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What can you use magic for? How do you combine pantheons or magical systems? Can...

This is a question all of us need to consider, because sooner or later we’re...

I get not hanging on to things you don’t use. I go through my closet...

A spiritual feast requires spiritual depth, and you’ll never get spiritual depth if you keep...

I smile whenever I see the ocean again. I’m fascinated with sea legends and lore....

You’re not a beginner anymore – you’re ready to explore the world of Gods and...

You considered yourself a beginner, but when your group decided it was time to do...

What if New York Times columnist Ross Douthat is right? What if the future really...

2019 will be another year of The Wheel and The Tower. I wish it wasn’t,...

The Top 10 posts of 2018 on Under the Ancient Oaks: the Morrigan (twice), Mabon...

While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...

Three reviews: a new album by Damh the Bard, a scholarly and devotional book for...

Forgiveness is a good and necessary thing, but some misguided people tell us we must...

Success is not the sign of divine favor and hardship is not the sign of...

“Other people have it so much worse.” “Cheer up.” “It’s not that bad.” “You have...

Live music in a ritual is great. But sometimes you don’t have good musicians in...

Many traditional activities for the Winter Solstice are designed for large groups, but many Pagans...

No fallen elders can break the ties between us and the Gods we serve. No...

I sometimes talk about how my experiences are so strong I no longer believe, I...

I love magical fiction, but there is one near-universal theme in it that I absolutely...

Our mainstream society forces us to make bargains that are unfair and often exploitative. Do...

For those of us who practice an oracular religion the messages we receive from our...

The Christian missionary killed on North Sentinel Island claimed to love its people. But he...

A reader complained that my post on the benefits of living in a magical universe...

You can’t control other people’s expectations for your leadership. But you can control how you...

There are more than a few people who feel like they’re Sabrina at the edge...

This is the story of what happened when a bipolar Pagan described their spiritual experiences...

Wolfenoot is a new holiday on November 23 that celebrates wolves, dogs, and people who...

Movies of the 1960s told people “the devil’s in your kids and we need traditional...

As a progressive Texan, this election brought me the emotional devastation of being so close...