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February 2014

February 08, 2014

These aren’t the gods you’re looking for.

At some point in your spiritual journey, you have to stop looking over other people's...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Gods I have known, Part 2: Macrocosm

What is the relationship between the gods of my psyche and the gods of nature?...

January 26, 2014

Varieties of Polytheism®

There are also other forms of polytheism, in addition to a Jungian “polytheism”, which don’t...

January 25, 2014

Why I Don’t Call Myself a Polytheist

In the recent debate over my alleged misappropriation of the term "polytheist", I think something...

September 2013

September 21, 2013

Cherish Our Polytheists: The balkanization of our community and what is at stake

Each time someone withdraws from Paganism, we lose not only their company, but also their...

June 2013

June 10, 2013

Where I went wrong: Virtual sacred space

Bid the invaders take the shoes from off their feet, for God is here within....

June 09, 2013

“We have met the enemy and he is us.” — Pogo (Revised)

I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning I'd hammer out love between my...

June 02, 2013

Hearing voices or talking to ourselves?

All revelations are personal. That's why all revelations are suspect. -- Neil Gaiman, American Gods...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

“Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain.” — Friedrich Schiller

Controversy has broken loose on the Pagan blogosphere again. This time over the suggestion that...

May 18, 2013

Religion vs. Therapy

Over at Patheos, in a post entitled, "another false divide", deity-centric hard polytheist Aine makes...

April 2013

April 13, 2013

Home Is Where You Find Your Gods

There are many ways to define one's religious identity. It might be defined in terms...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

Myths about other people’s religions

Last week, at my Unitarian discussion group, I got a humility check. That's a big...

January 2013

January 19, 2013

I worship the blind God

You weary Nations, perhaps I am some new being you've never encountered before. Yet there...

January 11, 2013

Your One-Stop-Shop for Pagan-Polytheist Controversy (Updated 1-26-13)

Star Foster recently added her name to the growing list of Polytheists who have dropped...

January 06, 2013

2012 Blog Roll, Looking Forward to 2013

Over the past several months, I have come across many posts on other blogs that...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

The many shades of Pagan embarrassment

"You will be ashamed because of the sacred oaks in which you have delighted; you...

October 2012

October 04, 2012

Are the gods real?

Do we worship the same gods? Over at Patheos, Star Foster recently published an interesting...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

Defining Paganism and Neopaganism

I can't believe I am diving into this linguistic swamp again, but here goes. Recently,...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Who are we talking to anyway?: Humanistic Paganism and the gods

Over at The Wild Hunt, Brendan Myers has posted a guest article about whether Humanist...

June 2012

June 17, 2012

Polytheists on Christianity?

Jason Mankey recently weighed in on the "atheist Pagan" controversy at his new blog "Raise...

June 07, 2012

The Gospel of Tolerance vs. the Spirit of Inquiry

Yesterday, Star Foster held a "Live Pagan Hangout" on the topic of "active tolerance" (a...

June 03, 2012

Star Foster surrenders the “Pagan” label to the naturalists

Okay, not quite. I overstated my title for dramatic effect. But that's how shocked I...

May 2012

May 23, 2012

The Three (or more?) “Centers” of Paganism

This post is part 2 of a 3-part series. In the first part, I discussed...

April 2012

April 28, 2012

My Neopagan Beliefs

What does it mean to me to be Neopagan? Part of it is believing certain...

April 26, 2012

Is life like the Iliad or the Book of Job?

If you have never seen that sight, then suspend your decision about the propriety of...

February 2012

February 20, 2012

Pantheacon 2012 (Part 1)

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

January 2012

January 15, 2012

Spiritually, but not religiously, Pagan

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

September 2011

September 17, 2011

Chicago Pagan Pride

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

August 2011

August 03, 2011

Janet and Gavin, Part 2: Pagan Spirituality

Originally posted on July 30, 2011 by John Halstead Well, I had a wonderful evening...