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October 2021

October 10, 2021
It’s October, when the media remembers that witches are real and tries to use them...
October 07, 2021
An Evangelical blogger says that either the Christian God exists or he does not exist....
October 05, 2021
Comfort-watching is fine. But at some point, you start missing out on a lot of...
October 03, 2021
“Content Creator” is an accurate term, but it’s transactional and soulless. It calls to mind...

September 2021

September 28, 2021
Prayer is one of the ways we maintain our relationships with our Gods. When They...
September 26, 2021
Putting your Gods first doesn’t mean giving Them your whole life – leave that for...
September 23, 2021
Research from the Springtide Research Institute shows that 39% of young people identify as “none...
September 21, 2021
It never occurred to me to bring pictures to work. When I finally did, I...
September 19, 2021
When a religion needs to change, it must change. If it becomes frozen in the...
September 16, 2021
Learning is a process and none of us get it all right the first time....
September 14, 2021
Praying in public is a challenge. How do you pray in a way that honors...
September 12, 2021
One of the core themes of the Autumn Equinox is balance. We need warmth and...
September 09, 2021
Twitter has been arguing about standard meanings vs. intuitive readings in Tarot readings. Rather than...
September 07, 2021
Repressive governments understand the power of art. So do artists. What are your skills? Where...
September 05, 2021
It’s difficult to accept that the future you thought was coming – a future you...
September 02, 2021
Some people say we should try to become the best versions of ourselves that we...

August 2021

August 31, 2021
Tyson Chase, who blogged as Salt City Pagan on the Patheos Agora blog, has left...
August 29, 2021
Do magic deeply enough for long enough and you’ll find there’s a price on the...
August 26, 2021
Kristoffer Hughes’ new book on Cerridwen is a work of scholarship and a work of...
August 24, 2021
Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Introduction to Pagan Spiritual Practice...
August 22, 2021
My fellow Pagan writers and teachers aren’t my competitors, they’re my colleagues. When one of...
August 19, 2021
How do we welcome those who expect to make their own guidelines? How do we...
August 17, 2021
One of the big influences on occultist and rocket scientist Jack Parsons was a 1940...
August 13, 2021
Prayer, meditation, offerings, observing the changing seasons – this (and more) is what we do....
August 11, 2021
Part of this post is a review of Aidan Wachter’s new book “Weaving Fate.” But...
August 10, 2021
The lies, misinformation, and general dysfunction in our government and in our society have me...
August 08, 2021
Can you choose your beliefs? Not directly, and not easily. But there are steps you...
August 05, 2021
I will answer questions asked in good faith all day long. The moment I see...
August 03, 2021
There is conflict in the spirit world. The stories of our ancestor say there is....
August 01, 2021
If you can’t get past your foundational assumptions – those things we assume are true...
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