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An atheist social scientist found that reason doesn’t lead people to atheism, and he’s honest...

On World Goth Day, Goths and adjacent folks celebrate who and what we are. We...

Physicist and astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson tried to throw cold water on those excited about...

I bumped Jason Miller’s new book “Consorting with Spirits” to the top of my to-be-read...

Our religious, spiritual, and magical traditions are a great foundation. But sometimes “what we’ve always...

I have no need to convert people who think abortion is a terrible sin. They’re...

I knew this was coming. I’ve thought about what I’d say when it did, but...

You were called for a reason. You said yes for a reason. The world has...

We live in the most religiously diverse society in the history of humanity, where many...

Given that the world is moving in directions I don’t like, how do I want...

If your spiritual experiences – your UPG, your Unverified Personal Gnosis – involve someone else,...

Let’s examine the consensus meaning of the Two of Swords at a deeper level than...

Most times, talking about our religious and spiritual experiences is a good thing. But there...

Wild magic strips away the masks, costumes, and programming of the modern world and helps...

No one person has polytheist monasticism all figured out yet. But because these writers have...

It’s good to examine the rational benefits of religion. The problem comes when we assume...

If you believe in reincarnation, what do you think – or hope – your next...

Hustle culture tells you to just work harder. Slacker culture tells you you’re already working...

Can they be stopped? They can, if enough people vote against them. But we have...

At some point there are no more books, no more classes, no more teachers. There’s...

Earlier sunrises in winter. Later sunsets in summer. No clock shifting. You can have any...

“I feel called to Cernunnos – how do I get started?” There is no one...

Can Gods usually associated with other people and other parts of the world influence this...

Spring is the season of hope, but my hope is rather uncertain at the moment....

No one gets every reading right. That’s OK – it’s not unethical to be wrong....

I spent Saturday at Austin Witchfest in Austin, Texas. This was the first large Pagan...

A Christian blogger suggests “bringing God on vacation with you.” His post brought back some...

Too many people look for religious and spiritual authenticity in the past. There are reasons...

Perhaps in a perfect world power would be so evenly distributed that it could neither...

John Adams said “I must study war so my sons may study mathematics, so their...