2012-06-28T22:45:36-07:00

Last updated on: June 28, 2012 at 10:45 pm   By

[The following is a guest post from Literata Hurley. Literata is a Wiccan priestess, poet, and theaologian. Her work has appeared in several anthologies and  periodicals, including Mandragora, Queen of the Sacred Way, Anointed, Witches & Pagans, and CIRCLE Magazine. She blogs regularly for The Slacktiverse and her own site, Works of Literata. She is an ordained High Priestess of the Order of the White Moon, a women’s spirituality organization. In between leading Rose Coven, reading Tarot, and communing with nature, she is... Read more

2012-06-28T11:53:03-07:00

Last updated on: June 28, 2012 at 11:53 am   By

Pagan voices is a new spotlight on recent quotations from figures within the Pagan community. These voices may appear in the burgeoning Pagan media, or from a mainstream outlet, but all showcase our wisdom, thought processes, and evolution  in the public eye. Is there a Pagan voice you’d like to see highlighted? Drop me a line with a link to the story, post, or audio. “Out of this conversation, Ruth and I parted ways but I feel that a great... Read more

2012-06-27T10:50:17-07:00

Last updated on: June 27, 2012 at 10:50 am   By

The imposing cross that stands on Mt. Soledad in California was dedicated to “Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” in 1954. For decades it was known as the “Mt. Soledad Easter Cross” and was the site of Christian services (and may even have been a reminder of Christian triumphalism to area Jews). After initial litigation was filed in the late 1980s against the cross standing on public lands, it was dubbed a veteran’s memorial, and expensive “improvements” were made to... Read more

2012-06-26T13:26:52-07:00

Last updated on: June 26, 2012 at 1:26 pm   By

Pagan Community Notes is a series focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. Reinforcing the idea that what happens to and within our organizations, groups, and events is news, and news-worthy. My hope is that more individuals, especially those working within Pagan organizations, get into the habit of sharing their news with the world. So let’s get started! A Breakthrough on the Issue of Trans Inclusion? In Friday’s Unleash the Hounds, I reported that questions over transgender inclusion at... Read more

2012-06-25T11:39:00-07:00

Last updated on: June 25, 2012 at 11:39 am   By

Some people love watching the sport of tennis, but I am not one of them. This should in no way reflect on that no-doubt fine sport, the talented people who play it, and the fans of said talented athletes. I’m sure it’s a deficiency on my part, nobody’s perfect, right? Similarly, I just can’t get too worked up over the ongoing theist-atheist tennis match, the way some read so much meaning into every “point” scored by each side, how “heroes”... Read more

2012-06-23T22:27:33-07:00

Last updated on: June 23, 2012 at 10:27 pm   By

[The following is a guest post from CJ Stone on the newly revised Kindle edition of his book, “The Trials of Arthur,” which explores the life and work of British Druid activist Arthur Pendragon. CJ Stone is an author, columnist, and feature writer. He has written four books: “Fierce Dancing: Adventures in the Underground” (Faber & Faber 1996); “The Last of the Hippies” (Faber & Faber 1999); “Housing Benefit Hill & Other Places” (AK Press 2001); and “The Trials of Arthur”... Read more

2012-06-23T12:57:11-07:00

Last updated on: June 23, 2012 at 12:57 pm   By

“Your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my nose struck begins.” – John B. Finch, 1882 If you follow religion news these days, you can’t help but be inundated with the current debate over what, exactly, “religious freedom” means, and what its limits are. The most popular manifestation concerns Catholic opposition to new contraception guidelines set forth by the Dept. of Health and Human Services (a topic I’ve covered before), but a large number of enterprising... Read more

2012-06-22T10:58:52-07:00

Last updated on: June 22, 2012 at 10:58 am   By

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up. Was “PaganDASH” a success in Australia? Last year I reported on efforts in Australia and Britain to encourage more accurate census counts of Pagans by asking respondents to use a uniform Pagan-[tradition/faith] format. Now, the preliminary numbers for Australia have been released, and while the total number... Read more

2012-06-21T10:55:01-07:00

Last updated on: June 21, 2012 at 10:55 am   By

Nothing pleases me more than to see voices connected to our community write important stories that explore our experiences, and the influence we can have on the world. Today, I’m honored to spotlight three such stories, published in three different media outlets. The Plight of Pagans in the Military: Journalist and author Jennifer Willis, a Reconstructionist Jew with “strong NeoPagan leanings,” writes an exploration of the challenges faced by Pagans in the U.S. military for the Religion & Politics site.... Read more

2012-06-19T23:02:26-07:00

Last updated on: June 19, 2012 at 11:02 pm   By

“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly”. – Pablo Neruda Today is the celebration of the Summer Solstice*, also known as Midsummer, or Litha. It is at this time that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted closest to the sun (the opposite being true for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere who are celebrating the Winter Solstice). It is a time of fertility and celebration: bonfires, maypoles, dancing, and outdoor festivals have been traditional during this... Read more

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