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November 2016

November 09, 2016
Come January 20, Donald Trump will be President. Regardless of how angry, hurt, or scared...
November 06, 2016
The Veil is a metaphor, but the boundary between the worlds is real and it’s...
November 03, 2016
Be you as only you can be, in all your magnificence and glory. But you...
November 01, 2016
Arthur is the Once and Future King, but he is not returning at some future...

October 2016

October 30, 2016
A new book of polytheist devotions, this one dedicated to Poseidon.
October 27, 2016
If your conscience tells you to vote for Jill Stein, then vote for Jill Stein...
October 25, 2016
Some messages from the Gods are mysteries to be pondered. Others are orders that require...
October 23, 2016
Our Pagan groups are more than collections of individuals. They’re living things with their own...
October 20, 2016
Please vote. Vote your conscience. Vote in all the races. Vote for Hillary Clinton for...
October 18, 2016
Most years I’m excited about the Otherworldly aspects of Samhain. This year I’m excited about...
October 16, 2016
We can have our own beliefs and refine them in conversation with others. We can...
October 13, 2016
These aren’t necessarily the best made or most influential movies, they’re the ones I like....
October 11, 2016
It would never occur to many men to talk like Donald Trump. But the women...
October 09, 2016
When faced with the reality of the Gods and spirits, some Pagans revel in the...
October 06, 2016
Magic has been a part of religion since the beginnings of religion, and it is...
October 04, 2016
Oracular work is an ancient practice that has mostly been lost to the Western world...
October 02, 2016
Most of us say we want to keep religion out of politics, but where does...

September 2016

September 29, 2016
Call it dedication. Call it devotion. Call it stubbornness. I’m calling it the persistence of...
September 27, 2016
Nine Things I Think: two new books, The Wild Hunt, the Presidential debate, camping, and...
September 25, 2016
I’m happy to see Pagan concepts and values make their way into the mainstream culture,...
September 22, 2016
Reclaiming our ancestral heritage is one thing. Praying to someone who gave up that heritage...
September 20, 2016
Something that could have been beautiful tried to rise too far too fast without the...
September 18, 2016
There’s nothing like first-hand experience to change your beliefs – all of a sudden I’m...
September 13, 2016
As we approach the Autumn Equinox and as we get ready to celebrate Mabon or...
September 11, 2016
What do an OBOD camp and the Buddhist principle of impermanence have to do with...
September 08, 2016
In a local, face-to-face group, you quickly learn what’s worth fighting over and what isn’t....
September 06, 2016
As anyone who has ever been in any kind of a romantic partnership will attest,...
September 04, 2016
If you’re looking for the foundations of most polytheist religions, you don’t have to dig...
September 01, 2016
We have everything we need to restore polytheism and our many polytheist religions to a...

August 2016

August 30, 2016
Almost 80 CUUPS members and friends from around the country traveled to Salem, Massachusetts for...
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