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January 2018

January 11, 2018
Last week Devin Hunter talked about Heaven and Hell in the sense of “the Overworld...
January 09, 2018
Meditation is most commonly associated with Buddhism, but it is practiced in every religion and...
January 07, 2018
Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. January and the season leading up to Imbolc...
January 04, 2018
Praying for others is a good thing, but doing it ethically requires that we do...
January 02, 2018
Here’s a look into 2018. For me, divination is less prediction and more like turning...

December 2017

December 27, 2017
Thank you for all your support this year. Here are the Top 10 posts of...
December 24, 2017
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...
December 21, 2017
Happy Solstice! Today may be our holy day, but the bulk of the Western world...
December 19, 2017
Many Pagans have a difficult relationship with prayer due to poor examples in a previous...
December 17, 2017
Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. I talk with fellow Denton CUUPS member Linda...
December 14, 2017
Here are the first set of questions and answers for Conversations Under the Oaks, a...
December 12, 2017
As we celebrate the Solstice, let us consider the state of the world and how...
December 10, 2017
The Emperor of Disenchantment is naked, even as those of us who live in a...
December 07, 2017
Journeying is the first-hand experience of other times, other places, and other realms. These are...
December 05, 2017
I’m not a music critic or historian, and this isn’t a list of the “best”...
December 04, 2017
Last week’s poll has closed and the results are clear: there’s more than enough interest...
December 03, 2017
Most serious Pagans avoid the term “powers” like the plague. We prefer terms like “skills”...

November 2017

November 30, 2017
Some of us are called to go off the map in our devotional and magical...
November 28, 2017
According to Ross Nichols, the first Druid order of the modern era was founded in...
November 26, 2017
Pagans don’t talk much about redemption. But while we do not need to be redeemed...
November 21, 2017
As we approach Thanksgiving, let us remember that gratitude is good when you’re being grateful...
November 19, 2017
Kristoffer Hughes’ new Celtic Tarot is a beautiful deck that uses Welsh mythology and symbolism...
November 16, 2017
Whatever our religious outlook, it’s important to base our beliefs and practices on facts and...
November 14, 2017
Earlier this year I was part of an Otherworldly journey and I was explicitly told...
November 12, 2017
Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. This month we’re doing something different. This is...
November 09, 2017
The Big Questions of Life call us to step beyond the immediacy of our day...
November 07, 2017
A lot of people – mainly young women – are adopting the mythology and especially...
November 05, 2017
There is value in working magic on a regular basis, but working magic on an...
November 01, 2017
Our Samhain ritual this year was titled “Into the Cave of the Morrigan.” It was...

October 2017

October 31, 2017
Saturday night’s Samhain ritual was my last event as Coordinating Officer of Denton CUUPS. After...
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