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May 25, 2022
Reason and Religion Go Hand in Hand – Especially Paganism
An atheist social scientist found that reason doesn’t lead people to atheism, and he’s honest...
May 22, 2022
Happy World Goth Day
On World Goth Day, Goths and adjacent folks celebrate who and what we are. We...
May 18, 2022
Hey Neil deGrasse Tyson: Let People Enjoy Things!
Physicist and astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson tried to throw cold water on those excited about...
May 15, 2022
Consorting With Spirits
I bumped Jason Miller’s new book “Consorting with Spirits” to the top of my to-be-read...
May 10, 2022
You’re Just Making It Up As You Go
Our religious, spiritual, and magical traditions are a great foundation. But sometimes “what we’ve always...
May 08, 2022
I Just Want To Go To Brunch
I have no need to convert people who think abortion is a terrible sin. They’re...
May 04, 2022
The Dobbs Leak: A Litany of Anger
I knew this was coming. I’ve thought about what I’d say when it did, but...
May 03, 2022
To Everyone Who Was Called by a God Five Years Ago
You were called for a reason. You said yes for a reason. The world has...
April 2022
April 28, 2022
Pagans in the Marketplace of Religions
We live in the most religiously diverse society in the history of humanity, where many...
April 26, 2022
Dealing With Reality, Because I’m Too Old to Wait and See
Given that the world is moving in directions I don’t like, how do I want...
April 21, 2022
When You Need to Remember that UPG is Personal
If your spiritual experiences – your UPG, your Unverified Personal Gnosis – involve someone else,...
April 19, 2022
The Two of Swords – Choose Wisely
Let’s examine the consensus meaning of the Two of Swords at a deeper level than...
April 14, 2022
When You Shouldn’t Talk About Your Spiritual Experiences
Most times, talking about our religious and spiritual experiences is a good thing. But there...
April 10, 2022
Wild Magic
Wild magic strips away the masks, costumes, and programming of the modern world and helps...
April 07, 2022
Polytheistic Monasticism: Voices from Pagan Cloisters
No one person has polytheist monasticism all figured out yet. But because these writers have...
April 03, 2022
Newspaper Asks “Do We Still Need Religion?”
It’s good to examine the rational benefits of religion. The problem comes when we assume...
March 2022
March 31, 2022
What Will Your Next Life Be Like?
If you believe in reincarnation, what do you think – or hope – your next...
March 29, 2022
Have a Vision That’s Yours and Follow It for the Rest of Your Life
Hustle culture tells you to just work harder. Slacker culture tells you you’re already working...
March 24, 2022
On Clownish Senators and States’ Rights
Can they be stopped? They can, if enough people vote against them. But we have...
March 22, 2022
The Impossibility of Advanced Spiritual Practice
At some point there are no more books, no more classes, no more teachers. There’s...
March 20, 2022
Mad Dogs and Englishmen: A Rant on Daylight Saving Time
Earlier sunrises in winter. Later sunsets in summer. No clock shifting. You can have any...
March 17, 2022
Answering the Call of Cernunnos
“I feel called to Cernunnos – how do I get started?” There is no one...
March 15, 2022
The Theology of Praying for Ukraine
Can Gods usually associated with other people and other parts of the world influence this...
March 13, 2022
Celebrating Spring in Uncertain Times
Spring is the season of hope, but my hope is rather uncertain at the moment....
March 10, 2022
The Ethics of Divining World Events
No one gets every reading right. That’s OK – it’s not unethical to be wrong....
March 08, 2022
Returning To Festivals – It’s Good To Be Back
I spent Saturday at Austin Witchfest in Austin, Texas. This was the first large Pagan...
March 06, 2022
Spiritual Practice on Vacation: If You Have To Ask, Don’t
A Christian blogger suggests “bringing God on vacation with you.” His post brought back some...
March 01, 2022
Religious Authenticity: What Works, Not What’s Oldest
Too many people look for religious and spiritual authenticity in the past. There are reasons...
February 2022
February 27, 2022
Power: Trust Yourself
Perhaps in a perfect world power would be so evenly distributed that it could neither...
February 26, 2022
I Shall Study Poetry and Music
John Adams said “I must study war so my sons may study mathematics, so their...
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