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November 2017

November 17, 2017

To Culturally Appropriate or Not?

As with so many things, I find myself falling into a centrist position when it...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

Is it Wrong to Worship the Titans?

the Titans were the enemies of the Olympians and as such it could be problematic...

October 25, 2017

Witchcraft 101 – Sometimes You Have to Follow the Rules

There are rules that must be followed, even in the simple magics. Poison will kill...

July 2017

July 28, 2017

Making Your Paganism Local – Begin at Home

We put these and many more non-native plants into our Books of Shadows, we add...

July 14, 2017

Playing Favourites With the Gods

Hekate is my "favourite" - because, if I had to choose only one deity to...

June 2017

June 01, 2017

My Gods are Real and Independent Beings

To say the Gods are independent is to say They do not rely on our...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

On Comparing the Gods to Humans

In some of my posts... I will use examples of human behaviour and motives to...

May 26, 2017

The Importance of Ritual in My Paganism

In my religion, in my Hekatean Hellenism, ritual has come to be the backbone. It...

May 22, 2017

Do You Have a Source for That?

Someone will post something that is ostensibly ancient and others will comment either that it...

April 2017

April 17, 2017

Grandma and the Ostara Storm – A Pagan Childrens Book

In essence, this book could perhaps be seen as a story that normalises Ostara as...

April 07, 2017

The Gods Are More Than Their Symbols

The Gods are real, living beings and They are just as, if not more, complex...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Do Our Stereotypes Keep us Safe?

By keeping the displeasing stuff out of the public eye, we keep ourselves safe. We...

March 23, 2017

Undoing the Hard Work of Pagan Pioneers

The problem here is that the myths and stereotypes our predecessors dispelled weren't all myths...

March 06, 2017

What Will History Know of Us?

Our stone tablets are plastic and metal usb drives, CD discs and black boxes of...

February 2017

February 10, 2017

Homeschooling, Lobbying, Fires and Contracts

My silence right now is perhaps not such a good thing, given some of the...

January 2017

January 13, 2017

Why Not Pray to a Toy?

The original intent of whoever created the statue is irrelevant. You can feel it, this...

January 10, 2017

The Power of Music and Dance

I have a few times been able to miraculously achieve that quiet mind stuff that...

January 05, 2017

I Can’t Be Recon But I Can’t Be Modern

I cannot rely on the ancients to help me bring their religion into my land,...

December 2016

December 19, 2016

Is Silliness a Problem in Paganism?

Non-Pagans will see the story about this guy who wears horns and they will judge...

December 08, 2016

Being Non-Christmas is Hard

Someday I will figure this out, how to make the summer solstice more exciting than...

November 2016

November 25, 2016

The Gods Aren’t Always Nice

Their interests aren't always going to be aligned with our interests. What is best for...

November 18, 2016

Tracing Hekates November Festivals

So, my mission this week was to trace these two festivals and find out, 1:...

November 09, 2016

The Christian Witch Contradiction

The idea of a witch also being Christian - ie. Of the faith that once...

November 07, 2016

Objections to Animal Sacrifice

Perhaps one of the most contentious issues within the Pagan community is that of animal...

November 04, 2016

That Priestly Title

The title of Priest or Priestess is a somewhat contentious one within the Pagan and...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

Inaccurate Pagan Fiction Isn’t All Bad

They are so frustratingly inaccurate that you are sitting in a state of perpetual cringe...

October 26, 2016

Ritual – What is, What isn’t

Brushing your teeth, sweeping the floor, washing the dishes in that particular order and method...

October 24, 2016

How Far Would You Go For The Gods?

If we are going to be religious and worship Gods who may just ask things...

October 21, 2016

Bad for Me, Good for You

One of my favourite little sayings in Paganism and in homeschooling is the simple, "What...

October 12, 2016

Maybe it’s a Sign, Maybe it’s Just an Oddly Specific Facebook Algorithm

The Gods are powerful, as are many other entities and beings. They have the power...

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