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January 2020

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...
January 01, 2020
We are still in Tower Time, but this year’s emphasis is on us: our dreams,...

December 2019

December 29, 2019
The Top 10 posts of 2019 on Under the Ancient Oaks: oaths to Gods, why...
December 26, 2019
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...
December 22, 2019
We’re ten days away from a new decade, so before I do my usual year-end...
December 19, 2019
Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Building a New Myth: Scientific,...
December 17, 2019
The end of one decade is a good time to look forward to the decade...
December 15, 2019
The Winter Solstice may be humanity’s oldest holy day. It’s a reminder that long nights...
December 12, 2019
Adults in our society have very little time that’s truly free. But many of us...
December 10, 2019
Unprecedented metaphysical changes. The crumbling of power structures, and extreme efforts by those with power...
December 08, 2019
Nothing in the realm of religion and magic can ever be known with certainty. If...
December 05, 2019
How do we make our Paganism work for us, without grounding it in false or...
December 03, 2019
Magic and witchcraft in politics is nothing new. What’s new is that it’s all out...
December 01, 2019
There have been times when I felt stagnant, or when I knew I needed to...

November 2019

November 28, 2019
I hadn’t planned on posting today. But I have numerous random thoughts, so here’s an...
November 26, 2019
On one hand, gratitude is an important part of my spiritual practice. On the other...
November 24, 2019
Last week’s post on Gods claiming people generated a lot of conversation. Some of that...
November 21, 2019
People who say certain Gods insist they follow only Them based on a DNA test...
November 19, 2019
I can’t tell you whether to put your head down and keep slogging through, or...
November 17, 2019
Most people can tell a God “no” and go on about their lives. Most people,...
November 14, 2019
When conservative Christians and atheists are in agreement about religion, you can be sure you’re...
November 12, 2019
The 1920s were not a decade of non-stop party and fun, particularly for those who...
November 10, 2019
The final post from the last Conversations Under the Oaks: what makes a Druid? What...
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