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December 2011

December 06, 2011

Why Unitarians Can’t Dance: Spirituality

Have I not seen the sky and sea Put on a look as hushed and...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

D.H. Lawrence on symbols and metaphors

I am currently discovering D.H. Lawrence, who was a kind of proto-Pagan. I just came...

November 14, 2011

Perfection, Regret, and Starting Over

When I was young, I developed an unhealthy perfectionist mentality. This was a product of...

November 08, 2011

Confessions of a solipsist

"Solipsism" is a word I learned in college. It refers to the belief that only...

November 08, 2011

Family Mid-Autumn Ritual

Here's the outline for my family ritual for All Hallows. Because I was exhausted on...

November 02, 2011

Memorial

About a year ago ( September 30, 2010), my uncle killed himself. I was the...

November 01, 2011

The best laid plans …

Well, I said I would post the warts and all here. Now I know why...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Halloween as a Holy Day

Over at Patheos, Star Foster has posted about Halloween and the Christian "war" on Halloween. ...

October 28, 2011

Religious Identity, Boundaries, and Authority

I was just listening to a lecture which I downloaded from The Teaching Company entitled...

October 26, 2011

Tradition, Rootedness, and Freedom

Tradition, tradition! Tradition! Tradition, tradition! Tradition! Who, day and night, must scramble for a living,...

October 21, 2011

My love/hate relationship with Neopaganism, Part 2

Why I love Neopaganism: #1 I love that Neopaganism honors the dark as well as...

October 21, 2011

My love/hate relationship with Neopaganism, Part 1

Why I hate Neopaganism: #1 I hate magic. Most Neopagans seem to believe in...

October 20, 2011

The Storm King

Yesterday we had an amazing storm. The wind blew and blew, for hours. The rain...

October 19, 2011

Movies that are religious experiences, Part 2 (Solaris)

A little while ago, I posted about my favorite movie, The Fountain. It is one...

October 19, 2011

Justice, Karma, and the Savage Garden

Last Sunday in our "Spirit Circle" discussion at the UU Church, we had one of...

October 14, 2011

I am down with rainy days

The sun is back out after a couple days of rain. Grey and rainy days...

October 09, 2011

Memorial for a 500 year old being

Today on the way to a friend's house for dinner, we drove by a giant...

October 06, 2011

Movies that are religious experiences: Part 1 (The Fountain)

Last Sunday, at the Spirit Circle at my Unitarian church discuss movies that inspire us. ...

October 05, 2011

Pagans in the Pews: Why I go to the Mormon church

I go to the Mormon church about once a month. Honestly, it is a painful...

October 05, 2011

Right Livelihood

I just finished Chapter 22, "Marriage and Loneliness", in John Trevor’s autobiography, My Quest for...

October 04, 2011

Fall is here!

Fall is here! Well, it's been here for about two weeks now. It is gorgeous. ...

October 03, 2011

Getting the Story Straight

Last night during our (belated) family Autumn Equinox ritual, my wife got frustrated. Specifically, she...

October 03, 2011

Family Fall Equinox Ritual (revised)

Introduction The last family ritual we did was at Midsummer. What is Midsummer? It’s also...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

People Who Inspire Me — Part One (Deceased)

Each of the individuals below is someone whose writings have has a profound influence on...

September 21, 2011

Listening to the three kindreds

I have written previously about listening as a form of meditation ... listening to the...

September 17, 2011

Chicago Pagan Pride

I just got back from Chicago Pagan Pride and I am having my obligatory Pagan...

September 17, 2011

A more interesting idea of goodness

My wife teaches a class once a month at her Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) congregation. She...

September 16, 2011

The healing power of (modest) nudity

Over at Pantheon @ Patheos, Star Foster has posted about the phenomenon of "modest" nudity...

September 14, 2011

A dead bird, a bottle of honey, and meaningful coincidences

A bird fell out of the sky in front of me today. I was walking...

September 10, 2011

All I need is a little bit of magic

At her blog, Onion Work, Ruby Sara has recently posted about the beginnings of her...