Good art helps us understand the bad times in which we live. It comforts us, inspires us, and challenges us. Let’s share the good art we find. And if we can’t find what we need, let’s go make it ourselves. Read more
Good art helps us understand the bad times in which we live. It comforts us, inspires us, and challenges us. Let’s share the good art we find. And if we can’t find what we need, let’s go make it ourselves. Read more
As a Pagan I’m committed to the idea that while life is difficult and often painful, ultimately it’s beautiful and good. Read more
Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Operative Magic – Theory, Strategy, and Practice.” Registration is open now; the class begins June 4 and will run for six weeks. Here are the details. Read more
Any living religion is a product of the interactions of the people who practice it, their Gods and spirits, and the place and time where they live. So of course the pandemic has changed my Paganism – how could it not? But my Paganism is helping me get through this, and for that I am very thankful. Read more
The many Gods are not relics to be locked away in pretty boxes and brought out for show on special occasions. They are living persons with Their own sovereignty and agency who do Their own things for Their own reasons – at Their own time. Read more
Here’s the rest of this cycle of Conversations Under the Oaks: Pagan leadership roles, the limits of interfaith activities, Pagan monotheists, and how to have our own temples. Read more
It’s a mistake to assume Gods or spirits could not have caused the pandemic, even if we conclude they did not. We need to respect the findings of science and the scientific method and also respect the agency and activity of the Gods. Not one over the other. Both. Read more
Three questions on Pagan prayer: one from a former atheist, one from a former fundamentalist, and one from a new Pagan. Read more
This round of Conversations Under the Oaks had lots of questions about beginning spiritual practices. While these are basic practices, they aren’t just for beginners. As we learn and grow, we don’t outgrow prayer and meditation and such – we maintain them and we build on them. Read more
The Coronavirus wasn’t created by Gods or spirits but it’s now part of the wider metaphysical shift we’re calling The Storm or Tower Time. Things will be different when the pandemic is over. Whether “different” means “better” depends largely on what we do now and in the coming days. Read more
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