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October 2019

October 01, 2019

Dear Greta Thunberg

Dear Greta Thunberg: I'm writing to tell you I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't do...

October 15, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Protests and Protection

Activism and Paganism seem to go hand-in-hand lately, and a lot has been happening within...

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...

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...

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...

September 2016

September 16, 2016

Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford

A short review of The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford, and...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Seekers and Guides: The Doers and the Don’ters

In any field, you will find those who are outstanding. These are the Doers; people...

March 2016

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 22, 2016

Book Reviews: The Last Herald-Mage of Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey

Sable reviews "The Last Herald-Mage of Valdemar" series, which she named among her list of...

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.

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Godspousery: Mysticism and the Hieros Gamos

One of the more interesting phenomena I've encountered in Paganism is something known as godspousery....

April 2015

April 08, 2015

To the Media, Since You’re Listening

Since the death of my friend made the media, and since a Kamloops paper quoted...

March 2015

March 01, 2015

All Acts of Love and Pleasure: Inclusive Wicca by Yvonne Aburrow – A Review

Sable reviews All Acts of Love and Pleasure: Inclusive Wicca by Patheos blogger Yvonne Aburrow.

January 2015

January 16, 2015

Apples and Orangutans: Traditional Witchcraft vs. Wicca

Traditional witchcraft often argues its legitimacy by claiming superiority over Wicca. But they bear only...

January 10, 2015

Faith, Feminism and Gender

Our culture's current ideas about gender and sexuality are so dangerously messed up that they...

January 06, 2015

A Pagan’s 13 Best Practices for Peace in 2015

Patheos invites contributors to consider some “resolutions” around faith-based practices that could lead to greater...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

Trained to Hate, Trained to Kill #Ferguson #Highway of Tears

Ferguson drew tragic attention to an ongoing problem: the way that we train our police...

December 05, 2014

Changing the Narrative

Sometimes all it takes to develop a positive attitude or to create understanding is a...