Herne is a god, a folktale, and a ghost-story; he's also the only god who has ever explicitly expressed his displeasure with me during ritual. Adventures with Herne is a look into the origins of the god, and how I learned to appreciate him. Read more
How does one find the God? Perhaps the gods find us and we don't have much choice in the matter? Jason Mankey recounts his early experiences with deity and how ended up "raising the horns" above all else. Read more
A Pagan comments on his feelings about Jesus. Read more
Clearing up misconceptions about Modern Paganism. Read more
A skeptic visits the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale, witnesses a few spirit readings, and takes a step backward in time. Read more
The last week of my overly long Midwest/East Coast jaunt was spent at the Brushwood Folklore Center, at their Sirius Rising Festival. I’ve been going to Sirius for almost ten years, originally just because it was right before the Starwood Festival, and then eventually just because I enjoyed Sirius (and Brushwood) its self. I don’t think words can describe how much I love and appreciate Brushwood. As a campground it has perfectly situated its self between two worlds; there’s great... Read more
It’s probably not obvious, but I’m pretty sensitive about my Paganism. I’m not sensitive about matters of history or theology; we can agree or disagree until Ragnorok and still be friends. Some of my favorite Pagans are people who bicker with me about the origins of gods or the age of Wicca. More academic type pursuits (and the disagreements about them) inform my Paganism, but they don’t define it. What’s most important to me as a Pagan is interacting with... Read more
(I’m still on the road and typing without a net, or with only an Ipad and a limited ability to spellcheck. I apologize in advance for the mistakes, misspelled words, and typos. I do love you all so much that I just coughed up ten bucks for decent internet access, so remember that when you notice the inevitable problems that will probably plague this entry.) With thirty-two festivals under its kilt, Starwood is one of the longest running Pagan/Magickal Festivals... Read more
(I thought writing on the road would be easy, I was wrong. I probably made things harder on myself by leaving my laptop at home and only taking my Ipad and a keyboard. I like my Ipad, but it’s not very good at pointing out misspelled words. WordPress won’t allow me to paste things written on my word processor either, so I’m sure this post will have lots of typos and other things wrong with it. I apologize in advance,... Read more
(I’ve always been fascinated by the occult overtones of Rock and Roll and Heavy Metal. Generally, the occult trappings in rock are nothing more than window dressing, but they can still be worth exploring. Strange Days is a series chronicling the truth about the occult in rock. Future articles will include looks at The Doors and T. Rex) Without question, Black Sabbath is one of the all-time great rock bands. They sit on the classic rock Rushmore, alongside bands like... Read more
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