The Odal rune on the CPAC stage may not have been intentional, but the need for magical and tangible workings to protect voting and other rights remains. The need to build magical skills remains. And the need to not underestimate unethical magicians remains. Read more
Jumping to conclusions is one way conspiracy theories get started. At the same time, there is virtually no way this was an accident. Someone intentionally designed the CPAC stage in the shape of a rune used by the Nazis. Who was it? I see three possibilities. Read more
I’ve never invested much time in the lives of celebrities. But a recent round of discussion on celebrity deaths made me realize that some of them did have an impact on me. Here are the six celebrity deaths that impacted me the most, and why. Read more
When contentious people die we often hear “speak no ill of the dead.” There have been few people whose deaths I celebrated, but many who I was very glad were finally gone. Where does this idea come from, and is it something we must always do? Read more
While I do my best to answer spiritual questions, I rarely have much to offer when people ask me to interpret their dreams for them. This is why, and what I do when I try to interpret my own dreams. Read more
I’m thankful for stories of otherworldly experiences. When we tell our stories we give other people context for their own experiences, and that helps us set realistic expectations for what we see and hear and do in our own spiritual lives. Read more
I listened to Rush Limbaugh many years ago, before my political views matured. I remember he was entertaining and insightful in his early years, promoting common sense conservatism. Turns out my memory isn’t so good. Read more
What can we do with the Restless Dead? What are the differences between how Christianity approaches magic and how Paganism approaches it? And what’s on the horizon for the world over the next few years? Read more
It’s good to talk about our spiritual and magical experiences. But people who brag about how witchy or how pious they are generally do more harm than good. Read more
How do we maintain our spiritual practice when we feel stressed and overwhelmed due to life's circumstances? Sometimes we need to rest. Sometimes we continue by force of will. Sometimes we mix things up. And sometimes we don’t really have a choice. Read more
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