Sharon Knight is more than a musician, writer, Witch, ritualist, and organizer, she’s a force of nature. Whether it’s playing live with her partner Winter or running her own festival, Sharon brings a touch of magick to everything she does. Read more
Sharon Knight is more than a musician, writer, Witch, ritualist, and organizer, she’s a force of nature. Whether it’s playing live with her partner Winter or running her own festival, Sharon brings a touch of magick to everything she does. Read more
Despite originally being an initiatory tradition, Modern Witchcraft has sky-rocketed in popularity in large part due to books. Before encountering another Witch, most of us read a book or two, or several dozen. The following books on this list are (in my opinion) the most influential Witch books ever. Read more
Does Paganism shape you into a more honest, moral, more productive, better socialized person? Absolutely. Read more
So you want to be a Pagan blogger? It’s not for everyone, but if you are going to do it there are some things you should know. I’ve been doing it here on Patheos Pagan since 2012, and I’ve learned a few things over those years. Read more
In the end Witchcraft, Wicca, and Paganism overlap (or don’t) where we as individuals need them to. For some of us they might be concentric circles, for others city-states all walled off from each other each other. As for me, I’m not a big believer in walls, and I celebrate my Paganism when I’m in the great outdoors, practice my Witchcraft when I need a little spellwork done, and gather in my Wiccan circle when the coven meets. Read more
Today there are a whole host of Generation X writers, bloggers, and doers in the Pagan Community. I’m proud to be a part of Generation X, proud of the influences that shaped us, and proud of the impact we’ve had on the Pagan world. Read more
The internet has a tendency to make mountains out of molehills, and such is the case with a recent petition to “change the date of Halloween” from October 31 to the last Saturday of October. This petition is pretty stupid and so is the over-reaction to it that I’m seeing online. Read more
The changing faces of Pagan Community, Pagan Music, and Pagan Presenting. Plus the power and influence of “Pagan Soup.” Read more
When debates consume small parts of the online Pagan Community, it’s generally because someone has chosen to write or speak in absolutes. Absolutes limit deities, traditions, and Paganism as a whole, and most likely represent one person’s opinion, not a practice or deity. Read more
Perhaps to a simple mind, American freedom begins and ends with guns, soldiers, tanks, and fighter jets. For those of us who think more deeply about what “freedom” actually means, such statements are deeply offensive. Read more
