What Does Victory Look Like For You?

Last updated on: January 14, 2017 at 9:44 am By John Beckett

What does it mean to win? What does victory look like for you? If you don’t like the dichotomy of winners and losers, what does success look like for you? More specifically, what does victory or success look like for you over the next four years? Read more

The Call of the Morrigan is Louder and More Urgent

Last updated on: January 11, 2017 at 8:01 pm By John Beckett

All that studying, organizing, and training She’s been telling us to do? This is why – to prepare us for now. I don’t feel ready, but you never feel ready for something this big. If we are wise, clever, and determined – and just a bit lucky – we will win. Read more

When You Can’t Experience the Gods for Yourself

Last updated on: January 9, 2017 at 7:07 pm By John Beckett

The unmediated, first-hand experience of a God is an awesome and humbling thing. But your value as a person and your authenticity as a polytheist are not dependent on your ability to have these experiences. Read more

How I Learned To Read Tarot

Last updated on: May 30, 2017 at 9:49 am By John Beckett

This is how I learned to read the Tarot. If you’re just starting out, or if you’ve tried with less success than you’d like, I encourage you to learn from my experience – both the good and the bad. Read more

Wild Paganism

Last updated on: May 21, 2017 at 12:32 pm By John Beckett

Some of us have prayed “teach us again to be wild and free” and we’re starting to see the results of those prayers. The territory is wild and dangerous, but 2016 showed us we’re going to get hurt anyway. We might as well put that pain toward something we want. Read more

Can “Prayer Warriors” Harm Pagans?

Last updated on: January 2, 2017 at 10:17 am By John Beckett

We can’t keep “prayer warriors” from impacting us, but we can keep them from stopping us. We can keep being Pagans and practicing Paganism day in and day out. Over time, our skill and confidence will grow and the impact of those working against us will fade. Read more

Divination by Coloring Book – A Preview of 2017

Last updated on: December 31, 2016 at 9:09 am By John Beckett

Adult coloring books are intended to be a means to relax without drugs or alcohol, but they can also be very focusing. This wasn’t just a picture to color – it was a tool for scrying into the coming year. Read more

The 4 Best Posts of 2016 You Didn’t Read

Last updated on: December 20, 2016 at 8:14 pm By John Beckett

While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something nearly as much as I do, there are times when I find myself screaming “this is important! Why are you not reading this?!” Read more

When You Know Something Needs To Be Done But You Don’t Know What

Last updated on: December 20, 2016 at 7:41 pm By John Beckett

I’m more than a little reluctant publish a list of things that need to be done. My work is not your work, even if we’re playing on the same team. But when multiple people ask the same question at the same time, that’s usually a sign I’m supposed to write about it. Read more