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August 2014

August 12, 2014

Jewish Witch: I Have Conversed with the Morrígan about Gaza

Would you take me seriously if I suggested that the Morrígan advocates nonviolence?

August 08, 2014

Heathen Woman: Honoring Our Ancestors

When I moved to a rural homestead, it was with the intent that I would...

August 07, 2014

Wyrd Words: Pagan Media and Journalism

The Muninn Messenger is a weekly newsletter that is COMMUNITY RUN. That means it features...

August 06, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

How can donating money to a cause be integrated into a spiritual practice? Taylor Ellwood...

August 02, 2014

Seekers and Guides: A Sticky Subject – Teaching Sex Magick (Part Three)

Sable continues to examine the ethics of teaching of sex magick and sacred sexuality by...

August 01, 2014

Alone In Her Presence: On Death – Riding Shakti’s Great Exhale

Death kindly seems to be stopping everywhere I look these days, in the faces of...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Queer of Swords: Going Groundclad

I don’t remember now who coined the term, but we jokingly call the alternative to...

July 30, 2014

Druid Thoughts: Terribly Important Pagans

Why as Pagans are we so keen to mimic the political structures and power bases...

July 29, 2014

Jewish Witch: Finding Asherah

It breaks my heart whenever I hear modern Jews talk about the end of Israelite...

July 28, 2014

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Mayan Connection – A Lesson on Important Dreams

I woke from my dream knowing that something significant had happened, that Divinity had spoken...

July 25, 2014

Alone In Her Presence: Earth’s Saving Message

As I lean into the invitation of Earth's promise to renew, there is a certainty...

July 25, 2014

Heathen Woman: Stepping Into Ourselves: An Anthology of Writings on Priestesses (Review)

Both new and experienced spiritual practitioners can find great benefit from these relatable stories exploring...

July 24, 2014

Wyrd Words: Pagan Ethics and Odin’s Rites of Hospitality

The ancient Norse and Germanic tribes had a strong ethic of Hospitality. The concept encompassed...

July 23, 2014

Druid Thoughts: Has Pagan Environmentalism Failed?

The idea that we can save the planet with magic is both ludicrous and entirely...

July 23, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: Are We Walking the Talk with Climate Change?

If we are going to do spiritual work for the benefit of the environment, we...

July 23, 2014

The Zen Pagan: Has Pagan Environmentalism Failed?

As we look around at the ecological crisis that faces us today, it's reasonable to...

July 22, 2014

Making Light: Athene

At this point, I may not pick up many new crafts, but I will certainly...

July 21, 2014

Seekers and Guides: A Sticky Subject: Teaching Sex Magick (Part Two)

Sable Aradia continues her series on teaching sex magick by examining the nature of consent....

July 18, 2014

The Zen Pagan: The Quiet Side of Magic

It seems to me that to be a great magician is to be able to...

July 17, 2014

Queer of Swords: Redaction for XXXX and XXXXXXX

Dogma is unreliable because mystical gnosis is noisy and susceptible to the bias of the...

July 16, 2014

Druid Thoughts: The Pagan Sceptic

One of the pieces of advice that came from my father when I was in...

July 15, 2014

Jewish Witch: The Witch in the Prayer Shawl – The Power of Sacred Garments

One of my very first decisions as a teenage Witch was that robes--at least, the...

July 14, 2014

Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft: The Mayan Connection and Ritual Social Activism

Family Covens are uniquely posed to understand the desperation of parents in Honduras, El Salvador,...

July 11, 2014

Heathen Woman: Frith

What is frith? It is more than just "courtesy" or "respect"? Do we extend it...

July 10, 2014

Wyrd Words: What Could Go Wrong?

Corporations are now allowed to claim religious exemptions from federal law. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO...

July 09, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: Internal Work and Social Responsibility

People who are called to serve are often so focused on serving others that they...

July 07, 2014

Seekers and Guides: A Sticky Subject – Teaching Sex Magick (Part One)

Sex magick and sacred sexuality are a traditional part of the Craft, but there are...

July 04, 2014

Alone In Her Presence: Ecstatic Monism – All Goddess…

I am an ecstatic monist, and I know there are many like me who are...

July 03, 2014

Queer of Swords: Oh What a Great Rite!

In many traditions, particularly in lines descended from Gardnerian and Alexandrian British Traditional Witchcraft, it...

July 02, 2014

Druid Thoughts: Druid or Pagan?

I’m all too aware that if I put material out under the ‘Druid’ label, I’m...