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March 2015

March 17, 2015

On Snakes, Truth-Speakers, & St. Patrick

If we extend the metaphor further, then not only did St. Patrick (and by extension,...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

Elemental Ethos: Earth

The local ecosystem is our home, our host. I have come to realize that, for...

January 16, 2015

Gods Under Glass

Why seeing gods in museums makes me a bit uncomfortable.

December 2014

December 24, 2014

By Way Of Introduction

I look at all my friends in the sky, and to all the energies in...

October 2014

October 13, 2014

Remembering the never born: claiming a sibling as an Ancestor

I claim my never-born sibling as an Ancestor, because hir death fundamentally shaped my life....

September 2014

September 05, 2014

Where They May Be Found: The Dead

The Dead are never far away. Sixth in the series, "Where They May Be Found."

June 2014

June 25, 2014

Can a human being be the spirit of a place?

I started out thinking of Marie Laveau as a kind of local spirit of New...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Twisted Roots

It never occurred to me that any of my ancestors might be Quaker. Now that...

February 07, 2014

The Past is a Place We Still Inhabit

Our belief that the present is somehow exceptional, that we are modern and more developed...

January 2014

January 02, 2014

Paganism’s Messiah Complex

A troubling component of the western centric world view can be found within western paganism....

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Cycles of Cultural Destruction

When we talk about cycles of domestic violence, there are many things that we have...

September 2013

September 12, 2013

St. John’s Holy Well: east Cork [photos]

Ireland is a land resplendent with ancient sites, and one of the most venerated in...

September 05, 2013

A Night In The Mound

Scattered across Ireland are 5000 year-old Ancestral Temples known as megalithic tombs, or chambered cairns....

September 03, 2013

The Weight Of A University

Last week I found myself on the Glasgow University campus and was struck by the...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

Land Spirits: When Things Go Bump

Relationship building is an integral part of our lives, and especially so for witches. Yet...

August 21, 2013

Graveyard Whispers

Some people think that graveyards are spooky. I find them fascinating places of deep spiritual...