Outside the Charmed Circle
It might take a while, but sooner or later, you should get a response... and that's when the fun starts. And by "fun," what I really mean is "hard work and unpleasantness." Read more
It might take a while, but sooner or later, you should get a response... and that's when the fun starts. And by "fun," what I really mean is "hard work and unpleasantness." Read more
Stepping away from the slow collapse into dystopia and ecological suicide may not avert disaster, but might help us survive it, which is the kind of enlightened self-interest I'd like to believe is inherent in Pagan and polytheist praxis. Read more
Maybe there never was a "community" after all, just an assumption of universality papering over a breadth and depth of smaller communities... Read more
The assumption of universality is harmful, not only to the outliers I mentioned above, but to everyone: cisgender, transgender, female, male, nonbinary, gay, straight, bisexual or otherwise. Read more
I wondered how many people were here, taking part in a glorification and valorization of gender and sexual roles from which they were, and would always be, excluded. Read more
It's not necessary to be born a witch or to be made one by someone else, but there are certain traits—witches' marks, if you will—shared by most of us drawn to witchcraft... Read more
Hello, beautiful creatures. My mailbox, inbox, and shopping cart have been insidiously delightful places of late. Some of this is due to the number of ridiculously talented people I’m privileged to know, and some of it is due to the fact that they all seem to know one another. To give you an example of what I mean, my partner and I went to Norwescon 41 a couple of weekends ago and came home with a paper sack quite literally... Read more
These are some of the sharpest, wisest, best-educated folks writing about magic right now, and their work can engage your minds, energize your spirits, and enrich your practice. You're welcome! Read more
I enjoy group rituals and Pagan and polytheist conferences, but at the end of the day, I want to commune with the gods and spirits of my path in the places closest to my heart. Read more
Rather than simply accepting things as they are because we don't want to "rock the boat," let us ask why they are as they are, and who is served by them being as they are. Read more
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