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Call it Mercury retrograde, call it burnout, call it what you like: today is not working for me. Here, have some Waterboys. Crank it up. Dance like no one’s watching. Read more
Call it Mercury retrograde, call it burnout, call it what you like: today is not working for me. Here, have some Waterboys. Crank it up. Dance like no one’s watching. Read more
Spiritual names are important to a lot of Pagans. Some use them as their public name, and others as names known only to their communities. Others find the whole phenomenon ridiculous. I think there is even a “metal-bird-predator” name generator spoofing of Silver Ravenwolf’s name (like Tinfoil Dodomongoose). The thing is, Pagans aren’t the only ones who do this. Catholics take a saints name for confirmation, and nuns take the name of the saint they are devoted to. If you... Read more
If you live within pouncing distance of San Francisco, you should go to this musical next weekend. If you don’t live around here, I strongly recommend watching the live stream here at 9:00pm Pacific Time on August 25, 26 or 27.Here’s why: Abigail The Salem Witch Trials A Rock Opera is a balls-to-the-wall hard rock exploration of the roots of Christian theocracy in America. While last year’s production was a somewhat muddled mess saddled with an awkward venue and abysmal... Read more
So does Geraldo Rivera, Dan Rather, WMCTV (the local NBC affiliate in Memphis, TN) and every other media, therapist, law enforcement and religious figure that willingly stoked up fears over Satanic Ritual Abuse despite the complete lack of evidence. FBI investigations found absolutely no evidence that Satanic ritual abuse was happening, or that, as anyone who knows a Satanist could tell you, Satanists are not organized in any fashion to facilitate such widespread abuse nor do they have any interest... Read more
They were convicted for being young, goth, Wiccan metalheads at the height of the Satanic Panic. Today they walk free. No evidence. Not a shred. Law enforcement decided the “Satanic kids” committed the crime and refused to entertain evidence that suggested otherwise. Recent DNA evidence exonerated them. Not that you would know this by the DA running the press conference. He didn’t mention the DNA doesn’t match. He didn’t mention there was no real evidence. He didn’t mention the evidence... Read more
I’ve been sneaking reading into my day, much like the old days under blankets with a flashlight. I got a copy of All Things Shining to review, which rumor has it basically recommends polytheism as the cure for modern nihilism. In the second chapter I found an idea that made me pause, and I invite you to sit with it for a moment, to consider it: “It is as if the true burden of this responsibility—the responsibility to escape from... Read more
With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 around the corner, I’m considering old and new articles to share. This is an old one, but if a little good-natured interfaith understanding is all I share for 9/11, I will be content. Originally published September 10, 2010. 13. Algebra So maybe I don’t like algebra but I definitely respect it. Muslim scholars made significant contributions to mathematics. Well done! 12. Cat Stevens Now known as Yusuf Islam, this is an artist that has... Read more
Note: This is a piece by my good friend and colleague, Samus Aquilus. A recent statement by the Sesame Workshop, regarding my fellow countrymen, Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street, runs as follows: Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets™ do),... Read more
The past two weekends I’ve been sorely tempted to write about things I find on the internet that make me despair of my community. From teachers whose “principles” require a fealty oath to their person, to people once again hating on Wicca, to people defining Wicca as spiritual silly putty. Maybe I should write about those things, but I just don’t need to weigh down my soul with that right now. Instead, I’d like to tell you about why I... Read more
I’ve got a busy day so I’m tossing in a music playlist for the Full Moon, which is celebrated by many Pagans, but not something I’d done a 13 things list for… 13. Moondance by Van Morrison 12. Drawing Down the Moon by Gaia Consort 11. Paper Moon by Ella Fitzgerald 10. I Wished On the Moon by Billie Holiday 9. Moon River by Audrey Hepburn 8. The Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys 7. Blue Moon of Kentucky... Read more
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