Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

A Witch's Ashram

Home
Pagan

Christianity

Select a Category Alaska altar altars Ana Ancestors Anderson witchcraft Arddu Bhairava Biography bodies books Christianity Christmas community current events death Delphic Maxims Dhumavati dual observance Durga Faery family life feminism Feri Feri tradition Feri witchcraft food ganesha gratitude Guest Post guru health Hinduism holidays Jesus Kali Lakshmi land links magic Many Gods West movie review movies music my heart mystery myth Navratri Orthodoxy pagan pagan culture paganism pantheacon parenting Place politics polytheism practice pratice prayer Red Goddess review ritual sacred arts Samhain Saraswati Shinto Shiva singing Star Goddess Tantra tarot the Gods theory Uncategorized values virgin mary wales washington winter witchcraft year in review yoga

Select a Month September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Relational Polytheism

Polytheist theology is above all relational, in practice and in belief. Niki Whiting sketches out...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Why I Am Not a Christian

Niki is on vacation. Why isn't she a Christian? She write about it all the...

June 20, 2015

Broken Gods: A Book Review

A review of a Christian self-help book, Broken Gods. It talks about theosis!

June 03, 2015

God is Not Either/Or, God/dess is Both/And

Using excerpt's from an unpublished paper analyzing ideas of Mary's proposed co-redemption, Niki tackles the...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

The Annunciation as Divine Spring

The Annunciation: an example of patriarchy, or an example of feminist liberation?

March 23, 2015

Leaving Monotheism Behind

Shifting from monotheistic to polytheistic thinking changes one's outlook on life, but monotheistic thinking can...

February 2015

February 10, 2015

Ave Maria

The Ave Maria is a poem, a prayer, and frequently a song. Taken from lines...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

My First Gods

Our first experiences shape our future experiences. The first gods who appeared to me continue...

January 23, 2015

Ordeals and Austerities

What's the difference between an austerity and an ordeal? Why practice them at all?

December 2014

December 16, 2014

Till We Have Faces – C.S. Lewis’ Masterpiece

What makes "Till We Have Faces" so good? Lewis grasps the depths of mysticism. If...

December 11, 2014

The Immaculate Conception: A Common Misconception

Ever wonder what the difference was between the Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth? Niki...

October 2014

October 01, 2014

Pausing Polytheist Practice

I want to see what occurs in the space when I am not observing. What...

September 2014

September 14, 2014

What I Miss About Being A Christian

It might seem odd that I am thrown into fits of nostalgia just from seeing...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

Pagans and the (Zombie) Apocalypse

The zombie apocalypse isn't going to happen. Sorry. Let's get rid of using apocalyptic language...

July 21, 2014

Chastity vs Hedonism

What's your goal? I don't think austerities are virtuous in and of themselves. They can...

July 10, 2014

Being Called While Young

Niki reminisces about being called by the god/s when she was 21.

July 07, 2014

A Polytheist Twist on Narrative Theology

My Pagan version of narrative theology stars me as my own hero.

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Community Kali

Niki co-opts Christian music for her own polytheist end and Olympia needs more Hindu god...

June 17, 2014

Monism – Your Mileage May Vary

People are talking about monism and polytheism. Niki shares her thoughts.

May 2014

May 16, 2014

On Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleship: the Cost of Being a Woman and Other

Niki revisted Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship and decided that suffering is NOT a divine necessity!

May 14, 2014

Reach Out and Touch Faith

Are the gods personal? Even Pagans seem to have "personal relationships" with their gods.

May 08, 2014

The Body

"My body is a site of connection. I am my own world tree, the axis...

May 05, 2014

Praying Like a Pilgrim

There is much to learn from other traditions. Prayer is something I found profoundly liberating...

April 2014

April 20, 2014

He is not here, He is risen!

Even though we are not a Christian household and even though Jesus is not my...

April 16, 2014

What is a Witch?

TL;DR? "A witch is a label for someone who has mastered a set of skills...

March 2014

March 10, 2014

Pagans and Money, part 2

Another look at some of the issues that Pagan communities need to think about in...

March 08, 2014

Late Night Revelations

I realized in the dark hours of the night one more way I am not...

January 2014

January 09, 2014

Theology, the Gods, and Me

There has been some great discussion about the nature of the gods, or theology. You'd...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

Review: The Passion of Mary

What works incredibly well in this book are the fictional re-tellings of Mary's story. Mary...

December 16, 2013

Review: The Showings of Julian of Norwich

Niki reviews a new translation of Julian of Norwich's Showings. Is it effective? And why...