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November 2013

November 08, 2013

Syncretic Electric: We Need to be Challenged, or Why I am Thankful

There are moments when Pagan dialogue becomes so concerned with acceptance and diversity that we...

November 06, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Gratitude for Community

When I have been hurt and lost, my community has brought soft words of encouragement....

November 01, 2013

Welcome to Heathen Woman

How can a heathen woman represent herself in a way that gives a voice to...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Wyrd Words: Defined but not Confined

Imagine that, on the street, you see a woman wearing an odd T-shaped necklace with...

October 11, 2013

Syncretic Electric: Materialism and Narcissism

As a community, we need to be very aware of the risk of presenting real...

October 03, 2013

Wyrd Words: Friends in Wyrd Places

A Heathen attends a Renewal Judaism celebration of Sukkot! Sometimes we set out to find...

September 2013

September 18, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Avoiding Authority

I write books about Druidry; I’ve led Druid groups, I've acted as a celebrant, and...

September 05, 2013

Passing Paganism and Polytheism on to Our Children

In a special site-wide series, Patheos invited invited scholars, practitioners, teachers, and parents from diverse...

August 2013

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...

July 2013

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 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...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

What’s New at Patheos Pagan (July 2013)

New blogs and columns at Patheos Pagan! Syncretic Pagan theology, Pagans and interfaith, Jungian Paganism,...

June 10, 2013

Pagan Defining Moments

As we look back on our lives, there have been specific moments in time that...

June 07, 2013

A Professional Priesthood?

To me, whether or not to have professional ministry is the wrong question. We have...

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 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...

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 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 17, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Druid Order FAQs

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

April 09, 2013

Why We Are Pagans

Patheos hosted a Blogger Challenge for our contributors to explain their religious choices in 200...

April 03, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Beyond Novicehood

When you start out as a Pagan, it’s not difficult to find reading material. Then...

April 01, 2013

Seekers and Guides: A Coven Leader’s Primer

In "Seekers and Guides," Sable Aradia speaks from her experience as a coven leader about...

March 2013

March 18, 2013

Seekers and Guides: Covening for Beginners

Sable Aradia, Wiccan minister and teacher, offers some tips for those just beginning to get...

March 04, 2013

Seekers and Guides: How to Reach Any Student

Sable Aradia, Wiccan minister and teacher, explains how you can successfully reach any student of...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

Druid Thoughts: Introvert, Extrovert, Druid

I am an applause-hungry extrovert who craves attention whilst holding a deep need for regular...

February 04, 2013

Seekers and Guides: When the Master is Ready, the Student Shall Appear

Because we have no firm standards of training for Witches and Pagans, many of us...

January 2013

January 21, 2013

Seekers and Guides: Finding a Teacher

How does the seeker find a good teacher of the Craft? A new column from...

December 2012

December 05, 2012

Druid Thoughts: The Difficult Teachers

When I look back at the Druids who most influenced my spiritual development, I have...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Wikipedia vs. Pagans [updated]

[UPDATE 5/22-24/13] Qworty, the Wikipedia editor primarily responsible for targeting Pagan articles for deletion (usually with...

November 12, 2012

Druid Thoughts: Druid in Revolt

The majority of Druids are not easy people to offend. It goes with being a...