Dave Grega, one of the hosts of the Pagan Centered Podcast, died Monday night. It’s come as a big shock to the people who knew him. He was only 27, and had a mischievous sense of humor, so I wasn’t the only person who wondered at first if it was a prank. Dave was a person who was very much alive, and it’s difficult to think of him as dead. Dave had many admirable qualities and a fantastic ability to... Read more
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. This is my 666th post for this blog. I thought long and hard about what to write for this post. Numerology, sun worship, the influence of Christian eschatology on Pagan traditions, or the obsession with the anti-christ. In the end, I decided to write about Crowley. I’ve been reading a lot of his work lately. I’ll be honest: I have never liked Crowley. He was brilliant, a genius, but... Read more
I have a house full of Wiccans playing in the dirt and working on the sacred space, so I’m going to keep this short. A few days ago Phaedra Bonewits tweeted a quote from her late husband, and some people took offense. It was a minor kerfuffle and not worth linking to. But the quote itself I think is worthy of meditation. “Sincerity does not equal competence.” – Isaac Bonewits When you value sincerity over competence, community centers go bankrupt... Read more
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Since Jonathan Korman wrote about consent, I’ve been giving it some deep thought. Including the comment by Niki Whiting on how women need to be educated about consent. And I’ve been thinking of it in context of the freak out in the atheist community over harassment, and in other freak outs that have happened in the Pagan community. I think one of the problems with consent and communication is... Read more
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Higgs boson. Andy Griffith. TomKat. Independence Day. Lots of appropriate topics today. I was discussing the idea that environmentalism puts just as much of a target on the back of Pagans as Witchcraft does, and that the idea that if we relabel what we do we’ll be better accepted is false. I don’t want to talk about any of that today. I have cities on my mind. Bustling cities... Read more
I’m creeping up on my 666th post for this blog. Not counting the 50-odd drafts I finally deleted, stunted posts too warped to finish or use. Not counting guests posts or the contributions from others from its early group blog days. (Anyone remember when this was called Oak and Holly?) No, not counting articles and columns I have written, or posts for other blogs. My published posts for Pantheon will hit 666 this week. Quite a milestone. How much has... Read more
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Having a crisis of faith on top of a Saturn’s return is a weird thing. The whole purpose of a Saturn’s return is to shake your foundations until all the rotten pillars come loose. It’s very unpleasant. Part of the process involves you clinging to those rotten pillars as if it were a matter of life and death. You, of course, don’t realize that they don’t fit your life... Read more
So I put all of the Pagan Hangout videos into a playlist, so if you want to catch up you can just hit play and watch while you’re folding laundry. They are a lot of fun, so if you haven’t watched you are missing out! P. Sufenas Virius Lupus discusses how Pride has become commercialized. The Wild Hunt notes a Wiccan has been denied clergy status by the state of Virginia (the same state the Jefferson was proud of including... Read more
Every month I’ve decided to promote fully inclusive Pagan events. I had to think about the most effective way to do this and I think I have hit on it. If you have a Pagan event that swears by the following statement please feel free to put all the info and links in a comment to this post. People who plan to attend can print this post out, and if a violation of this statement occurs they can point out... Read more
I debated over this post. My colleagues genuinely believe it’s wrong to give things like this attention, and maybe they are right. I prefer to expose these things to the light of day. Maybe I’m wrong. I should go ahead an warn that some folks may find triggers in this post, and it does contain NSFW content. I think the PNC did a fine job of covering PSG and Melissa Murry’s story. You can read the coverage here and here... Read more
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