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August 2014
August 14, 2014
Feri, An Apparent Digression (part 2)
Sometimes, when I start talking about F(a)er(i/y), someone will look confused and ask, “What does...
August 12, 2014
If your imagination can't stretch to accommodate another human being whose background is different from...
August 07, 2014
In which Our Heroine attempts to explain Feri (part 1)
Feri can look rather Wiccany from a distance, but the closer you get, the less...
August 06, 2014
There is a large and growing body of evidence in anthropological and historical literature that...
July 2014
July 30, 2014
A funny thing happened in Margot Adler's cabin one night...
July 29, 2014
Book Review: Shades of Ritual, Minority Voices in Practice
This is the second installment in the Shades of Faith series, and brings together a...
July 23, 2014
We are already much further over the edge than anyone seems to realize, partially because...
July 15, 2014
What’s Traditional Witchcraft?
This blog, I am told, is meant to be about traditional witchcraft. Or Traditional Witchcraft....
January 2014
January 17, 2014
Poison in the Heart of the World
I was born and raised, as the phrase goes, in the desultory tail end of...
December 2013
December 22, 2013
The breeze at dawn has secrets
I love Yule vigils, because they are kind of like a slumber party for grownups. ...
December 13, 2013
I thought I'd celebrate my return to No Unsacred Place by musing upon the question...
August 2011
August 18, 2011
I went to see General Orders No. 9 at the Georgia State University campus theater. ...
June 2011
June 11, 2011
My father grew up on a farm, in a place and time when people didn't...
June 02, 2011
Well, the quail she's a pretty bird, she sings a sweet tongue, 'neath the roots...
April 2011
April 10, 2011
The Truth About Frogs and Toads
Birdsong is a nearly universal symbol for springtime, joy and love. But the earliest sign...
May 2010
May 11, 2010
Southern Feri Poet Witch: By Way of Introduction
Originally posted in Pantheon Generally it helps to understand where someone is coming from. At...
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