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August 2019

August 01, 2019
“Do Gods call people to Their service or not?” is a theological question. My theology...

July 2019

July 30, 2019
The Halloween & Costume Association wants to move Halloween to the last Saturday in October....
July 28, 2019
Text from the Sunday service at Denton UU, and a condensed version of my presentation...
July 23, 2019
Thunderstorms, Pagan ethics, words of power, Tower Time, and fairy propaganda. And a new home...
July 21, 2019
Do you want to have to explain to Odin or to Sekhmet why you told...
July 18, 2019
Telling someone they should change their religion is like telling them they should change their...
July 16, 2019
My half-awake short answer was “you give them something to be engaged with, something they’re...
July 14, 2019
Why do you want to talk to proselytizers anyway? Nobody gives out trophies for Best...
July 11, 2019
There are empty and hurting places in our lives and they aren’t going to go...
July 09, 2019
A very personal and rather rambling post about what it means – for me –...
July 07, 2019
The Seven of Swords has come up with a frequency and in positions that have...
July 05, 2019
The class I’ve been talking about since February is now open for registration. To sign...
July 02, 2019
This is what I hope to see in 50 years, 100 years, 300 years. But...

June 2019

June 30, 2019
“Fairies just want help us.” “Another Midsummer and I still haven’t been carried away by...
June 27, 2019
Paganism In Depth, the new on-line class, Mystic South, travels, and more.
June 25, 2019
Whatever else this combination of natural, supernatural, and human-caused events may bring, it is also...
June 23, 2019
Witches and Pagans have the same right to live our lives as we see fit,...
June 20, 2019
What does it mean for Pagans to worship together? What does it take for us...
June 18, 2019
I hope someday we’ll have good, solid, robust training programs for Pagan and polytheist priests...
June 16, 2019
Some people want to be Pagans, but mainly they want to do their own thing....
June 12, 2019
I’m not going to tell you who Hecate is or what She wants from you,...
June 11, 2019
If we did not feel for those who will be most affected by climate change...
June 09, 2019
We’ve been talking a lot about “The Storm” and “Tower Time” and “The Long Descent”...
June 06, 2019
It’s easier to become a priest and to serve as a priest inside a community....
June 04, 2019
We aren’t trying to deal with the storm just to survive. We’re trying to deal...
June 02, 2019
There’s some major spiritual decluttering going on. Some voluntary, some not. Some pleasant, some decidedly...

May 2019

May 30, 2019
Paganism is about actions and relationships, but some people still insist on asking “what do...
May 28, 2019
When our ancestors converted to Christianity, we lost traditions, we lost infrastructure, and we lost...
May 26, 2019
How big is your Paganism? How inclusive is your Paganism? What specific needs does your...
May 23, 2019
Imposter syndrome goes beyond genuine humility. It lies about your own accomplishments and exaggerates the...
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