Half of life is just showing up – the other half is sticking with things long enough for them to pay off. It’s not quitting when things get hard or unpleasant, it’s remembering why you started a journey in the first place. I see six benefits of perseverance. Read more
A lot of beginners are enamored with the idea of having a teacher, but not so enamored with doing the work that teachers ask students to do. This is how I learned, and this is how I teach those who come to me. Read more
Over 94% of the people who want to go to Harvard don’t get in. So they go somewhere else and they do fine. As with colleges, which magical or spiritual tradition you study is far less important than doing the work and participating in the life of the community. Read more
This is the reality of Pagan priesthood – it’s a lot of work. Not just the mental work of thinking, writing, and talking to people, and not just the spiritual work of meditation, prayer, and offerings. It’s also a lot of hot, hard, dirty physical work. Read more
Some Pagans are saying those whose confidence was betrayed are partially to blame because they “should have done a better job of vetting.” The question of what risks we take when we share sacred mysteries is worth further exploration. Read more
I don’t read for the public very often. But when I worked a Psychic Fair last weekend I helped some people see some important things in their lives, and I also learned a few things myself. Read more
Many times our deepest desires are at odds with what the mainstream society tells us we should want. Do we follow our true calling or do we become what the sorcerers of Madison Avenue tell us we’re supposed to be? Alex Mar was faced with this decision. She chose poorly. Read more
Some Pagan traditions – most notably Witchcraft – are inherently transgressive, but there’s more than one approach. If we’re going to build a world where mainstream values are in alignment with our values, we’re going to need them all. Read more
This land is your land. Not in the sense of ownership but in the sense of belonging, in the same way we speak of your family or your country. You’re here. You’re not going away. Start acting like you belong here. Read more
I have no issues with men who feel the need for men-only groups and rituals. If you get something out of them (and if you’re not using them to arbitrarily exclude women) then more power to you. But they have no appeal for me – I don’t get them. Read more
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