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Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Operative Magic – Theory, Strategy,...

Any living religion is a product of the interactions of the people who practice it,...

The many Gods are not relics to be locked away in pretty boxes and brought...

Here’s the rest of this cycle of Conversations Under the Oaks: Pagan leadership roles, the...

It’s a mistake to assume Gods or spirits could not have caused the pandemic, even...

Three questions on Pagan prayer: one from a former atheist, one from a former fundamentalist,...

This round of Conversations Under the Oaks had lots of questions about beginning spiritual practices....

The Coronavirus wasn’t created by Gods or spirits but it’s now part of the wider...

This year the Beltane fantasy is running smack-dab into the brick wall of quarantines and...

The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Beltane Ritual will be next Friday May 1 at...

Someone asked me what it felt like when I left fundamentalist Christianity. My response was...

There is power in ritual language. But too many people try to grab that power...

If the only role you can fill right now being a good ordinary Pagan, then...

Issue-driven movements won the right to vote for women and civil rights for African-Americans. Social...

Let’s treat our heroes with honor and dignity, but also with respect for the difficult...

Numerous people have died recently while alone in quarantine. There are things we can do...

The three-part model the soul is popular because it’s familiar and because it’s useful. But...

As someone who worships a Battle Goddess and a God of the Wild, I’m very...

For those of us who serve our Gods and our communities as clergy, the pandemic...

Cursing is the big hammer in the toolbox of the magician. You don’t need it...

Psychic Witch is a beginner’s guide to psychic perception and energy work. It’s the best...

I pray that this pandemic and its related suffering will end. Will my prayers be...

Ten or a hundred or a thousand years from now, someone is going to want...

Gatekeeping is what happens when people without authority arbitrarily decide who is and isn’t worthy...

I’m trying to strike a balance between staying informed and not obsessing about things I...

Why am I writing about a fictional character in a TV show that ended four...

As Pagans and polytheists, we don’t need universal religion. We search for truth in many...

I do not intend to provide running commentary on COVID-19, the Coronavirus. There’s plenty of...

People who get into stressful situations often fall back on the religion of their childhood,...

This is my Pagan Bucket List… or at least, part of it. These are the...