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March 2020

March 12, 2020
People who get into stressful situations often fall back on the religion of their childhood,...
March 10, 2020
This is my Pagan Bucket List… or at least, part of it. These are the...
March 08, 2020
If being an Instagram witch or Pagan works for you, great. I’m genuinely happy for...
March 05, 2020
The costs of Daylight Saving Time outweigh the benefits. But if a significant majority of...
March 03, 2020
Family gatherings, difficult school and work environments, or just a random encounter on the streets...
March 01, 2020
We don’t talk enough about our magical successes. The more we share the stories of...

February 2020

February 27, 2020
Why do some people insist that their call to devoted service is a call to...
February 25, 2020
Maybe there’s no such thing as second sight or first sight. Maybe there’s just true...
February 23, 2020
Otherworldly persons are influencing the stories we write, tell, hear, and see. And in at...
February 20, 2020
The Pagan community talks far too much about what we’re born with. Too many people...
February 18, 2020
Magical successes and magical failures. A search for knowledge and wisdom. A love of Nature,...
February 16, 2020
The last of the Conversations Under the Oaks: how to find magical tech, publicizing Pagan...
February 13, 2020
Gods and spirits don’t wear nametags. Our first-hand experiences of them are usually subtle –...
February 11, 2020
What to do with offerings after you offer them, community priesthood, and how to learn...
February 09, 2020
Is the surge in the popularly of Paganism and witchcraft causing them to get watered...
February 06, 2020
What is the proper mix of politics and religion? Both those who don’t see a...
February 04, 2020
Animism is the idea that every being in the universe is not a thing but...
February 02, 2020
Voting for real begins tomorrow in Iowa. Let’s trust in democracy – let’s trust that...

January 2020

January 30, 2020
If you annoy a writer they may write you into their next book and then...
January 28, 2020
These are troublesome times. It is natural and good and right to be concerned. But...
January 26, 2020
If you are a Pagan priest, feel called to become a priest, or if you...
January 23, 2020
There are plenty of books, blogs, and websites devoted to Wicca and to every form...
January 21, 2020
There are so many opportunities for Pagans to be legitimately offended. We don’t have to...
January 19, 2020
A Catholic philosopher says that Paganism is about myths but Christianity is a true story....
January 16, 2020
A review of two excellent books for Pagans: one a hands-on guide to magic, the...
January 14, 2020
A columnist for a UK tabloid website decided to become a witch, spent all of...
January 12, 2020
Recently I’ve heard several people who work with and for the Morrigan express sadness and...
January 09, 2020
I hadn’t planned on reviewing the new Dracula miniseries, but my Facebook comment got a...
January 07, 2020
It’s good to have, if not exactly an optimistic attitude, at least a hopeful attitude....
January 05, 2020
The new calendar year feels like a new start. For some of us, that means...
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