Finding the middle ground between "Capitalist Witch Destroyer of Rain Forests" and "I Made It All On My Own Out of 100% Recycled Organic Materials" is challenging, but I think it can be done. It's all about prioritizing what's most important and making sure you still have money to pay the rent. Read more
I’ve been a Pagan for over twenty years now and over that period of time I’ve never had any desire to leave my faith. However, there are times when I look to other faiths with an envious eye. Even when someone practices differently than I do, it's still possible to learn from them. Read more
The origins and attributes of Kokopelli, Native American fertility god of the Southwest. Read more
I've always thought of myself as a practitioner of Wicca and a polytheist. I think deity is real and that it can and does interact with us. Read more
Can deity be a fad? Are certain goddesses and gods just trendy? Perhaps, but then again perhaps deities re-emerge for very specific reasons. Read more
Here in the Pagan community, we speak of “Initiations” with a mixture of awe and proprietary-ness – as if we were the ones who invented them. If we did, it is only in the broadest sense of “pagans” and only in the most mythological of ways. Read more
If Paganism is a culture and not a religious grouping then the music and fandom of the Grateful Dead has long been a Pagan institution. The best moments I've had as a Pagan I've also experienced with Deadheads. Read more
What to capitalize in Paganism has long been a tricky and confusing subject, and how people approach capitalizing words such as Pagan, Witch, and gods is often a very personal thing. Read more
When it comes to sheer brutality and ignorance no group in the world currently measures up to ISIL, the so-called "Islamic" state currently waging war in Iraq, Syria, and other parts of the Middle East. Over the last two days the terrorist group has executed four people for the crimes of "witchcraft, sorcery, and working with elves." Read more
A world that refuses dignity to every consensual relationship is a world that doesn’t honor what I think of as sacred. Read more
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