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December 28, 2012
5 Things From 2012
Thoughts on the year in music, the future of Patheos Pagan, and the usual gripes...
December 19, 2012
The New Testament and the Nativity
The Bible says very little about the birth of Jesus, and what it does say...
December 17, 2012
A Yule Ritual
Yule has long been one of my favorite Pagan high holy days. There's a festive...
December 14, 2012
Sometimes Faith Has No Answer
I believe that my religious choice answers a lot of the big questions, but there...
December 13, 2012
Noah’s Ark (Or Why Does Some Mythology Get a Free Pass?)
Noah has more in common with King Arthur or Hercules than he does with any...
December 10, 2012
Pagans and The Hobbit
Friday brings yet another installment in Peter Jackson's translation of Tolkien to the big screen....
December 06, 2012
The Mayan Calendar and the End of the World
About a year and a half ago I sat on a "Pagan Panel" with such...
December 04, 2012
Christmas Is Not Yours or Mine: The True Origins of the Holiday Season
Every year I hear the same refrain "Put Christ back in Christmas," and every year...
December 01, 2012
Outside Looking In (or Is Anybody Really Listening?)
Are the "controversies" that inspire the Pagan Blogosphere actually the issues that we as a...
November 2012
November 28, 2012
Wrestling with Esbats
I've been running a small circle in my living room since March of this year....
November 22, 2012
On Vacation, But Links and Stuff (and Cats)!!!
I'm taking a few days off for Thanksgiving, but thought I would provide a few...
November 19, 2012
Holiday Shopping Guide
It's the Holiday Season, and that means it's time for gift guides and other assorted...
November 18, 2012
Perfect Love and Perfect Trust: My Thanksgiving Ritual
It's rare to feel "perfect love and perfect trust" in circle, and I was lucky...
November 12, 2012
Drawing Down the Moon: Deity in the Circle
During Wiccan-style ritual Pagans interact with deity in several different ways. In my estimation there...
November 09, 2012
Drawing Down the Moon: Personal Reflections
When most of us think about Modern Wiccan Ritual, we tend to think of calling...
November 07, 2012
Samhain’s End
Samhain ended for me sometime near 3:30 am early Sunday Morning on November 4 when...
November 05, 2012
Voting is Ours
I feel like posting anything unrelated to the Election would get overlooked, so I'm here...
November 01, 2012
Jesus Seems To Be Whatever People Want Him to Be
Christianity is the dominant religion in the United States and in much of the Western...
October 2012
October 30, 2012
Dear Halloween, Where Did You Go?
I usually don't have to write letters to Halloween, but this year I feel like...
October 28, 2012
My True Ghost Story
Have you ever seen a ghost? I have, and not only have I see a...
October 24, 2012
Samhain Ritual & The Goddess of Death
When I can find time to break away from writing "Raise the Horns" I enjoy...
October 23, 2012
The Court And My Pagan Vote
As a Pagan voter there is no bigger issue to me in this year's Presidential...
October 18, 2012
The Gods Aren’t Endorsing Anyone For President
I don’t think the gods, any gods, care at all about politics. I don’t care...
October 14, 2012
Honoring The Ancestors (Or Not)
Every Samhain I'm confronted with several rituals that call for "honoring the ancestors," (or sometimes...
October 04, 2012
Writing Samhain
Some hints and tips for writing your Samhain ritual.
October 03, 2012
Election Fatigue
Like many of you, I'm suffering from "election fatigue." I know that elections are important...
September 2012
September 28, 2012
Gateways to Paganism: Tori Amos
Pagans don’t proselytize, and the majority of us don’t have Pagan parents; as a result,...
September 26, 2012
Cakes and Wine . . . A Little Bit About Alcohol in History and Ritual
A blog with the title "Raise the (Drinking) Horns" is nearly required by law to...
September 25, 2012
In Praise of Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed was not quite a frontier Dionysus, but he might have been close.
September 21, 2012
Reflections on the Autumn Equinox
One thing I truly appreciate about this particular sabbat is that it's not a "made...
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