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August 2017
August 16, 2017
10 Things I Need To Say About Charlottesville
I’m not going to try to write a full analysis on Charlottesville, but there are...
August 15, 2017
Talking to Kids About Charlottesville
Your response will not be perfect – mine certainly wasn’t. But that will pale in...
August 13, 2017
Religion and Bad Assumptions
If we build our new religion on the foundational assumptions of our old religion, we...
August 10, 2017
5 Requirements of Will
Anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight or stop smoking by “will power” understands that...
August 08, 2017
Sovereignty, Autonomy, and Agency – The Need for Clear Communication
My polytheist friends have convinced me that my use of “sovereignty” only in the personal...
August 06, 2017
12 Movies to Inspire Your Magic
No one is going to mistake any of these movies for great works of Pagan...
August 03, 2017
Negotiating With the Gods
If a deity calls you and you don’t want to serve, you have several options....
August 01, 2017
Am I Hearing a God or Am I Going Crazy?
If you’re drowning, get mental health care. But if you were swimming yesterday and today...
July 2017
July 30, 2017
When You Hear The Call of The Morrigan
People are craving knowledge of the Morrigan. They yearn for direct experience of her. They...
July 26, 2017
5 Things I Learned At Mystic South
Mystic South 2017 was an amazing, magical, memorable event. I’m so glad I was there....
July 24, 2017
Under the Ancient Oaks: Land Spirits
Here’s the second episode of Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. Cynthia Talbot and...
July 23, 2017
The Surprising Paganism of The Mummy
Forget the new Tom Cruise movie. The best Mummy of them all is the 1932...
July 20, 2017
The Victory of Lugh
Lugh spoke to the Tuatha De Danann and put strength in them, so that each...
July 18, 2017
Why What I Am Takes So Many Words To Describe
There is no single term that completely and accurately describes the religion I practice. Since...
July 16, 2017
The 8 of Cups, or, I Like It Here Why Do I Have To Leave?
There’s no need for a grand exit… or a grand entrance. Just decide to leave...
July 13, 2017
The Leadership of Lugh – A Response To Oppression
When the Tuatha De Danann first came to Ireland they were oppressed by the Fomorians,...
July 11, 2017
An Oath to the Morrigan
What happens after you find a God? Sometimes we’re called to priesthood. Sometimes they just...
July 09, 2017
Is This The Same God?
Rather than stacking up the similarities and differences between Cernunnos and Pashupati and trying to...
July 06, 2017
The Coming of Lugh
Perhaps one of the reasons more people don’t celebrate Lughnasadh is simply that they don’t...
July 04, 2017
My Paganism: Nature, Nurture, or Choice?
Jason Mankey asked all the Patheos Pagan bloggers to write on “How I Found Paganism.”...
July 02, 2017
Magic: Amateurs vs. Professionals
Let’s not be satisfied with feeling magical. Let’s not be satisfied with being amateur magicians....
June 2017
June 29, 2017
How Old Are The Gods and Why Does It Matter?
How old are the Gods? I don’t know. But I do know this: contemplating the...
June 27, 2017
The Birth of Lugh
Jason Mankey calls Lughnasadh “the ugly-duckling of sabbats.” I don’t like that, but Jason is...
June 26, 2017
Under the Ancient Oaks – The Video Series
The first in a new series of short videos on topics of interest to Pagans...
June 25, 2017
A Speculative Look at the Cycles of Magic and the Otherworld
In which I look at cyclical time, the Mayan calendar, planetary alignments, ice ages and...
June 22, 2017
Bargaining at the Goblin Market
Folklore tells us the Goblin Market is a place humans can rarely see, and if...
June 20, 2017
Who Ya Gonna Believe, Me Or Your Lying Eyes?
There has never been a greater need to ignore what the mainstream culture tells you...
June 18, 2017
Paganism and the Primacy of the Written Word
The written word is a useful servant, but Western culture has made it an arrogant...
June 15, 2017
A Farewell to Normalcy
I want being a Pagan to become normal, in the way it was normal for...
June 13, 2017
A Three-Fold Understanding of Magic
I came to a three-fold understanding of magic very early on my Pagan journey, and...
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