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Survive and Advance
Some problems can’t be fixed. Sometimes no amount of effort, no amount of money, no...
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How to Make a Monster
Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein is as relevant today as it was when she first...
March 06, 2024
I’m Already Tired of AI Art
There are serious ethical issues with the way AI plagiarizes art and with how some...
March 03, 2024
Learning to Recognize Your Magical Successes
Too many people – many of whom call themselves witches – are unable to recognize...
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February 25, 2024
The Alabama IVF Ruling: One More Step Toward Theocracy
First they came for abortion. Then they came for IVF. They’ll keep coming for more...
February 21, 2024
5 Ways to Deepen Your Paganism
The call to deeper magic and spirituality often comes subtly. At first you’re barely aware...
February 18, 2024
The Devil and Mary MacLane
In 1901, 19 year old Mary MacLane wrote about her love for her “anemone lady”...
February 11, 2024
The New Asatru Temple and the Challenges to Authenticity
The Christians who argue “Pagan religions aren’t authentic because they have no continuity with the...
February 04, 2024
5 Steps to Re-enchant the World
Re-enchantment is a way of seeing the world and relating to the world that happens...
January 2024
January 28, 2024
Meaning Doesn’t Require a God – It Requires a Choice
Occasionally I hear someone say “if there is no God then life has no meaning.”...
January 21, 2024
Vampires, Crosses, and the Importance of Good Metaphysics
A meme going around talks about vampires being repelled by crosses and how that works....
January 14, 2024
6 Kinds Of People Who Revert Out Of Paganism And Witchcraft
Recently there’ve been several people who, after making a name for themselves as witches or...
January 10, 2024
“Pagan” Has A Meaning
Paganism is impossible to precisely define, but that doesn’t mean it’s anything anybody says it...
January 07, 2024
For Those Who’ve Had Enough Tough Love
I’m sick of all the “tough love” on social media. They say “I’m just being...
January 03, 2024
A Response From One Of The Pagans
In December 1946, author and Christian apologist C.S. Lewis published an essay in Strand Magazine...
January 01, 2024
Divination for 2024
The reading for 2024 is quite positive, but also quite challenging. This is not a...
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December 27, 2023
Top 10 Posts of 2023
The Top 10 posts of 2023 on Under the Ancient Oaks: divination, a Storm Goddess,...
December 24, 2023
The 4 Best Posts of 2023 You Didn’t Read
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...
December 20, 2023
The Top 5 Novels I Read in 2023
Dark academia and secret societies, free will and fate. Witches, vampires, Tarot, and poison. What...
December 17, 2023
Winter Solstice: Mourning the Dark, Celebrating the Light
You know that feeling you get on the last day of vacation? You’ve still got...
December 14, 2023
The Future of Paganism
What we thought Paganism would become 10 years ago isn’t happening, and the future of...
December 11, 2023
An Epistemology of the Many Gods
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with the question of how we know...
December 03, 2023
Dust In The Wind
The older I get, the more losses I’m experiencing. Things I thought would last forever,...
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November 29, 2023
Blackthorn’s Protection Magic
This book is exactly what you would expect from someone who is a witch and...
November 26, 2023
Witchcraft IS Freedom!
A Christian blogger is promoting “freedom from witchcraft.” I say he has it backwards. Witchcraft...
November 19, 2023
A Foundation of Many Gods
I don’t know what I’m going to do when I’m no longer tied to a...
November 16, 2023
Holiday Traditions and Toxic Families: Take Care of Yourself
If thoughts of the holidays and their traditions fill you with anxiety and dread, I...
November 12, 2023
What Do We Do if Society Becomes “Less Friendly” to Pagans and Witches?
For the most part, we can do what witches and Pagans do to whatever degree...
November 06, 2023
Sharpening Your Tarot Skills
Too many people set their cards down because they have no pressing need. Then when...
November 02, 2023
Sharpen the Swords You Have
In a magical working at the most recent full moon I received a message that...
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