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September 09, 2011

Eating God Eating Us

I have been trying to write this post for a week or so and I...

September 06, 2011

Plunging myself into matter

Until relatively recently, I have always had an ambivalent attitude about food. It is an...

September 04, 2011

The hidden blessing of technical difficulties

Well, my website AmericanNeopaganism.com is frozen by the hosting service for a violation of the...

September 02, 2011

There is only one infinite game: Life

As you know, I have been wrestling with the concept of death as an act...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Ruby Sara is back!

After a two month hiatus, Ruby Sara is back at her new blog: Onion Work....

August 31, 2011

Dionysus Torn to Pieces: or, Being the Allergic Pagan

As I am sitting here struggling to breathe because of my allergies which have turned...

August 30, 2011

Ritual during times of illness

I'm sick. It's my biannual, post-allergy season cold. The hard stuff last about 2 or...

August 30, 2011

Meso-Wicca and Neo-Paganism

Over at Patheos, two weeks after Star Foster lauded the praises of traditional initiatory Wicca,...

August 29, 2011

My Daily Practice: Evening Devotional

[Revised 2/27/14] So here is my evening practice, which I do in front of my...

August 28, 2011

Intercessory Prayer and Cruel Miracles

The topic in the discussion group at my local UU Church today was prayer. As...

August 27, 2011

Blog Response: John the Pagan

Over at Patheos, Star Foster asks about people's Craft/Spirit names. Here's my response: I've always...

August 27, 2011

Pagan Archetypes

Over at Alison Leigh Lilly's blog, Peace, Poesis, and Wild Holy Earth, she brings some...

August 26, 2011

Blog Response: UU and Pagan Aesthetics

Over at Rev. Dr. Victoria Weinstein's blog PeaceBang I posted a responses to her post,...

August 26, 2011

My Spiritual Ancestor: John Trevor

There have been many writers I have encountered over the years that have had a...

August 25, 2011

Temple of the Earth Mother

When I first started this blog, I began with the name Temple of the Earth...

August 24, 2011

Metaphysical Evil

Last Sunday, my wife and I were listening to Peter Mayer's song, "Holy Now", while...

August 22, 2011

Tarot: As Above So Below

You're going to think I am a big Tarot-fiend, after describing two castings in one...

August 21, 2011

Dream: Atonement with the Father

I had this dream last night. It was extremely vivid and I woke up very...

August 20, 2011

Red in Tooth and Bear Claw

Okay, I need some catharsis. Warning: do not read this if you want to sleep...

August 20, 2011

Blog Roll

1. Peregrin @ Magic of the Ordinary rants about spiritual identity: ceremonial magicians, Neopagans, Buddhists,...

August 19, 2011

My Spiritual Bucket List

In no particular order: 1. Participate in the Edinburgh Beltane Fire Society celebration. 2. Make...

August 19, 2011

Dream: Connections

Last night I had a dream I was on drugs. I've never so much as...

August 13, 2011

Exoteric and esoteric ritual

I have never liked discussions about "esoteric" meaning or practice. "Esoteric" for me is associated...

August 12, 2011

Descensus Averni Day 7: Fizzle

Well, my 7 day ritual ended with a fizzle. The practical demands of modern living...

August 11, 2011

Descensus Averni Day 6: Sacrifice

Today is Day 6 of my Descensus Averni ritual. I have to admit, I passed...

August 10, 2011

Descensus Averni Day 5: Prayer

Last night I poured out my heart in prayer to the Goddess. I've been Pagan...

August 09, 2011

ADF Lughnasadh Ritual

I mentioned earlier that I attended my first ADF ritual about a week ago. After...

August 09, 2011

Descensus Averni Day 4: Ego Death

So I am wondering now what the purpose of my Descensus Averni ritual is. I...

August 08, 2011

Descensus Averni Day 3: Tarot

I drew a 5-card Tarot spread on the first night of this ritual, using the...

August 05, 2011

Descensus Averni Day 2: Palingenesis

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the...