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March 2019

March 05, 2019
Intellectual knowledge about the Gods is no substitute for first-hand experience of the Gods. But...
March 03, 2019
Nobody has the kind of name recognition Raymond Buckland and Starhawk had in the 1980s....

February 2019

February 27, 2019
I haven’t been a Methodist in many years. But this decision grieves me deeply, for...
February 26, 2019
Some people think everything is spiritual, while others think the spiritual and the mundane must...
February 24, 2019
If any of these six reasons apply to you, you shouldn’t make an oath to...
February 21, 2019
A review of a new book of short essays by modern polytheists, some well-known and...
February 19, 2019
New York Times book editor Pamela Paul said we should “Let Children Get Bored Again.”...
February 17, 2019
Humans have been asking Big Questions for at least as long as we’ve been human....
February 14, 2019
Based on their own words and experiences, some Pagans should be full participants in observing...
February 12, 2019
My second book “Paganism In Depth – A Polytheist Approach” is now available for pre-orders....
February 10, 2019
We’re seven weeks past the Winter Solstice. I’ve picked up almost an hour of light...
February 07, 2019
Some polytheists find this phrase insufficiently reverent: “you don’t work with a God, you worship...
February 05, 2019
While I’m fond of order, I don’t like arbitrary authority any more than the next...
February 03, 2019
These are the handful of books that are most helpful to seekers as they try...

January 2019

January 31, 2019
I see Her calling people who are young and inexperienced – and a few who...
January 29, 2019
Here are the final questions for this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks: Stoicism and the...
January 27, 2019
Our time together as Pagans is sacred time, but eventually it comes to an end...
January 24, 2019
Today we continue with more Conversations Under the Oaks. What are some things you can...
January 22, 2019
Many traditional activities for Imbolc are designed for large groups, but many Pagans are solitary...
January 20, 2019
What can you use magic for? How do you combine pantheons or magical systems? Can...
January 17, 2019
This is a question all of us need to consider, because sooner or later we’re...
January 15, 2019
I get not hanging on to things you don’t use. I go through my closet...
January 13, 2019
A spiritual feast requires spiritual depth, and you’ll never get spiritual depth if you keep...
January 10, 2019
I smile whenever I see the ocean again. I’m fascinated with sea legends and lore....
January 08, 2019
You’re not a beginner anymore – you’re ready to explore the world of Gods and...
January 06, 2019
You considered yourself a beginner, but when your group decided it was time to do...
January 03, 2019
What if New York Times columnist Ross Douthat is right? What if the future really...
January 01, 2019
2019 will be another year of The Wheel and The Tower. I wish it wasn’t,...

December 2018

December 27, 2018
The Top 10 posts of 2018 on Under the Ancient Oaks: the Morrigan (twice), Mabon...
December 23, 2018
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...
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