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Repaganizing an ancient rite involves a lot more than adding an “s” everywhere you see...

Maybe I’m just in a cynical mood, but I’ve seen too many “signs you’re really...

My religion is an ecstatic religion and an oracular religion. The Gods and spirits speak...

People across all religions and cultures ask why there is suffering in the world. But...

Many traditional activities for Ostara are designed for large groups, but many Pagans are solitary...

I cannot save the world from fascism and I do not intend to die trying....

Intellectual knowledge about the Gods is no substitute for first-hand experience of the Gods. But...

Nobody has the kind of name recognition Raymond Buckland and Starhawk had in the 1980s....

I haven’t been a Methodist in many years. But this decision grieves me deeply, for...

Some people think everything is spiritual, while others think the spiritual and the mundane must...

If any of these six reasons apply to you, you shouldn’t make an oath to...

A review of a new book of short essays by modern polytheists, some well-known and...

New York Times book editor Pamela Paul said we should “Let Children Get Bored Again.”...

Humans have been asking Big Questions for at least as long as we’ve been human....

Based on their own words and experiences, some Pagans should be full participants in observing...

My second book “Paganism In Depth – A Polytheist Approach” is now available for pre-orders....

We’re seven weeks past the Winter Solstice. I’ve picked up almost an hour of light...

Some polytheists find this phrase insufficiently reverent: “you don’t work with a God, you worship...

While I’m fond of order, I don’t like arbitrary authority any more than the next...

These are the handful of books that are most helpful to seekers as they try...

I see Her calling people who are young and inexperienced – and a few who...

Here are the final questions for this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks: Stoicism and the...

Our time together as Pagans is sacred time, but eventually it comes to an end...

Today we continue with more Conversations Under the Oaks. What are some things you can...

Many traditional activities for Imbolc are designed for large groups, but many Pagans are solitary...

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....