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March 2022

March 10, 2022
No one gets every reading right. That’s OK – it’s not unethical to be wrong....
March 08, 2022
I spent Saturday at Austin Witchfest in Austin, Texas. This was the first large Pagan...
March 06, 2022
A Christian blogger suggests “bringing God on vacation with you.” His post brought back some...
March 01, 2022
Too many people look for religious and spiritual authenticity in the past. There are reasons...

February 2022

February 27, 2022
Perhaps in a perfect world power would be so evenly distributed that it could neither...
February 26, 2022
John Adams said “I must study war so my sons may study mathematics, so their...
February 24, 2022
What does it mean to be called by a God? What does it look like,...
February 22, 2022
Too many of us think James Carville spoke the eternal truth in 1992 when he...
February 20, 2022
I’m a serious writer who writes about serious matters, but even I know there’s a...
February 17, 2022
Some people are telling others they must “hear a call” before they can be involved...
February 15, 2022
Trying to explain Paganism to those who judge every religion by Christian standards is difficult....
February 13, 2022
Occasionally, Heinrich Heine has been right. Those who burned books ended up burning people. We...
February 10, 2022
These are the steps of Pagan religious life, a map to building and advancing your...
February 08, 2022
Third-rate preachers have been burning books for years. In an era of mass production, it’s...
February 06, 2022
An atheist blogger hopes that reincarnation is real. I believe it’s real, but I hold...
February 02, 2022
Is simpler always better in ritual? So much depends on the tradition, the group, and...

January 2022

January 30, 2022
This is the 2000th post on Under the Ancient Oaks. Sometimes I’m a reporter, sometimes...
January 27, 2022
When you can’t find ordinary explanations it’s time to start looking for magical explanations –...
January 25, 2022
Everything doesn’t have to have a deep meaning or purpose. There’s a place for mindless...
January 23, 2022
If you’re called to help establish or re-establish the worship of a deity for whom...
January 20, 2022
Imbolc is the Promise of Spring. It reminds us that no matter how cold it...
January 18, 2022
I’m convinced that almost everyone can experience the reality of Gods, spirits, and magic. It...
January 16, 2022
Worshipping and working with deities from different pantheons isn’t as simple as filling your plate...
January 13, 2022
You can always forswear magic. You can always go running back to Christianity, or to...
January 11, 2022
In no human culture is 60 considered young. At the same time, I feel kinda...
January 09, 2022
The sacred must remain sacred. If it becomes ordinary, it will lose its power to...
January 06, 2022
Diana Rajchel’s new book on curse breaking and other countermeasures is suitable for both beginners...
January 04, 2022
Living in interesting times is no fun. We don’t have to like it, but we...
January 01, 2022
What we accomplish in 2022 will not be done with flash and dramatics. It will...

December 2021

December 29, 2021
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