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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...

As a religion, Christian fundamentalism is demonstrably false. That doesn’t mean all spiritual acts by...

Sometimes we’re so intent on cleansing a place we wipe the good away with the...

Being called can be a great thing, but it’s not winning the lottery. It’s more...

What do you get when a Druid decides to hold a public ritual in a...

This is the moment we can do something that will make a tangible difference over...

I originally thought the value of the Big Tent metaphor was its bigness. Now I...

Why do some Pagans blame Trickster Gods for bad things like Christians blame their devil?...

What’s a woman to do when she feels called by a God whose stories include...

The Wheel of the Year is central to modern Paganism because it's an accessible connection...

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

What do newcomers need to know about Paganism when they’re just starting out? That’s an...

This is the story of a new devotional painting of Manannán mac Lir by Pagan...