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September 2015

September 10, 2015

Why “Pagan”? – An Atheist Pagan’s Response to a Theist

Why do we call ourselves "Pagan"? Why not just call ourselves atheists or humanists? What...

July 2015

July 19, 2015

Beyond Female Role Models: The Triple Goddess as Nature

The Triple Goddess was not intended to be a role model for women. Rather, she...

June 2015

June 20, 2015

How Hobbits celebrate the Summer Solstice: Raising the Shire

When we light our solstice fire, I will be thinking of shadows. I will be...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

The Neo-Pagan Mysteries, Part 8: Exoteric and Esoteric Ritual

Neo-Pagan ritual may function as a celebration of and an experience of connection with nature;...

January 29, 2015

The Neo-Pagan Mysteries, Part 7: The Mother and the Son

The Neo-Pagan Goddess may be called Mother, because she is the eternal Source, the continuous...

January 25, 2015

The Neo-Pagan Mysteries, Part 5: The Dying God

Scholars have criticized Jame Frazer's Golden Bough, arguing that he glossed over significant differences in...

January 23, 2015

The Neo-Pagan Mysteries, Part 4: Sacrifice

It is natural to resist change and to "rage against the dying of the light."...

January 21, 2015

The Neo-Pagan Mysteries, Part 3: The Eternal Return

In contrast to the monotheistic religions with their linear view of sacred time and the...

January 17, 2015

The Neo-Pagan Mysteries, Part 1: Introduction

Neo-Paganism may be understood as an initiatory or mystery religion. While Wiccan initiation is an...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

Nothing new under the Winter Solstice sun: Christmas as a major sabbat

Christmas (like Hallow’een) is a sublime mix of Christian, pagan, and commercial traditions. And I...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

13 Things You Don’t Need to Know About the Triple Goddess (but are kind of interesting)

1. Gerald Gardner did not worship the Triple Goddess. Gerald Gardner, the father of Wicca,...

November 15, 2014

The Secret History of the Triple Goddess, Part 3: Will the real Triple Goddess please stand up?

No symbol is more ubiquitous in Neo-Pagan and Wiccan culture than that of the Triple...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

I miss you already Margot

None of the recent deaths of prominent Pagans has struck me so hard as the...

July 12, 2014

The Allergic Pagan at Play: “wild” nature as soul food

Even while I sat at home scratching my poison ivy, I never once regretted the...

July 04, 2014

Five ritualists I’d like to invite to dinner, Part 3: Jason Mankey

This is the third in a series in which I showcase some of the best...

April 2014

April 19, 2014

How James Frazer (inadvertently) saved Easter for Neo-Pagans

Rebirth is something very much on my mind at this time of year, as I...

February 2014

February 22, 2014

Wiccanate Privilege Discussion at Pantheacon

"Wiccanate" is a term coined by Johnny Rapture, and it refers to American Neo-Pagan theological...