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March 15, 2023
The Great War in the Otherworld and in this World
For all that it’s important to pay attention to what’s going on in this world,...
March 12, 2023
Envy is a Vice: Mind Your Own Business
“Someone else is getting something I’m not and I’m mad about it.” Envy is a...
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Scheduling Joy
Joy comes in it’s own time, but we can put ourselves in places where joy...
March 01, 2023
What to Offer to the Gods?
If we lived in a Pagan society where offerings were a regular part of our...
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February 26, 2023
What a National Divorce Would Look Like – And Why The Call Can’t Be Ignored
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a “national divorce” is not a call for a second...
February 22, 2023
Witchcraft and Magic: How Badly Do You Want It?
Magic and witchcraft are available to everyone. You don’t need an invitation and you certainly...
February 19, 2023
6 Reasons Why Your Tarot Reading Was Wrong
It’s important to celebrate our successes. It’s also important to examine our failures, so we...
February 15, 2023
Paganism: A Religion of Doing
Our traditions are sacred and our virtues are timeless, but how we embody and express...
February 12, 2023
Ross Douthat Is Right: Spiritual Experimentation Is Dangerous
New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat is right: spiritual experimentation is dangerous. I join...
February 08, 2023
What’s All This Ritual For, Anyway?
We can honor our Gods and ancestors on our own. Some magic is best worked...
February 05, 2023
Cleansing in Modern Paganism and Witchcraft
An impurity isn’t something that’s bad - it’s something that’s unhelpful where it is, even...
February 01, 2023
We’re Living in an Era of High Magic
We have more opportunities to learn magic and to work magic than any of our...
January 2023
January 29, 2023
A Pagan Look at the Origins of the Universe
There is only one certain answer to this question: we don’t know. Still, we can...
January 25, 2023
When Did You Know You Were a Witch?
Someone asked “when did you know you were a witch?” I’m not sure that was...
January 22, 2023
Mastering Magick: A Book Review
If you liked Psychic Witch and you want to take the next step on your...
January 18, 2023
Imbolc: Honoring the Goddess Brighid
Imbolc has several themes, all good and valuable traditions. But for me, Imbolc is first...
January 15, 2023
Paganism in a Post-Christian World
The Archbishop of Sydney complains that Paganism doesn’t bring fulfillment, communion, and transcendence. He’s wrong....
January 12, 2023
If You Want To Do It, Start Now
If there’s something you want to do, something you want to be, especially if it’s...
January 10, 2023
Tarot For Divination: An Online Class
Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Tarot For Divination” begins January...
January 08, 2023
The Polytheists Who Persist
I fault no one for doing what they need to do to take care of...
January 04, 2023
Paganism: It’s Not For Everyone
Finding and following this path was critically important to my spiritual growth and depth, and...
January 01, 2023
Divination for 2023
2023 is not going to be 2020 Part IV. It brings different challenges and new...
December 2022
December 29, 2022
Top 10 Posts of 2022
The Top 10 posts of 2022 on Under the Ancient Oaks: Loki’s three messages for...
December 26, 2022
The 4 Best Posts of 2022 You Didn’t Read
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...
December 21, 2022
Giving Thanks to the Gods for This Year
When someone – or Someone – is gracious to us, the appropriate response is gratitude....
December 18, 2022
Debaptism: You Probably Don’t Need It, But It Can Be Done
The experiences of our old religions leave a mark, sometimes metaphorically and sometimes spiritually. Those...
December 14, 2022
The Liminal Zones of the Winter Solstice Season
The Winter Solstice is more than a single point in time. It’s a season, one...
December 11, 2022
Why Do People Break New Year’s Resolutions?
It’s getting close to the fine old tradition of making New Year’s resolutions – followed...
December 07, 2022
9 Ways to Facilitate Spiritual Experiences For Yourself
Spiritual and mystical experiences happen in their own time – they cannot be programmed or...
December 04, 2022
Last Full Moon of the Year – Finish Strong
The last full moon of the year is this coming Wednesday, December 7. If you...
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