2023 is not going to be 2020 Part IV. It brings different challenges and new opportunities. We have what we need to make this a good year, but so much depends on keeping our attention on the business at hand and on maintaining our sacred relationships. Read more
The Top 10 posts of 2022 on Under the Ancient Oaks: Loki’s three messages for the world, 8 pieces of bad advice, worshipping Gods from different cultures and different pantheons, answering the call of Cernunnos, and more. Read more
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something 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 someone – or Someone – is gracious to us, the appropriate response is gratitude. And so I want to give thanks to the Gods whose presence and blessings have meant so much to me this year. Read more
The experiences of our old religions leave a mark, sometimes metaphorically and sometimes spiritually. Those marks fade over time, and for most of us that’s sufficient. But if you need to speed up that process, debaptism can be helpful. Read more
The Winter Solstice is more than a single point in time. It’s a season, one with multiple liminal zones where anything can happen. Make good use of it – if you can. Read more
It’s getting close to the fine old tradition of making New Year’s resolutions – followed by the equally old tradition of breaking New Year’s resolutions. Here are five of the most common reasons people break New Year’s resolutions – and what we can do instead. Read more
Spiritual and mystical experiences happen in their own time – they cannot be programmed or commanded. But there are things we can do to facilitate these experiences: to put ourselves in a position where they can happen and are more likely to happen. Read more
The last full moon of the year is this coming Wednesday, December 7. If you have any 2022 goals or projects that need an extra magical push to get them over the finish line, here’s your chance. Read more
“Wednesday” isn’t “The Addams Family” – if you expect “all together ooky” you’re going to be disappointed. But if you like dark fantasy about someone who has her act together in ways I could only dream about when I was 16, give it a try. Read more
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