Believing in the Postman

Last updated on: January 19, 2016 at 7:32 pm By John Beckett

Terry Pratchett said believing in the Gods is like believing in the postman. He was right. We see the mail coming and going and we know the postman exists, but she isn’t very important to us. Read more

Building Polytheist Culture

Last updated on: January 17, 2016 at 7:59 pm By John Beckett

We’re building polytheist religions on purpose. But we’re building polytheist culture by chance – it’s evolving without intent. We have the opportunity to mindfully and intentionally create a polytheist culture based on polytheist values and virtues. Read more

Corporate Mindfulness: Be Careful What You Wish For

Last updated on: January 14, 2016 at 7:19 pm By John Beckett

Corporate mindfulness is a mixture of Buddhism and Taoism with a little New Age thrown in. It promises to make employees less stressed, more patient, and more focused, but mainly more productive. It’s a vile process that profanes the religions from which it steals. Read more

Why I Didn’t Buy a Powerball Ticket

Last updated on: January 13, 2016 at 6:43 pm By John Beckett

Powerball dreams reinforce a culture that treats Nature as nothing more than resources to be exploited and that values the great wealth of a few over making sure everyone has enough. Those aren’t my dreams. Read more

How The Gods Give Me Meaning

Last updated on: January 10, 2016 at 11:16 am By John Beckett

Those who claim “you can’t be good without God” are wrong, period. There are many sources of meaning, and it’s up to you to find the source that speaks to you. But the many Gods give me meaning. Read more

Beginning a Devotional Practice

Last updated on: January 9, 2016 at 10:49 am By John Beckett

There is no substitute for a consistent, reverent, devotional practice. Start small: pick one or two things; do them well and consistently before adding something else. But start. Read more

The Power of Silence

Last updated on: January 7, 2016 at 6:37 pm By John Beckett

Most of us are afraid of silence. But as magical people, we know that silence is necessary. This new, short, narrowly-focused book by Karina BlackHeart explains the practice of silence and how to cultivate it in our lives. Read more

“Adulting” Is an Indictment of Society, Not of Millennials

Last updated on: June 22, 2017 at 1:53 pm By John Beckett

Millennials and others who don’t want to adult aren’t being immature. They just don’t like the mainstream society’s definition of “adult.” And sooner or later, they’re going to change it. Read more

4 Steps to a Deeper Pagan Practice

Last updated on: January 3, 2016 at 8:20 am By John Beckett

While much of life returns to normal starting tomorrow, there’s still something not-quite-ordinary about the month in between Go Back To Work Day and Imbolc. This is an auspicious time to commit to deeper religious and spiritual practice. Read more

A Beautiful Resistance

Last updated on: December 31, 2015 at 6:25 pm By John Beckett

I’ve always had mixed feelings about the Gods & Radicals website. Their writers are seeing the same problems I am, but they’re rather vague about what they want to replace the current system. So I was pleasantly surprised to find myself in general agreement with their new journal A Beautiful Resistance. Read more