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February 2026

February 09, 2026

Listening and really listening

Listening and really listening As a priest and as a leader, we need to listen...

January 2026

January 09, 2026

Portable Hospitality

Portable Hospitality Hospitality is about being a good guest and a good host. I open...

October 2025

October 31, 2025

Welcome, Ancestors, Always

Welcome, Ancestors, Always There are more ancestors than you can imagine. There are a LOT...

September 2025

September 23, 2025

Thank You for Your Bounty

The Autumnal Equinox passed today, and I paused to acknowledge the event. I did...

September 05, 2025

Three New hrel for the Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia Part 2

Three New hrel for the Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia Part 2 I continued my...

September 01, 2025

Three New hrel for Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia

Three New hrel for Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia For Lughnasadh weekend this year, I...

August 2025

August 22, 2025

Hospitality in Unexpected Places

Hospitality in Unexpected Places I was sitting outside today eating a sandwich. It was a...

July 2025

July 26, 2025

South Dakota Blessings

South Dakota Blessings I recently returned from my first post-Archdruid trip, this visit to South...

July 04, 2025

Pilgrimage – the Giant Oak

Pilgrimage: Peoria and the Giant Oak Pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place. Many...

May 2025

May 22, 2025

Onward

Onward My time as Archdruid is at an end. It ended quietly in Europe, in...

May 05, 2025

Endings, Part 1

Endings, Part 1 Endings are often just that – endings. If one is fortunate, however,...

February 2025

February 08, 2025

Persevere, An Imbolc Prayer

Persevere The Goddess of the Forge All things that come into being, Anvil and hammer...

February 01, 2025

Distant Fires

Distant Fires Two fires, Distant flames, Across a country, Across the world. One is the...

January 2025

January 09, 2025

Let the Waters Fall

Let the Waters Fall A Prayer for California Rise from the ocean, Rise from the...

December 2024

December 31, 2024

Looking Back, Looking ‘Round

Looking Back, Looking ‘Round Many people take the end of the civil calendar as...

December 25, 2024

Keep the Lights On

Keep the Lights On In the Northern Hemisphere, the days are already getting longer, slowly,...

September 2024

September 27, 2024

Lange Nacht de Religionen

Lange Nacht de Religionen When I first heard of the Lange Nacht de...

August 2024

August 31, 2024

A Change of Place

A Change of Place When my mother passed away on February 29, I had to...

June 2024

June 30, 2024

A Lingering Solstice

For Eva. A Lingering Solstice We measure the solstice and equinox by scientific means. Not...

May 2024

May 15, 2024

Everyday is (Earth) Mother Day

Everyday is (Earth) Mother Day Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to say, “thank you.”...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

Standing at the River’s Edge (Part 2)

Standing at the River's Edge (Part 2) I made plans to take the Amtrak on...

February 27, 2024

Standing at the River’s Edge (Part1)

Standing at the River’s Edge (Part 1) Due to a series of events, this February...

December 2023

December 07, 2023

Agnostic on Proof

Agnostic on Proof I step into Nature every day. Let me say that a...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

Three Prayers for Samhain

Three Prayers for Samhain Samhain is the Season’s End, and we naturally think about other...

October 24, 2023

The Veil is Thin Every Day

The Veil is Thin Everyday One doesn’t have to wait until Samhain to speak...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

A Coincidence of Cycles: Blue Moon

A Coincidence of Cycles: Blue Moon I am not sure about others, but dates and...

August 28, 2023

(Belated) Reflections on Pan Pagan

Reflections on Pan Pagan My first Pan Pagan festival happened sometime between 1990 and 1991....

July 2023

July 30, 2023

Hergest Ridge

Hergest Ridge Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and...

July 10, 2023

A Pet, Passing

A Pet, Passing My household familiars are more than just pets. They are more...

January 2023

January 01, 2023

10 Days of Silence

Solstice Solstice comes almost unexpectedly. In a part of the world where the seasons change,...