Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Pagan

Socially Responsible Magic

Select a Category A Lakeside Hearth Adventures in Wortcunning Alone In Her Presence Arts, Crafts & Cooking Birthing Hereditary Witchcraft Book of Blackbirds Book Reviews Born-Again Witch Cauldron, Sword, Spear, & Stone Cermony and Liturgy Columns Community Dandelion Seeds Dear Jasmine Druid Thoughts Editor's Picks Everyday Pagan Family & Household Practice Family Traditions Full Frontal Magic Gateway Goddess Guest Articles Happily Heathen Health and Wellness Hearth of Hellenism Heathen Woman Hills of the Horizon History Holidays Horse Goddesses Interfaith Interviews Irish-American Witchcraft Jewish Witch Lamp & Labyrinth Letters from Midgard Literature, Media, Film, Music Loop of Brighid Love, Sex & Relationships Magic or Magick Making Light Naturalistic Traditions Nature News Outside The Circle Pantheisticon Politics Prayers, Poems, Blessings & Stories Queer Femme Mystic Queer of Swords Recipes Ritual and Practice Science and Research Seekers and Guides Seeking the Grail Socially Responsible Magic Spear of Athena Star Made Witch Syncretic Electric Technology The Blooming Staff The Busy Witch The Cartomancer The Crow's Nest The Dance of Pagan Recovery The Hearth of Hellenism The Lady's Quill The Other Side of the Hedge The Path of She The Rantin' Raven The Witches Next Door The Zen Pagan Theology, Ethics, Philosophy Tree City Witch Urban Earthwitch Wayfaring Woman Witch on Fire Wyrd Words

Select a Month January 2026 March 2025 December 2024 June 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 August 2023 July 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012

July 2015

July 08, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: Values, Assumptions, and Internal Work

Why we need to explore our values and assumptions using internal work to unpack what...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: How to lead and let go in your community

One of the challenges of being a leader is knowing when to let go, and...

June 10, 2015

Social Responsible Magic: My Pagan Values … or just my values?

A commentary on values and whether they really apply to categories of identification such as...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: How Scarcity shows up in Internal Work

An exploration of how scarcity shows up in internal work and how we need to...

May 13, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: The Value of Being your own Teacher and Spiritual Authority

I am self-taught because I couldn't find the answers I was looking for in the...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

Can Business and Spirituality mix?

Last week, I attended the first meeting of the Portland Pagan Society of Commerce, along...

April 01, 2015

What Good is Magic, Anyway?

The occult plays a significant role in Paganism. When I think of the occult, I...

March 2015

March 18, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: My Journey to Stillness

Each year I do a ritual working called the Elemental Balancing Ritual. I do it...

March 04, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: Why We Need to Have the Hard Conversations

Over the last year or so, the Pagan community has engaged in hard conversations dealing...

February 2015

February 18, 2015

Magician, know thyself! What is your intrinsic drive?

An exploration of intrinsic motivation and its importance work and service to others.

February 04, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: The Question I Ask Myself Every Day

The question that shapes my spiritual practice and my daily work: who can I help?

January 2015

January 21, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: Why I’m Excited about BRINGING RACE TO THE TABLE

We need to continue to confront the reality of racism in our Pagan subculture and...

January 07, 2015

Socially Responsible Magic: Straddling the Divide of Multiple Communities

We live in multiple communities, multiple subcultures. We need to be prepared for when those...

December 2014

December 24, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: The Power and Peril of Positive Thinking, Part 3

Positive thinking won't solve all your problems. In fact, it won't solve any of them....

December 10, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: The Reality of Racism Can’t Be Ignored

Racism is part of our lives. It's time we acknowledge that and start working to...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: The Power and Peril of Positive Thinking, Part 2

Two heads really are better than one! Plus other lessons from the literature on positive...

November 12, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: The Power and Peril of Positive Thinking, Part 1

The peril of positive thinking is that it can lead to a lack of awareness...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: What Is Community?

What does community mean to you? How does it show up in your life? What...

October 15, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: 5 Tips for Becoming a Proactive Leader

A proactive leader is someone who seeks to anticipate situations and develops appropriate responses before...

October 01, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: What Defines Good Leadership?

Being a leader is more than simply showing up for a leadership role. What are...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: BNPs Aren’t Automatically Elders and Leaders

Big Name Pagans aren't automatically elders and leaders. The Pagan community needs to carefully examine...

September 03, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: Responsibility and Feet of Clay

We can't expect the community to hold us accountable. We must hold ourselves accountable and...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: Networking as Social Responsibility

Networking is a form of social responsibility -- it's not just for business. What skills...

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...

July 2014

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 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...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

Socially Responsible Magic: Why is Social Responsibility Important?

I find social responsibility important because I am part of this world. I am not...

June 11, 2014

What Is Socially Responsible Magic?

Socially responsible magic is magic done to actively contribute to a community's well being, to...