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June 2013

June 12, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Is There Really a Devil?

I think the Devil is a way of putting outside of us all the things...

June 11, 2013

The Busy Witch: Hereditary Magic

It was only after more than a decade as a witch that I realized I...

June 06, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 6 – The Seven Elements

There is an interesting gloss on the story of Conlai in the Senchus Mor, to...

June 03, 2013

Seekers and Guides: A Balm for a Pagan Plague – High Priestess’ Disease (Part 2)

When leaders in Pagan groups go badly wrong, how do they get back on the...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Gateway Goddess: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee – It’s The Gemini New Moon

One of astrology's happiest configurations is squaring off against one of its most tense. And...

May 30, 2013

Naturalistic Traditions: Were early agricultural peoples naturalistic?

Early humans depended upon nature for their very existence. However, nature religion does not equal...

May 29, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Pagan Fiction

In fiction, there’s only so far you can push the Pagan magic before you move...

May 28, 2013

The Busy Witch: Learning to Fly

Hovering there over the studio floor, bathed in the golden light from the skylight above,...

May 23, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 5 – The Manor of Tara

Turn toward the east again to gaze up at the Sky, the upper realm of...

May 22, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Insanity and Spirituality

Insanity has never been purely a measurement of mental health. It is a measurement of...

May 21, 2013

Making Light: Help me, Joe Campbell, you’re my only hope

Seeing myths as metaphors doesn't mean I believe the gods are just characters in a...

May 20, 2013

Seekers and Guides: A Balm for a Pagan Plague – High Priestess’ Disease (Part 1)

In a two-part series in "Seekers and Guides" at Agora, Sable Aradia discusses a Pagan...

May 17, 2013

Gateway Goddess: Summer Samhain Feels Both Wrong and Right

Memorial Day is a kind of summer Samhain, and it can feel so odd in...

May 15, 2013

Druid Thoughts: The Ethics of Divination

The future is not cast in stone. Just looking at it can change it. Thinking...

May 14, 2013

The Busy Witch: Accidental Magic

With intention, we can manifest amazing things, but sometimes, we find ourselves manifesting things we...

May 13, 2013

Making Light: Hero Worship

In modern Hellenic polytheism, hero worship is part of the whole shebang. The Iliad and...

May 09, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 4 – The Four Treasures

In the fourth of this series on private practices, we're going to visualize the four...

May 08, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Pick and Mix Paganism

I don’t think any religion has the monopoly on truth. I like Druidry; I choose...

May 03, 2013

Gateway Goddess: Taurus Season – A Celebration of the Sacred Body

It's May. It's Taurus season. The season for celebrating the element of Earth in its...

May 01, 2013

Naturalistic Traditions: Were early hunter-gatherers naturalistic?

Were early hunter-gatherer peoples naturalistic? It is difficult to tell. They were every bit as...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

The Busy Witch: Making Magic Together

For ten years, I was mostly content to “practice” as a solitary. I say “practice”...

April 29, 2013

Making Light: Profession and Occupation

The first thing I think of when asked about a defining moment in my life...

April 25, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 3 – The Three Sisters

In Celtic Christianity, it is said that prayer should be continued “until tears come.” Not...

April 24, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Moments in Druidry

I ran a folk club in my twenties. I sing seasonal material, songs about the...

April 23, 2013

Making Light: Thar-jellybean

It's getting close to Thargelia, but my celebration doesn't look much like the ancient festival...

April 22, 2013

Seekers and Guides: The Merits and Flaws of Self-Guiding

My experience in Witchcraft began as a self-directed solitary for many years, with formal coven...

April 19, 2013

Gateway Goddess: ‘Helpers’ deeds light candles in darkest times

We all have a choice: light a candle, or curse the darkness. I'll reach for...

April 17, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Druid Order FAQs

Druidry is nothing like as orderly as many people seem to assume. It’s not even...

April 16, 2013

The Busy Witch: Creating My Change

When I was reading T. Thorn Coyle’s Make Magic of Your Life, I had an...

April 11, 2013

Loop of Brighid: Private Practices 2 – The Fiery Water

The practice of making pilgrimages to holy wells is so ancient it is probably pre-Celtic...