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November 2015

November 15, 2015
Part of being Pagan is re-creating the customs of our ancient ancestors. On Saturday evening,...
November 14, 2015
The world is hard and it’s getting harder. You might as well be who and...
November 12, 2015
What was a joyous and magical month in my childhood is now a three-month-long slog...
November 10, 2015
Our religious debates will never end. And contrary to what those of us who are...
November 08, 2015
Half of life is just showing up – the other half is sticking with things...
November 05, 2015
A lot of beginners are enamored with the idea of having a teacher, but not...
November 03, 2015
Over 94% of the people who want to go to Harvard don’t get in. So...
November 01, 2015
This is the reality of Pagan priesthood – it’s a lot of work. Not just...

October 2015

October 29, 2015
Some Pagans are saying those whose confidence was betrayed are partially to blame because they...
October 27, 2015
I don’t read for the public very often. But when I worked a Psychic Fair...
October 25, 2015
Many times our deepest desires are at odds with what the mainstream society tells us...
October 22, 2015
Some Pagan traditions – most notably Witchcraft – are inherently transgressive, but there’s more than...
October 20, 2015
This land is your land. Not in the sense of ownership but in the sense...
October 18, 2015
I have no issues with men who feel the need for men-only groups and rituals....
October 15, 2015
If I’m wrong and the atheists are right, then I will have had a good...
October 13, 2015
Too often we stay in our own little silos and don’t notice what’s going on...
October 11, 2015
Why do so many American Pagans worship Gods of Europe? Why don’t we worship North...
October 08, 2015
Some of the signs that Samhain is getting close are silly and border on offensive,...
October 06, 2015
While we draw from the experience and wisdom of others, our particular set of beliefs,...
October 03, 2015
The thousands of gun deaths each year and the handful of mass shootings that grab...
October 01, 2015
In order to fully restore the Way of the Gods, polytheism must be accessible for...

September 2015

September 29, 2015
Nine Things I Think: Pope Francis’ visit to the US, the VW emissions scandal, Bushkill...
September 27, 2015
Most of my writing on this blog concerns Paganism, Druidry, and polytheism. But I’m also...
September 24, 2015
This year’s informal conversations at the OBOD East Coast Gathering seemed to be deeper and...
September 22, 2015
With over a hundred OBOD Bards, Ovates, Druids, and guests, the sixth edition of the...
September 20, 2015
I see lots of people who want to be witches and Druids and priests and...
September 17, 2015
The structure of a polytheist priesthood is going to look very different from the structure...
September 15, 2015
Why do we simultaneously worship change and fight change? May we have the strength and...
September 13, 2015
Many Pagans maintain solitary practices, and even if you work with a group, sometimes you...
September 10, 2015
How can you get away from fundamentalism for good? How can you have a life...
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