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December 2013

December 31, 2013

The Year in Review: Blog posts that should have gotten more attention (Part 1)

Instead of writing about our controversies, I want to highlight some posts that I read...

December 26, 2013

“I am become the Sun …”: What Baby Jesus means to this Pagan

As surely as a part of me died when I left Mormonism, something new was...

December 20, 2013

Putting Mabon Back in Christmas

Whenever I hear a Neo-Pagan say that the winter solstice is a "minor Sabbat", I...

December 13, 2013

Being a Privileged Pagan

While the Goddess was having cakes and ale at Pagan Spirit Gathering, many lawyers and...

December 05, 2013

Where the sidewalk ends: Suburban enchantment

The chill wind was blowing gently and the cattails waved back and forth like they...

December 02, 2013

My Goddess is gross

"This is your Goddess," my wife said to me smiling. "It's the slimy side of...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Our happily remarried ex’s: Teo Bishop and Pagan spite

If you're like me, then there's a part of you that sees your former religion...

November 20, 2013

Why I am grateful for Paganism: The comfort and the affliction

A friend told me that true religion should "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable"....

November 10, 2013

Only 12 days left to support HumanisticPaganism and The Wild Hunt at the same time!

Our goal is to collect $538 ($500 + $38 Indiegogo fees). If we reach our...

November 07, 2013

Naming the Whirlwind: speaking of “God”

What words or phrases do you use to name that experience of mystery and wonder...

November 04, 2013

Being an atheist just ain’t what it used to be

God is not the answer to our questions. "God" is the name for the question...

October 2013

October 25, 2013

The Power of Simple Gestures

I extended my arms at my sides and turned my palms outward. Immediately I felt...

October 19, 2013

What in Sam Hain?

When I became Pagan, I was ready to embrace Halloween as a Pagan holy day....

October 11, 2013

Prayers I Can Pray

I no longer ask you for either happiness or paradise; all I ask of You...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

What a Pagan can tell you about whether Mormons are Christian

The question of whether or not Mormons are Christians has less to do with Mormons...

September 23, 2013

New Family Equinox Ritual: Balder’s Passion

I've been playing with the idea of doing a Balder myth-themed autumn equinox for over...

September 21, 2013

Cherish Our Polytheists: The balkanization of our community and what is at stake

Each time someone withdraws from Paganism, we lose not only their company, but also their...

September 20, 2013

Mabon, Mabon-Not

Mabon is a terrible name for the Pagan fall equinox. It's obscure mythologically and only...

September 01, 2013

A Neopagan Celebrity Tarot (Part 2)

My nominations for the last 11 trump cards of the Tarot drawn from Pagan celebrities...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

A Neopagan Celebrity Tarot (Part 1)

My nominations for the first 11 trump cards of the Tarot drawn from Pagan celebrities...

August 24, 2013

Embracing Weirdness

I see contemporary Paganism as an attempt to revise the categories of Western civilization: God

August 21, 2013

The Grass is Always Greener: What Unitarianism is and what I wish it were

Sometimes, going to my Unitarian church on Sundays feels like an act of "spiritual suicide."...

August 20, 2013

A Defiant Worship: What Shark Week teaches me about God/dess

In the end, we all must surrender to God But in the meantime, let our...

August 15, 2013

Passing on my Paganism

This is what Paganism does for me. It brings out the holiness of the everyday:...

August 03, 2013

My Favorite Posts From July

There's so much interesting blogging going on in our community. I want to highlight a...

August 02, 2013

Lughnasaywhat?

I have issues with the Wheel of the Year. I have issues with the timing...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: When a friend turns to fundamentalism

Can we not have the "life, meaning, and beauty" without the "swindle of religious belief"?...

July 22, 2013

The center cannot hold: UPG as a centrifugal force

Personal gnosis is always potentially threatening to community. In order for a community like Paganism...

July 15, 2013

Losing My Religion: The illusion of choice in religious leave-taking

It was out of necessity, not principle, that I left Mormonism. I count myself fortunate...

July 10, 2013

Wonder and Death: Why only adults can really appreciate nature

Driving through Glenwood Canyon along the Colorado River, knowing that this beauty existed long before...