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September 2022

September 18, 2022
Gods have people. In the past, those people were likely to be from a single...
September 15, 2022
Robust and meaningful theology is never the product of any one person. It’s always the...
September 13, 2022
The Queen is dead – now what? Whether we are Americans, Britons, or otherwise, electing...
September 11, 2022
A witch is a person who practices witchcraft, as they understand it. You need no...
September 08, 2022
For 300 years, people in the West lived in an era of near-continuous progress. Everyone...
September 06, 2022
Four questions on three topics: the purpose of art in Paganism, restarting a spiritual practice...
September 04, 2022
We need not have a robust theory of divination to use it effectively. But I’m...

August 2022

August 31, 2022
How do we prepare for Tower Time? How do we make our way through it?...
August 28, 2022
I’ve learned some things this year. Discipline is important. Discernment is more important. Spiritual practice...
August 22, 2022
Deborah Castellano’s new book Magic For Troubled Times is the closest thing you can get...
August 18, 2022
I don’t take advice. I listen and I evaluate, and if something makes sense to...
August 15, 2022
Gatekeeping the divine is not just a Christian problem. But you need no one’s permission...
August 10, 2022
Over the past few weeks I’ve seen a fair number of witches, occultists, Druids, and...
August 07, 2022
Are the Gods part of Nature? Some of Them clearly are. Others, I don’t know...
August 02, 2022
I sat quietly at the Seiðr ritual as person after person pleaded “tell me what...

July 2022

July 31, 2022
Let’s be honest: the environment is hostile right now. I think it’s safe to assume...
July 27, 2022
The Norse God Loki delivered three messages in a recent Seiðr ritual, messages that were...
July 24, 2022
Today’s Sunday service at the Denton UU Fellowship: the story of how Lugh led his...
July 21, 2022
“I needed this more than I realized.” That was my first and strongest thought as...
July 19, 2022
Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Pagan Monasticism as a Solitary...
July 17, 2022
Read myths plainly – focus on the story, not on the words. Look for truth...
July 13, 2022
According to the current Supreme Court, we must understand the intentions of long-dead men from...
July 10, 2022
Religious certainty is the greatest sin. It is caused by a fear of hell and...
July 06, 2022
We need a new narrative. We need a new story. We need a story that...
July 03, 2022
I was contacted by someone who feels called to Paganism, but they’re struggling to let...

June 2022

June 29, 2022
The spellcasting has already started and it will continue until fundamental rights are restored. I...
June 26, 2022
A question on Twitter asked “is there space for the non-left, or pro-life in Paganism...
June 24, 2022
This is a horrible day in the history of the United States. A majority of...
June 22, 2022
It comes down to one simple thing: do the deeds match the words? Do you...
June 19, 2022
We live in a society dominated by monotheism in general and Protestant Christianity in particular....
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