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July 09, 2020
The Presence of the Gods
An atheist blogger says “part of the case against God is the sheer absence of...
July 07, 2020
Research Shows Rituals Help Relieve Anxiety
New anthropological research demonstrates that performing religious rituals helps reduce anxiety in stressful situations. It’s...
July 05, 2020
Regrets: Be Honest With Yourself – Compassionately Honest
Regrets are negative emotions, which the toxic positivity crowd wants to banish from our lives....
July 02, 2020
Self-Initiation as a Solitary Practitioner: What Works and What Doesn’t
Initiation is never required, but it is often helpful. And while self-initiation has limits, it...
June 2020
June 30, 2020
Finding Happiness and Joy During the Pandemic
I constantly emphasize doing what must be done. You don’t have to like a bad...
June 28, 2020
Online Pagan Rituals: We’re Learning As We Go
Some Pagans have been doing online rituals for years. Most of us are trying to...
June 23, 2020
What Did You Expect From Tower Time?
Those of us who’ve been talking about Tower Time and The Storm for years should...
June 21, 2020
What to Do When You Make a Mistake in Ritual
I’ve been doing public ritual for 17 years and I’ve yet to do one perfectly....
June 18, 2020
Worship: Proclaiming That The Gods Are Worthy
Even if your worship is a private thing, it brings you closer to your Gods....
June 16, 2020
Work Through Purgatory or Descend Into Hell
I do not believe in an actual purgatory. But purgatory is an apt metaphor for...
June 14, 2020
Under the Ancient Oaks Online Summer Solstice Ritual: June 20
The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Summer Solstice Ritual will be Saturday, June 20 at...
June 11, 2020
It’s Time to Turn Your Magic Up
For those of us who are called to the practice of magic, nothing can take...
June 09, 2020
The Hard Cure for Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories are easy and addictive. Mysticism is not an easy alternative – it’s a...
June 07, 2020
Hope Written in Sidewalk Chalk
In his eulogy, Rev. Al Sharpton preached against the systemic injustices that led to the...
June 03, 2020
Why My Practice Includes Both Devotion and Politics
Religion is far more than belief. Politics is the collective expression of our highest values,...
May 2020
May 31, 2020
Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?
Are you better off than you were four years ago? If you are, that’s a...
May 28, 2020
The Best Way To Learn Magic Is To Do Magic
An Instagram post insisted that “you need tons of training from established witches before you...
May 26, 2020
Mayor Says Women Can’t Lead Prayer
A city official who only selects prayer leaders who meet his own religious criteria is...
May 24, 2020
Do Bad Times Really Make Good Art?
Good art helps us understand the bad times in which we live. It comforts us,...
May 21, 2020
Life Is Good – A Pagan Response to a Nihilist Meme
As a Pagan I’m committed to the idea that while life is difficult and often...
May 18, 2020
Operative Magic – Theory, Strategy, and Practice
Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Operative Magic – Theory, Strategy,...
May 17, 2020
How My Paganism Is Changing During the Pandemic
Any living religion is a product of the interactions of the people who practice it,...
May 14, 2020
We Cannot Nail the Gods to a Calendar
The many Gods are not relics to be locked away in pretty boxes and brought...
May 12, 2020
Conversations Under the Oaks: Questions and Answers
Here’s the rest of this cycle of Conversations Under the Oaks: Pagan leadership roles, the...
May 10, 2020
This Isn’t The Year to Desecrate a Tomb
It’s a mistake to assume Gods or spirits could not have caused the pandemic, even...
May 07, 2020
Learning to Pray from a Pagan Perspective
Three questions on Pagan prayer: one from a former atheist, one from a former fundamentalist,...
May 05, 2020
Beginning Spiritual Practices and Studies
This round of Conversations Under the Oaks had lots of questions about beginning spiritual practices....
May 03, 2020
What does the Coronavirus have to do with The Storm?
The Coronavirus wasn’t created by Gods or spirits but it’s now part of the wider...
April 2020
April 28, 2020
The End of Beltane as “The Sexy Holiday”
This year the Beltane fantasy is running smack-dab into the brick wall of quarantines and...
April 26, 2020
Under the Ancient Oaks Online Beltane Ritual: May 1
The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Beltane Ritual will be next Friday May 1 at...
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