Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of “tribe” in a modern Pagan context. The impetus for this has been the presence in my life of an amazing community that I’ve been blessed to be a part of, a group of Morrígan devotees and priests that I’ve come to call “The Morrigan’s Call Tribe”. And over the last two years, this disparate group of strangers have morphed into a kind of extended family for myself and others. Technically,... Read more
What sacrifices will we make for the greater good? What will we offer to the Goddess’ sickle? What metaphorical blood will we shed that the people can live together in justice and so eventually in harmony? Read more
[W]e look toward Lughnasa, the traditional Celtic celebration of the harvest...my mind turns toward what we as a nation are reaping from our history. Read more
I’d rather be right than be loving, or even be loved. I’m wishing I didn’t have to admit that... Read more
[O]ne of the central symbols of Unitarian Universalism and many Pagan traditions: the circle. Our flaming chalice is often ensconced in circles, the youth practice “circle worship,” and when we draw from the wisdom of earth-centered traditions, we find ourselves entering deeper into this sacred symbol. Read more
Forget about controlling what happens; learn to wish that everything that happens happens just as it happens. Then . . . all will go exactly as planned. Read more
The demon machine that has been created has taken on a life of it’s own. We need some powerful magic to banish the demon and restore justice, peace, and love. Read more
this article is something of a pagan-friendly primer for those of you who may be scratching your heads, wondering what the phenomenon all about. Read more
We are not, as many think, the place where you can believe anything, but rather the place where your own personal beliefs, whatever they are, must tempered by the understanding that we are part of a congregational, a local, a regional, a national, and a global community, all at the same time, and that we are working towards something that brings compassion, healing, and nourishment to the multiverse. Read more
[W]hat if science uncovered evidence that these ancient creation stories might just have gotten some of the facts right after all? Read more
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