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March 2018

March 28, 2018
The book generally does a stellar job of addressing its topic in a clear, conversational...
March 23, 2018
For a movement that places so much value on personal, spiritual, and sexual autonomy, we...
March 18, 2018
If you're suspecting that I'm about to call this a manifestation of misogyny, you're exactly...
March 15, 2018
We live in a world on fire, and we cannot wait for a hero to...
March 10, 2018
One of the things witchcraft is for is empowering people who've been disempowered and trodden...
March 09, 2018
If witchcraft is what witches do, then the witch is the Other who does the...
March 03, 2018
Sometimes, I'm asked what witchcraft is. Rather than a definition, what I have are memories,...
March 01, 2018
The story of the Seeker is a classic, almost a folk ballad in its structure,...

February 2018

February 24, 2018
Gender and sexuality can seem a lot more complicated nowadays, especially without the language to...
February 22, 2018
That's not to say that conventions aren't important, or filled with magic. They can be...
February 16, 2018
It's time to get down to brass tacks... but first, I apologize for any misapprehensions...
February 10, 2018
It's not surprising that our ancestors came up with the idea of using sex as...
February 08, 2018
Magic is notoriously one of those words where, if you ask any ten practitioners, you'll...
February 04, 2018
Coming up with a universally-accepted definition for sex is a fool's game, but I've never...
February 02, 2018
Sexual abuse and sexualized violence are very real problems in our communities, as in our...

January 2018

January 27, 2018
Words are magic, and yours no less than mine. Our words and actions together change...
January 25, 2018
If we want to our communities to be the safe, welcoming spaces we tell ourselves...
January 20, 2018
I ended my last post by saying I know about missing stairs from personal experience....
January 19, 2018
The missing stair is that problematic person we all know is a problem, but who...
January 13, 2018
The responsibility for preventing abuse in our communities doesn't lie with the victims or the...
January 10, 2018
D&D encouraged me to explore the vast array of spiritual traditions throughout history, beyond the...
January 05, 2018
It's traditional to start the new year off with introspection, contemplation, and a resolution or...

December 2017

December 28, 2017
With the exception of a few gifted folks, magic and spirituality are hard work. Not...
December 26, 2017
In a culture which pushes us to believe in the binary choices of yes or...
December 22, 2017
Anti-intellectualism is an attitude of bad faith which violates the principles of discourse. Moreover, its...
December 15, 2017
Nuance lives in the spaces between binaries, thriving in shadings and shadows, dancing on the...
December 12, 2017
If a god is leaning on you, they tend to have a reason for it....
December 10, 2017
While some folks disagree on this point, I maintain quite firmly that human beings are...
December 06, 2017
...the gods relate to us for their own reasons, just as we relate to them...
December 03, 2017
Once we've cast ourselves as powerless protagonists at the mercy of domineering, socially inept aggressors,...
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