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July 2020

July 14, 2020

How to Stop Overthinking Your Magic

I overthink magic the same way I overthink mundane decisions and circumstances. The good news...

July 12, 2020

Working Magic For A Dream

Good magic requires clear, tangible targets. But the fact that some goals can’t easily be...

July 09, 2020

The Presence of the Gods

An atheist blogger says “part of the case against God is the sheer absence of...

July 07, 2020

Research Shows Rituals Help Relieve Anxiety

New anthropological research demonstrates that performing religious rituals helps reduce anxiety in stressful situations. It’s...

July 05, 2020

Regrets: Be Honest With Yourself – Compassionately Honest

Regrets are negative emotions, which the toxic positivity crowd wants to banish from our lives....

July 02, 2020

Self-Initiation as a Solitary Practitioner: What Works and What Doesn’t

Initiation is never required, but it is often helpful. And while self-initiation has limits, it...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

Finding Happiness and Joy During the Pandemic

I constantly emphasize doing what must be done. You don’t have to like a bad...

June 28, 2020

Online Pagan Rituals: We’re Learning As We Go

Some Pagans have been doing online rituals for years. Most of us are trying to...

June 23, 2020

What Did You Expect From Tower Time?

Those of us who’ve been talking about Tower Time and The Storm for years should...

June 21, 2020

What to Do When You Make a Mistake in Ritual

I’ve been doing public ritual for 17 years and I’ve yet to do one perfectly....

June 18, 2020

Worship: Proclaiming That The Gods Are Worthy

Even if your worship is a private thing, it brings you closer to your Gods....

June 16, 2020

Work Through Purgatory or Descend Into Hell

I do not believe in an actual purgatory. But purgatory is an apt metaphor for...

June 14, 2020

Under the Ancient Oaks Online Summer Solstice Ritual: June 20

The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Summer Solstice Ritual will be Saturday, June 20 at...

June 11, 2020

It’s Time to Turn Your Magic Up

For those of us who are called to the practice of magic, nothing can take...

June 09, 2020

The Hard Cure for Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories are easy and addictive. Mysticism is not an easy alternative – it’s a...

June 07, 2020

Hope Written in Sidewalk Chalk

In his eulogy, Rev. Al Sharpton preached against the systemic injustices that led to the...

June 03, 2020

Why My Practice Includes Both Devotion and Politics

Religion is far more than belief. Politics is the collective expression of our highest values,...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?

Are you better off than you were four years ago? If you are, that’s a...

May 28, 2020

The Best Way To Learn Magic Is To Do Magic

An Instagram post insisted that “you need tons of training from established witches before you...

May 26, 2020

Mayor Says Women Can’t Lead Prayer

A city official who only selects prayer leaders who meet his own religious criteria is...

May 24, 2020

Do Bad Times Really Make Good Art?

Good art helps us understand the bad times in which we live. It comforts us,...

May 21, 2020

Life Is Good – A Pagan Response to a Nihilist Meme

As a Pagan I’m committed to the idea that while life is difficult and often...

May 18, 2020

Operative Magic – Theory, Strategy, and Practice

Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Operative Magic – Theory, Strategy,...

May 17, 2020

How My Paganism Is Changing During the Pandemic

Any living religion is a product of the interactions of the people who practice it,...

May 14, 2020

We Cannot Nail the Gods to a Calendar

The many Gods are not relics to be locked away in pretty boxes and brought...

May 12, 2020

Conversations Under the Oaks: Questions and Answers

Here’s the rest of this cycle of Conversations Under the Oaks: Pagan leadership roles, the...

May 10, 2020

This Isn’t The Year to Desecrate a Tomb

It’s a mistake to assume Gods or spirits could not have caused the pandemic, even...

May 07, 2020

Learning to Pray from a Pagan Perspective

Three questions on Pagan prayer: one from a former atheist, one from a former fundamentalist,...

May 05, 2020

Beginning Spiritual Practices and Studies

This round of Conversations Under the Oaks had lots of questions about beginning spiritual practices....

May 03, 2020

What does the Coronavirus have to do with The Storm?

The Coronavirus wasn’t created by Gods or spirits but it’s now part of the wider...

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