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May 2014

May 28, 2014

The Gods Are All Around Us

Our Gods appear in the most surprising places! I doubt these murals were intended as...

May 14, 2014

Reach Out and Touch Faith

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

May 06, 2014

Happy Five Years Patheos!

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

April 2014

April 28, 2014

What Do You Mean by ‘Scary’?

Do you practice the 'scary' stuff? What does that mean exactly?

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 14, 2014

Are We Vampires?

Niki reviews Margot Adler's recent book on vampire literature.

March 12, 2014

Women in Religious Leadership

Paganism doesn't have the issues other religions have regarding women in religious leadership. But here...

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 26, 2014

Pagan Dinner Time

My last Pagan tea time highlights just how important face to face gathering is for...

February 25, 2014

Pagans and Money

I wade into some sticky subject matter. "...without facing our own assumptions, personally and communally,...

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.

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Guest Post: Confessions of a Buddhist Witch, part 3

Willow Moon's final installment of his post about practicing both Tibetan Buddhism and Faerie Witchcraft....

January 27, 2014

Maxim Monday: Praise Hope

This week's Delphic Maxim exhorts us to praise hope. Niki talks a little bit about...

January 20, 2014

Let’s Have Tea!

I'm taking up Christine Kraemer's invitation to tea. Join me?

January 15, 2014

The Four Powers of the Sphinx

Keeping silent is one of the "four powers of the Sphinx," four admonishments for the...

January 09, 2014

Theology, the Gods, and Me

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

January 06, 2014

Maxim Monday: Be jealous of no one

Today's Maxim is: be jealous of no one. This can be a struggle in any...

January 03, 2014

2014 Begins

2013 was incredibly challenging, ending in reminders to rest. 2014 continues the trend of resting...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

My 2013 Collage Review

Niki reviews her year and looks at how accurate her 2013 collage was. (It was...

December 20, 2013

Top Ten Books of 2013

Niki gives you the top ten books she's read in 2013.

November 2013

November 30, 2013

Holiday Gift Guide for the Mystic

It's full on holiday shopping time. But what do you buy the mystic in your...

November 25, 2013

Maxim Monday: Do what you mean to do

Intention. Do what you mean to do. Do what you say you will do. Follow...

November 20, 2013

A Day in the Life

I see the light peeking around the edges of the curtains. I know I've slept...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Maxim Monday: Shun Murder

This is another maxim that at first glance seems so obvious as to warrant only...

September 23, 2013

Maxim Monday: Act When You Know

This is a tricky Maxim for me. I like to think that I know far...

September 13, 2013

Sharing the Love

Earlier this week I was nominated for a Liebster Award by a reader. Basically this...