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January 2016

January 31, 2016
Let’s not give a platform to those who attack anti-racist efforts. Racism can’t be eliminated...
January 28, 2016
Nine Things I Think: Denton CUUPS’ first circle since the fire, Pantheacon plans, Many Gods...
January 26, 2016
As we celebrate Imbolc, let us use this cold, slow time of the year to...
January 24, 2016
Magic can make the improbable more likely, but it can’t do the impossible. Rather than...
January 21, 2016
Terry Pratchett said believing in the Gods is like believing in the postman. He was...
January 19, 2016
We’re building polytheist religions on purpose. But we’re building polytheist culture by chance – it’s...
January 17, 2016
Corporate mindfulness is a mixture of Buddhism and Taoism with a little New Age thrown...
January 14, 2016
Powerball dreams reinforce a culture that treats Nature as nothing more than resources to be...
January 12, 2016
Those who claim “you can’t be good without God” are wrong, period. There are many...
January 10, 2016
There is no substitute for a consistent, reverent, devotional practice. Start small: pick one or...
January 07, 2016
Most of us are afraid of silence. But as magical people, we know that silence...
January 05, 2016
Millennials and others who don’t want to adult aren’t being immature. They just don’t like...
January 03, 2016
While much of life returns to normal starting tomorrow, there’s still something not-quite-ordinary about the...
January 01, 2016
I’ve always had mixed feelings about the Gods & Radicals website. Their writers are seeing...

December 2015

December 28, 2015
Thank you for all your support this year. Here are the top ten post of...
December 22, 2015
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...
December 20, 2015
Denton CUUPS missed doing a Yule circle for the public, but we marked the Solstice...
December 17, 2015
If Newgrange is to have meaning for us beyond historical curiosity, it will not be...
December 15, 2015
All any religious writer or speaker can do is say “here it is if you’re...
December 13, 2015
Articulating religious differences is not an insult. I don’t have to affirm your beliefs and...
December 10, 2015
How can Stonehenge not grab our attention? It stands there on the Salisbury Plain, silently...
December 08, 2015
Some people see the depth and meaning in polytheism, and they feel the call of...
December 06, 2015
Deep magic is the way the world works, not in some quasi-scientific, oversimplified cause-and-effect way,...
December 03, 2015
There is a place for religion that comforts, soothes, and heals. But there is also...
December 01, 2015
Those who would control us don’t have to enslave us. It’s much easier to simply...

November 2015

November 29, 2015
Here’s the video from the "Worshipping Fearsome Gods" Sunday service at Pathways UU on November...
November 24, 2015
In the moment I never know if I’m doing the right thing or not. It’s...
November 22, 2015
The many Gods of our ancient ancestors include deities of chaos, death, and other unpleasant...
November 19, 2015
As you gobble your turkey and say your prayers of gratitude next Thursday, remember to...
November 17, 2015
Two short reviews of two short books: Sacred Gifts by Kirk Thomas and Irish Paganism...
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