Children often believe strange things – I was no exception to this rule. There some things I look back on with amusement and other things I look back on with dismay and regret. But there are some things I believed as a small child that I still believe today. Read more
I’m struggling a bit at the moment. This shows up time and time again in early August – it’s almost like there’s something about this time of year that doesn’t agree with me. August is the worst month. Read more
Kristoffer Hughes’ The Book of Druidry is advice and guidance that will be invaluable to those who want to build a Druid practice grounded in Celtic wisdom. It will also be helpful to anyone on a Pagan path even if they aren’t a Druid. Highly recommended. Read more
A handful of people are hearing from a Storm Goddess whose name we can’t determine – at least not yet. Who is She? Why is She making Herself known here and now? And perhaps most importantly, what does She want? Read more
Lughnasadh celebrates Tailtiu, who cleared the land of Ireland for planting and then died from exhaustion. While we live in a hi-tech, post-modern world, some ancient truths remain. Sacrifice is necessary. Read more
I didn’t set out to have exactly a coven’s worth of observations from this year’s Mystic South conference, but that’s how it worked out. I’m not the least bit surprised. It was a great time. Read more
Conservatives who complain that the U.S. is becoming Pagan show their ignorance about Paganism. What they mean is that their version of Christianity is losing its cultural dominance. But what if they were right? What would a truly Pagan culture look like? Read more
Throughout history, the witch has been the outsider, the other. When we oppose the mainstream society it’s not because we have different tastes in clothing and music. It’s because we have significant differences in priorities and in values. Read more
It seems impossible that we’re halfway through 2023. Still, here we are at the first of July, with six months behind us and six months left to go. How’s your year going? Read more
Two Evangelical writers claim that Paganism is somehow inauthentic because it doesn’t exactly match the Paganism of our ancient ancestors, and that the appealing parts of modern Paganism were cribbed from Christianity. Neither claim is true. Read more
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