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March 2018

March 22, 2018
I’m back from a trip to Ireland and Wales that was both a vacation and...
March 20, 2018
Power is necessary, and power is corrupting. Power can be used to build a better...
March 18, 2018
If you’re lucky enough to belong to a tradition that already has a liturgical calendar,...
March 15, 2018
These are the key events on my Pagan journey that caused me to change my...
March 13, 2018
What if our Paganism isn’t simply a random choice or the product of our environment,...
March 11, 2018
All some people seem to want is a vague and trite spirituality that makes them...
March 08, 2018
Good religion is joyous religion, and Paganism should always be a religion of wonder and...
March 06, 2018
Recently someone contacted me privately and asked for my thoughts on suicide. Trite responses do...
March 04, 2018
Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. This month I’m joined by ADF Druid Lauren...
March 01, 2018
Many different people come into Paganism for many different reasons. That doesn’t mean all of...

February 2018

February 27, 2018
“What does the Morrigan want with me? I’m not a warrior.”
February 25, 2018
Here are the questions and answers for this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks, a new...
February 21, 2018
I admire Billy Graham’s dedication and devotion. But I cannot minimize the problems of what...
February 20, 2018
Ronald Hutton said “we are the only society that both believes in witchcraft and doesn’t...
February 18, 2018
There’s been a lot of garbage written about fear over the years. People claim fear...
February 15, 2018
There is no question Michael Harner was highly influential in the Pagan community and beyond....
February 13, 2018
When I was seven years old I didn’t have enough friends. Or really, any friends....
February 11, 2018
There’s a secondary point in this story: about the power of symbols and how we...
February 08, 2018
Let’s accept people for who and what they are, even if they’re weird – and...
February 06, 2018
If there’s one primary theme running through almost 10 years of blogging at Under the...
February 04, 2018
Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. This month’s episode features a short interview and...
February 01, 2018
As much as most of us would like to forget about last year’s mass exodus...

January 2018

January 30, 2018
If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, the road to Fairy is...
January 28, 2018
A scan through my private journals turned up a list of things I really wish...
January 25, 2018
Bowdlerizing ancient stories and statues is just as wrong as trying to turn a Battle...
January 23, 2018
Perhaps your Pagan tradition doesn’t need priests. Most do, including mine. But being a priest...
January 21, 2018
In the realm of religion we frequently find ourselves in situations where integrity makes conflicting...
January 18, 2018
Here are the questions and answers for this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks, a new...
January 16, 2018
Early on the Gods seem happy we’re acknowledging Them and reaching out to Them. But...
January 14, 2018
If someone insists you treat them like a celebrity, that’s their fault. If you do...
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