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August 2013

August 22, 2013

Naturalistic Traditions: Were archaic Egypt and Mesopotamia naturalistic?

Could there have been strands of naturalism running through archaic civilizations such as Egypt and...

August 20, 2013

The Busy Witch: Timing, Intention, and Luck

Magic is about more than just herbs and words. It’s about timing, intention, and luck....

August 19, 2013

Seekers and Guides: The Hero’s Journey (Part 3)

In the conclusion to her series on the Hero's Journey, Sable Aradia offers tools to...

August 16, 2013

Syncretic Electric: Looking at Our History (Part 1)

Our history as Pagans is bound up in a larger history, and in fact has...

August 15, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces – A Brigidine Sacred Text, Part 5

In his ongoing exploration of Brigidine Paganism, Christopher Scott Thompson analyzes the original Gaelic text...

August 06, 2013

The Busy Witch: Harvest Verses

This is the start of my favorite season, and I wanted to share two devotional...

August 05, 2013

Seekers and Guides: The Hero’s Journey (Part 2)

How can Joseph Campbell's Monomyth be applied to our own lives as a tool for...

August 02, 2013

Syncretic Electric: Community is More Than You

When you call yourself Pagan, you are claiming membership in that community and are making...

August 01, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces – A Brigidine Sacred Text, Part 4

In "Invocation of the Graces," all eight “ethical empowerments” express essentially the same concept: to...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Monarchy and the Druid

We have a new heir to the throne of England. What would happen if our...

July 24, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Seeking the Mystery (Review)

I love books and teachers that give me frameworks to hang my own ideas from,...

July 23, 2013

The Busy Witch: Reviewing SEEKING THE MYSTERY by Christine Hoff Kraemer

SEEKING THE MYSTERY is an excellent jumping off point for intelligent interfaith dialogue outside of...

July 22, 2013

Seekers and Guides: The Hero’s Journey (Part 1)

The study of the Craft requires us to face our own personal journeys to the...

July 19, 2013

Syncretic Electric: Building Echo Chambers Instead of Communities

How do we relate to the idea of community when we do not have to...

July 18, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces – A Brigidine Sacred Text, Part 3

The power of the “Invocation of the Graces” to grant victory over one's enemies should...

July 11, 2013

Hills of the Horizon: Reconstruction and Mysticism

Instead of building a procedure to ancient blueprints, we are left with building a container,...

July 10, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Tennis for Pagans

What the tennis debacle has shown us, is that bad manners and sexism are so...

July 09, 2013

The Busy Witch: Making the Most of Mercury Retrograde

We’re in the midst of another Mercury Retrograde, and while I don’t pretend to be...

July 08, 2013

Seekers and Guides: How to Design an Effective Wicca 101 Course

For those who have considered teaching a course in Wiccan basics but aren't sure where...

July 05, 2013

Syncretic Electric: A Brief Examination of Cultural Appropriation

We, as Pagans, need to be aware of the cultural baggage that we carry with...

July 04, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces – A Brigidine Sacred Text, Part 2

The “Invocation” is not only a piece of folk magic but a commentary on virtue...

July 03, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Books for Druids

If you want to be a Druid, study everything, and try to find study materials...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Druid Thoughts: What Do Gods Look Like?

Most of our representations of deity seem to look suspiciously like us. The Bible has...

June 25, 2013

The Busy Witch: Midsummer Traditions

For me, the summer solstice has always been closely linked with the play A Midsummer...

June 24, 2013

Seekers and Guides: The Three Degrees of Wicca

The three degrees of initiatory Witchcraft are often misunderstood by Witches and Pagans, especially those...

June 21, 2013

Syncretic Electric: Figuring Out the Rules

Julian Betkowski introduces his new column "Syncretic Electric" and his path, Neoclassical Syncretism.

June 20, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Invocation of the Graces – A Brigidine Sacred Text, Part 1

The “Invocation of the Graces” is a charm or blessing that was recited over young...

June 19, 2013

Druid Thoughts: What Really Happens When We Die?

As a Druid, I feel it is much better to try and understand the mysteries...

June 18, 2013

Hills of the Horizon: An Introduction

The concept of the horizon is one that is threaded through huge amounts of Egyptian...

June 13, 2013

Making Light: All Religions are UPG

I'm a religious person who believes in the reality of the divine, but I'm also...