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March 2012

March 01, 2012

An Incarnational Mysticism

In Pilgram at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard describes a mystical experience in nature: "When her...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Spring(?)

Here in the Midwest we have had an unusually warm winter. In fact, with only...

February 26, 2012

Pantheacon 2012 (Part 3): Rituals

I attended many rituals over over the 3 day Pantheacon event. I want to talk...

February 23, 2012

Pantheacon 2012 (Part 2): Three ways of identifying as Pagan

“Am I Pagan?” Oh my god! Am I really writing about this again? This happens...

February 22, 2012

My 100th post!

This is my 100th post! I started this project last July. I published over 30...

February 20, 2012

Pantheacon 2012 (Part 1)

[written Feb. 19, 2012] Okay. So I am at Pantheacon 2012! This is the third...

February 11, 2012

D.H. Lawrence, the proto-Pagan (part 2)

I've previously posted about D. H. Lawrence before. I am fascinated by his ideas, especially...

February 08, 2012

If I can’t dance, I don’t want your religion!

This is a variant of a quote attributed to Emma Goldman ("If I can't dance,...

February 02, 2012

Mormon Polygamy: When God is a Jerk

I want to offer this link about Mormon Polygamy on the Ask Mormon Girl blog...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Could it be…SATAN?

I went to the LDS Church again this past Sunday with my wife and kids. ...

January 30, 2012

Family Midwinter Ritual (Revised 2014)

We're coming up on our family Midwinter celebration. (We call it "midwinter" because it is...

January 29, 2012

The myth of objective consciousness

In my last post, I wrote about Theodore Roszak's critique of the Age of Affluence...

January 27, 2012

Treacherous parodies of freedom, joy, and fulfillment

A few weeks ago, my daughter heard an ad on the radio for an audition...

January 22, 2012

Why I Don’t Dig the Buddha

I don't dig the Buddha. I'm really outing myself here, because, if there is one...

January 20, 2012

Memorial for Nibbles

So we decided to give the kids bunnies for Christmas. They went to the store...

January 20, 2012

Pantheacon 2012

I'm excited about Pantheacon 2012. This will be my first Pantheacon and only my second...

January 19, 2012

My Son Confronts Existential Despair

Yesterday, I initiated a conversation with my 13 year-old son about what he believes happens...

January 19, 2012

Finding Joe

Finding Joe, the movie You should really check out this movie: Finding Joe. It is...

January 16, 2012

Brendan Meyers Interview

You should check out this interview at Humanistic Paganism of Brendan Meyers, author of Loneliness...

January 15, 2012

Plunging into the sea of matter

I struggle with periodic bouts of existential despair. I don't mean depression. Just periods when...

January 15, 2012

Spiritually, but not religiously, Pagan

Recently at the Bishop in the Grove blog, Teo Bishop wrestled again with the label...

January 09, 2012

More Holidays

I recently decided I'd like to celebrate more than 8 holidays a year, so I...

January 09, 2012

My Yule Sounded Alot Like Christmas Too (Part 2)

3. Paganism and Christianity In my previous post, I proposed that the reason why there...

January 05, 2012

Why My Pagan Yule Sounded a Lot Like Christmas Too (Part 1)

Over at Bishop in the Grove, Teo Bishop took issue with the singing of Paganized...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

Family Winter Solstice Ritual

For those of you following this blog, you may have noticed that my family never...

December 27, 2011

Back to my natural cycle

You're going to think I'm crazy, but the last couple days in Florida, I really...

December 23, 2011

The Dying of the Light

So, I'm in Florida over Winter Solstice/Christmas and thinking how strange it is to be...

December 15, 2011

Spiritual Discipline

Confession time. Spiritual discipline is not my strong suit. I left the Mormon church when...

December 10, 2011

First Snow

We had our first snow of the season yesterday. My daughter was ecstatic. I've always...

December 07, 2011

D. H. Lawrence’s Pagan Creed

I recently picked up D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. I've been wanting to read Lawrence...