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February 2019

February 11, 2019

“Riders of the Rainbow Ridge” by Diana Paxson Rides Again!

I'm excited to announce that Diana Paxson will be contributing her classic story, "Rides of...

October 2018

October 08, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Marriage and Handfasting

In this episode, Lilith Dorsey of Voodoo Universe and I discuss the details of how...

September 2018

September 17, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo: Sacred Music

Here's an episode of Witchcraft & Voodoo you haven't seen yet. This one is about...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 9: Ancestors (Transcription) – Part 1

The following article is the transcription of the first half of Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Book Review: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

This book is part of Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, and it runs concurrently to Oryx...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

The Two Kings: A Tale of Love and the Sharing of Power

And so it was that the Oak King came to rule the Summer, and the...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 5- Deities, Loa, Orisha

The concept of deity is a both a personal and a public thing. In the...

May 19, 2016

Seekers and Guides: Why Witches Wield Wands

In the age of the athame, a Witch might wonder why we bother putting a...

April 2016

April 13, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 3 – Initiation

In this episode of Witchcraft & Voodoo Lilith and I discussed initiation; what it is...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 2 – Syncretic Religions

In Episode 2 of Witchcraft & Voodoo, Voodoo Priestess Lilith Dorsey and I discussed what...

March 16, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 1 – The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly

Episode 1 of Witchcraft & Voodoo, a collaboration between myself and sister Patheos blogger Lilith...

March 02, 2016

All the News That’s News: Witchcraft & Voodoo, a New Live Internet Show!

I'm excited to announce that I'm teaming up with Voodoo Priestess Lilith Dorsey to bring...

October 2015

October 21, 2015

The Star Goddess

Listen to the words of the Star Goddess: the dusts of Whose feet are the...

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....

July 2015

July 17, 2015

Seekers and Guides: The Purpose of Your Altar Pentacle

Books for solitary practitioners usually name the pentacle as one of the traditional witch's tools,...

July 02, 2015

The Many Faces of Wiccan Divinity

Wiccan theology is actually very complex. It is perfectly valid to interpret Wicca as duotheism,...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

Reawakening a Pagan Theology (CNPC Keynote Address 2015)

Is there such a thing as a “Pagan theology?” If so, what are the common...

March 2015

March 09, 2015

Seekers and Guides: Knowledge, Wisdom and Gnosis

Knowledge, Wisdom and Gnosis - What do these words mean to you? How do you...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

B is for Brighid: Goddess, Saint and Lwa

I am a Flamekeeper. I keep a sacred flame for the Goddess Brighid, also known...

January 17, 2015

Altars #ThePaganExperience

I'm participating in the Pagan Experience blog project, and I registered this blog here as...

December 2014

December 28, 2014

Creating Pagan Culture

Sometimes the Yuletide season is a little awkward for us Pagans. We often don't want...

December 08, 2014

Seekers and Guides: Cultural Negotiation

When deities cross cultures and begin to appear in the rituals of different faiths, is...

November 2014

November 15, 2014

Wicca: A Syncretic Faith

Is Wicca a syncretic religion? What does that mean, and what implications would this definition...