Unleash the Hounds! (Link Roundup)

Last updated on: November 9, 2011 at 8:56 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

I’m back from FaerieCon! First off, I’d like to thank all the wonderful folks who stepped up to do guest-posts while I was away: Sharon Knight, Star Foster, T. Thorn Coyle, Teo Bishop, Laura LaVoie, and Eric Scott. They all did an excellent job of providing interesting, informative, provocative, and inspiring pieces for you, and I hope you’ll follow them at their own blogs and projects in the future. As for me, I’ve returned to an avalanche of stories of interest to our communities, so... Read more

Guest Post: The Marginalization of Halloween

Last updated on: November 8, 2011 at 5:24 am By Star Foster

[ Sharon Knight is a musician and artist exploring the fantastical, mythic, epic, and archetypal. She is passionate about the arts as a vehicle to bring us into ever deepening awareness of the mystery and magick all around us. She is fond of preserving folk traditions and bringing new life to them with modern interpretations. She performs as a solo artist/duet with partner Winter, and as a front person for gothic-tribal-folk-metal band Pandemonaeon. She can be found at http://www.sharonknight.net and... Read more

Guest Post: Passing of Myrddin (Roger Tier)

Last updated on: November 7, 2011 at 7:06 am By Star Foster

[Star Foster is the rather opinionated editor of the Pagan Portal at Patheos.] Roger Tier, known to the Pagan community as Myrddin, has recently passed and Pagans are remembering his life: “He was always very moral and principled. He was also a very reclusive and private person.” – Margot Adler “I first connected with Myrddin back in the 1970’s and am among those remembering and giving thanks for the many contributions he & Crystal made to the Craft & Paganism... Read more

Guest Post: Theology in Motion

Last updated on: November 6, 2011 at 5:14 pm By Star Foster

[Pagan, mystic, and activist T. Thorn Coyle is founder and head of Solar Cross Temple and Morningstar Mystery School and lives by the San Francisco Bay. For information on her writing, podcasts, blog, and new video teaching series – Fiat LVX! – please visit http://www.thorncoyle.com] “We have a society in which money is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people, and in which that concentration of income and wealth threatens to make us a democracy in name only.” –... Read more

Guest Post: Spotlighting Denver’s Charitable Pagan Community

Last updated on: November 5, 2011 at 3:24 am By Star Foster

[Teo Bishop is a Druid hailing from Denver, CO. You can find his blog at Bishop in the Grove.] As a long-time follower of the Wild Hunt, I’ve found it encouraging to read posts about the different ways Pagans across the country are gathering, celebrating, and organizing. The Pagan community, from my experience, is a charitable one. We have a real desire to take care of our own, but we’re also willing to reach out to others who may not... Read more

Guest Post: In Praise of the Apostate

Last updated on: November 3, 2011 at 6:27 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

[The following is a guest post from Eric Scott. Eric Scott is a second-generation Wiccan, raised in the St. Louis-based coven Pleiades. He writes about paganism for Patheos in his Family Traditions column, and also serves as a contributing editor at Killing the Buddha. His fiction and memoir have appeared in The Scribing Ibis, Caper Literary Journal, and Ashé! Journal. He used to sing in a Taoist glam rock band. Find him on Facebook and Twitter.] Today marks 1,650 years since Julian the Apostate became Roman Emperor.... Read more

Off to FaerieCon (plus some news links)

Last updated on: November 2, 2011 at 11:20 am By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Tomorrow I’ll be on a flight to Maryland for the 2011 FaerieCon event, at which I’ll be conducting interviews, taking pictures, and moderating panel discussions (in addition to seeing Qntal in concert). Since I’m not sure I’ll have enough time to blog properly while also covering the event, I’ve arranged a variety of guest-posters during my absence to keep the lights on here at The Wild Hunt. Tomorrow we’ll be featuring a guest-post from Patheos columnist and Killing the Buddha... Read more

You Say “Polytheistic Situations” Like It’s A Bad Thing

Last updated on: November 1, 2011 at 9:03 pm By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Talking Points Memo reports that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, up for reelection next week, has come under attack from his opponent, Senate President David Williams, from a surprising angle: idolatry. You see, Beshear attended a a groundbreaking ceremony for Indian company FlexFilm, and during that ceremony a traditional Hindu blessing was performed. “Gov. Steve Beshear sat cross legged on a white cushion for an hour in what may be the first bhoomi poojan ceremony held in Kentucky. He hopes it’s not the last, the governor... Read more

Halloween Hangover (Link Roundup)

Last updated on: November 1, 2011 at 2:47 pm By Jason Pitzl-Waters

Halloween just happened, and if you’re Pagan know what that means: a flood of “meet the Witches/Pagans” articles from a variety of media outlets. I would normally unleash the hounds, but they had a long night, so I’ll do my best to personally catch you up on the busiest media season for our family of faiths. Let’s start off with the fact that CNN’s Belief Blog featured a story on Pagans, complete with quotes from Clare Slaney-Davis, Michael “Pagan Theology” York, Holli Emore... Read more