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February 2019

February 07, 2019

From the Shadows: D.J. Conway and the Vicissitudes of the Internet

D.J. Conway passed away last week, I was saddened to see. And all over the...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

From the Shadows: Technopagans, the Total Non-Controversy

An article from Broadly in 2016 has been circulating on Pagan Twitter over the past...

September 22, 2018

From the Shadows: I’ll Celebrate the Sabbats Any F*cking Way I Want To

I said the following, and you may quote me: I think that people who criticize...

April 2018

April 06, 2018

A Plea to Fight Bullying

Bullying is a terrible thing. I was bullied as a child. I was an odd...

October 2017

October 14, 2017

Taking the War to Wikipedia

Some of you may remember a few years ago that Pagan articles on Wikipedia kept...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

From the Shadows: My Thoughts on Charlottesville

Have you ever wondered what you would have done in the Holocaust? Or during the...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

From the Shadows: That’s Not What Free Speech Means

Right wing writers in the media are framing the debate, forcing us to argue about...

April 11, 2017

6 Dystopian Sci-Fi Plotlines I’ve Seen in the News Recently

They say that truth is stranger than fiction. But it seems to me that lately,...

March 2017

March 04, 2017

Witchcraft’s Not a Real Religion, so the Police Won’t Protect You

For police, a hate crime involving property would require the commission of the mischief to...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

What Terrorism Means #AvecQuebec

When terrorism strikes in Canada, we hold vigils. We cry a lot. We get angry....

May 2016

May 06, 2016

The Irrational Fear of Death

The irrational fear of death prevents us from truly enjoying life. You can never tell...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

From the Shadows: Faith & Politics in Paganism

It is possible -- perhaps even necessary -- to separate Church and State. But is...

March 2016

March 24, 2016

From the Shadows: “By Their Fruits Shall Ye Know Them”

How do you determine whether or not a faith has value? If I, again, were...

March 15, 2016

#BerntheWitch Wasn’t About Misogyny, but Now it Might as Well Be

Context is everything. #BerntheWitch is a hashtag that has been used by the Pagan community...

January 2016

January 04, 2016

From the Shadows: “Just My Opinion”

"It's just my opinion" is meant to be a qualifier based in humility. It is...

October 2015

October 05, 2015

From the Shadows: Why Every Pagan Should Care About Cultural Appropriation

YEAH, IT'S LIKE THAT.

June 2015

June 26, 2015

From the Shadows: Transphobia is Anti-Feminist

I learned a new term this week, I'm sorry to say. The term is TERF,...