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July 2014

July 21, 2014

Chastity vs Hedonism

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

July 17, 2014

Avoiding the Gods

Sure, it's hard to hear the gods. It takes practice and focus - two things...

July 14, 2014

Magic and Community in the Pacific Northwest

A look at various Pagan and magical offerings in the PNW.

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.

July 02, 2014

Literally in the Weeds

Niki went weeding this morning. She became a grown up in the process and learned...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Community Kali

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

June 24, 2014

What We’re Reading

What my little Pagan family is reading right now.

June 21, 2014

Summer Solstice 2014

My summer solstice wasn't 'magical,' but it was exactly what I needed.

May 2014

May 26, 2014

Maxim Monday: Speak Plainly

Niki practices what she preaches with a brief thought on speaking plainly.

May 21, 2014

The Left Hand Path

Niki writes about her experience and study of the Left Hand paths she practices.

May 12, 2014

What I Do

What exactly does a witch or a magician do? Niki shares the core of her...

May 08, 2014

The Body

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

May 06, 2014

Happy Five Years Patheos!

Niki's top 6 posts to help celebrate Patheos' 5th birthday! #Patheos5Yr

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Guest Post: Why I Am A Faerie Witch

Willow Moon shares his journey to Faerie witchcraft and why it's his preferred tradition: "Faerie...

April 08, 2014

Values

I argue that Feri is highly amoral and yet is highly ethical. To carry the...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Why Not Wicca

Wicca is perhaps the most well known of all the modern Pagan traditions. So why...

March 24, 2014

Maxim Monday: Flee a Pledge

This week's Maxim Monday is yet again another reminder to be careful about our commitments.

March 21, 2014

Kali Puja

Several people for the last year or two have asked me to write about how...

March 17, 2014

Maxim Monday: Recognize Fortune

Today's Maxim Monday is all about recognizing the role of fortune in our lives.

March 10, 2014

Pagans and Money, part 2

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

February 2014

February 28, 2014

My Take on Wiccanate Privilege

Wading into the Wiccanate privilege debate, the privilege I see is one of theological discourse.

February 24, 2014

Maxim Monday: Two-for-One

Ever so brief commentary on the next two Delphic Maxims: Know the Judge and Master...

February 20, 2014

Pantheacon 2014: Biggest Pagan Tea Time Ever

Pantheacon 2014 has come and gone! Niki chronicles her experience at the largest indoor Pagan...

February 12, 2014

Pantheacon: Health and Hygiene

Some con advice for all those traveling to Pantheacon this weekend.

February 07, 2014

Superheroes, Magic, and Kids

A brief musing on raising magical kids in a superhero world.

February 05, 2014

Pagan Chat Time

Pagan Tea Time is a success! Here is a brief summary of my first three...

February 03, 2014

Maxim Monday: Despise a Slanderer

Our communities should not allow slander to thrive.

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Celebrating Imbolc Quietly

Imbolc marks a turning of the Wheel and a shifting of the seasons for me....

January 24, 2014

Guest Post: Confessions of a Buddhist Witch, part two

We have the second installment of Willow Moon's comparison between Tibetan Buddhism and Faerie Witchcraft.