
And Then I Murdered a Drifter. Blessed Be.
February 19, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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It can be easy to convince ourselves that a given opportunity is divine providence, regardless of warning signs and alarm bells, when what we want starts overshadowing the route we take to get it. Read more
February 19, 2021
Over the Moon (or, an Open/Shut Case of Open/Closed Practice)
February 19, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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It’s important that we stress closed communities over closed practices. If we only focus on cherry-picked parts of closed systems, we leave way too much room for gatekeeping and reinforced marginalization. Read more
February 10, 2021
Decondition, Rinse, Repeat: Wicca and the Curse of Greyface
February 10, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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Why do we normalize framing Wicca as the official whipping boy of the occult world? It’s simple, really: Our culture tells us to. Read more
February 8, 2021
Goreymantic Edwardination
February 8, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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Scouring the Internet for an Edward Gorey Tarot deck, I eventually discovered the laminated grail that is the Fantod Pack. Read more
February 6, 2021
Calling Quintiles: The Discordian Elements (with Audience Participation!)
February 6, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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A call for submissions! Read all about the Five Discordian Elements, then hit me up and tell me what you’re going to do with them. Read more
February 4, 2021
On Pagan Elders and the Popes We Made Along the Way
February 4, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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I always get twitchy when someone introduces themself as an elder. It makes me feel like they’d walk into a roomful of famous authors and announce, “Hello, everyone! I am a famous author.” Read more
January 30, 2021
Officer of the Fivefold Law
January 30, 2021 By Thumper Forge
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Who is this witch, anyway? An introductory Q & A session with the newest blogger at Patheos Pagan (who is honestly not quite sure what he’s doing here). Read more
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