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2013-09-01T06:32:55-05:00

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A Neopagan Celebrity Tarot (Part 1)

Last updated on: September 1, 2013 at 6:32 am By John Halstead

My nominations for the first 11 trump cards of the Tarot drawn from Pagan celebrities living and dead. Read more

2013-08-24T19:15:00-05:00

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Embracing Weirdness

Last updated on: August 24, 2013 at 7:15 pm By John Halstead

I see contemporary Paganism as an attempt to revise the categories of Western civilization: God/devil, body/spirit, self/other, purity/sex, logos/pathos, reverence/revelry, science/magic/religion, and so on. Perhaps then Paganism will always be weird. Perhaps we should hope Paganism will always be weird. Maybe to exist in between the categories of mainstream religious thought is what Paganism is all about. Read more

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

Last updated on: August 21, 2013 at 6:37 pm By John Halstead

Sometimes, going to my Unitarian church on Sundays feels like an act of "spiritual suicide." I am grateful for what Unitarianism is, even while I wish it could be more. Read more

2013-08-21T09:44:52-05:00

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

Last updated on: August 21, 2013 at 9:44 am By John Halstead

In the end, we all must surrender to God/dess. But in the meantime, let our worship be defiance. Let us kneel in acknowledgment of all that we cannot change, and then stand in recognition of all that we can. We earn the right to bow our heads to God/dess only after we have fought the good fight with Her. To me, Paganism is not a religion of consolation -- it is a religion of action, a religion of struggle, a religion of defiance! Read more

2013-08-15T21:41:17-05:00

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Passing on my Paganism

Last updated on: August 15, 2013 at 9:41 pm By John Halstead

This is what Paganism does for me. It brings out the holiness of the everyday: the epiphany of the sunrise, the mystery in the act of eating, the transcendence of genuine encounter with another person, the miracle in a blade of grass. This is what I hope to teach my children, whether they call it Paganism or not. Read more

2013-08-05T08:29:51-05:00

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My Favorite Posts From July

Last updated on: August 5, 2013 at 8:29 am By John Halstead

There's so much interesting blogging going on in our community. I want to highlight a few items from last month (in no particular order). Read more

2013-08-21T17:57:59-05:00

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Lughnasaywhat?

Last updated on: August 21, 2013 at 5:57 pm By John Halstead

I have issues with the Wheel of the Year. I have issues with the timing of the cross-quarters, with the meaning attached of several of the eight stations, and with the names of most of the days. Right, now I'm just going to focus on Lughnasadh, though. Read more

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2015-06-19T15:36:28-05:00

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

Last updated on: June 19, 2015 at 3:36 pm By John Halstead

Can we not have the "life, meaning, and beauty" without the "swindle of religious belief"? Can we not have the peace without the "illusion"? Can not my friend find salvation from suicide without resort to religious fundamentalism? Read more

2013-07-26T11:55:28-05:00

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The center cannot hold: UPG as a centrifugal force

Last updated on: July 26, 2013 at 11:55 am By John Halstead

Personal gnosis is always potentially threatening to community. In order for a community like Paganism to survive, it must find a way to integrate personal gnosis with the communal identity. Read more

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2013-07-16T19:56:07-05:00

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

Last updated on: July 16, 2013 at 7:56 pm By John Halstead

It was out of necessity, not principle, that I left Mormonism. I count myself fortunate that other divine hands found me. Read more

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