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February 2019
February 10, 2019
We’re seven weeks past the Winter Solstice. I’ve picked up almost an hour of light...
February 07, 2019
What It Means To Work With The Gods
Some polytheists find this phrase insufficiently reverent: “you don’t work with a God, you worship...
February 05, 2019
The Hierophant: There’s the Easy Way or the Hard Way
While I’m fond of order, I don’t like arbitrary authority any more than the next...
February 03, 2019
Druid Reading Recommendations: A Revised List
These are the handful of books that are most helpful to seekers as they try...
January 2019
January 31, 2019
The Morrigan Calls People In Different Life Situations
I see Her calling people who are young and inexperienced – and a few who...
January 29, 2019
The Witches’ Pyramid, My Favorite Pagan Book, and More Toxic People
Here are the final questions for this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks: Stoicism and the...
January 27, 2019
When You Return To The Mundane World
Our time together as Pagans is sacred time, but eventually it comes to an end...
January 24, 2019
Daily Devotions, Seasonal Deities, and Losing Your Pagan Faith
Today we continue with more Conversations Under the Oaks. What are some things you can...
January 22, 2019
8 Things to do for Imbolc as a Solitary Pagan
Many traditional activities for Imbolc are designed for large groups, but many Pagans are solitary...
January 20, 2019
Magic, Druidry, and Syncretism – What Can Be Combined and What Can’t
What can you use magic for? How do you combine pantheons or magical systems? Can...
January 17, 2019
Dealing With Toxic People in the Pagan Community
This is a question all of us need to consider, because sooner or later we’re...
January 15, 2019
Books Are Wealth and That Brings Me Joy
I get not hanging on to things you don’t use. I go through my closet...
January 13, 2019
Cooking a Spiritual Feast in a Potluck Community
A spiritual feast requires spiritual depth, and you’ll never get spiritual depth if you keep...
January 10, 2019
The Ocean Will Always Be A Foreign Place To Me
I smile whenever I see the ocean again. I’m fascinated with sea legends and lore....
January 08, 2019
8 Things To Make Your Paganism Stronger This Year
You’re not a beginner anymore – you’re ready to explore the world of Gods and...
January 06, 2019
Leading Public Rituals For Mixed Pagan Groups
You considered yourself a beginner, but when your group decided it was time to do...
January 03, 2019
Paganism As The New Civic Religion
What if New York Times columnist Ross Douthat is right? What if the future really...
January 01, 2019
Divination For 2019: The Wheel and The Tower
2019 will be another year of The Wheel and The Tower. I wish it wasn’t,...
December 2018
December 27, 2018
The Top 10 posts of 2018 on Under the Ancient Oaks: the Morrigan (twice), Mabon...
December 23, 2018
The 4 Best Posts of 2018 You Didn’t Read
While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...
December 20, 2018
The Mabinogi, The Dagda, and Traditional Witchcraft
Three reviews: a new album by Damh the Bard, a scholarly and devotional book for...
December 18, 2018
A Pagan (and Realistic) Perspective on Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a good and necessary thing, but some misguided people tell us we must...
December 16, 2018
What You Can’t See Can Hurt You
Success is not the sign of divine favor and hardship is not the sign of...
December 13, 2018
Don’t Worry Be Happy and Other Abusive Folk Wisdom
“Other people have it so much worse.” “Cheer up.” “It’s not that bad.” “You have...
December 11, 2018
Using Recorded Music In Rituals
Live music in a ritual is great. But sometimes you don’t have good musicians in...
December 09, 2018
8 Things to do for Winter Solstice as a Solitary Pagan
Many traditional activities for the Winter Solstice are designed for large groups, but many Pagans...
December 06, 2018
No fallen elders can break the ties between us and the Gods we serve. No...
December 04, 2018
Dealing With Doubts as an Experienced Pagan
I sometimes talk about how my experiences are so strong I no longer believe, I...
December 02, 2018
My Biggest Complaint With Magical Fiction
I love magical fiction, but there is one near-universal theme in it that I absolutely...
November 2018
November 29, 2018
Our mainstream society forces us to make bargains that are unfair and often exploitative. Do...
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