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December 2016

December 26, 2016

The 4 Best Posts of 2016 You Didn’t Read

While I’ve come to accept that sometimes the Pagan community just doesn’t care about something...

December 22, 2016

When You Know Something Needs To Be Done But You Don’t Know What

I’m more than a little reluctant publish a list of things that need to be...

December 20, 2016

Alliances With The Gods – A Case For Strange Bedfellows

Some of us have found great meaning in the service of the Gods. If you...

December 18, 2016

Mercury Retrograde: Magic Tips the Scales

Mercury goes retrograde tomorrow morning will remain retrograde until January 8. It doesn’t mean gremlins...

December 15, 2016

The Gods Are Getting Impatient

I’m hearing a lot of “why isn’t this done yet?” in my divination and oracular...

December 13, 2016

9 Thoughts on Current Events

Thoughts on the Ghost Ship fire tragedy, public funding for the arts, fake news, book...

December 11, 2016

Resting in the Shadows of the Solstice

The many traditions of the Winter Solstice encourage us to light candles and make merry...

December 08, 2016

When You Fail An Ordeal

There is no shame in failure. There is plenty of shame in repeated, obstinate failure....

December 06, 2016

Mystical Experiences Through Deep Practice

Mystical experiences are found in every religion and are often spontaneous. Most people ignore them...

December 04, 2016

The Love of the Gods

We must be careful to avoid bringing baggage from a previous religion into our polytheism,...

December 01, 2016

Off the Edge of the Map

Go into a bookstore and you’ll see many different maps that show many different routes...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Is Your House On Fire?

Meditating when your house is on fire is a poor job of prioritization. But oppressive...

November 22, 2016

Bears In My House

I dreamed there were bears in my house. They weren’t hurting anything, but I still...

November 20, 2016

When the Gods Just Don’t Care

There are times when we expect Gods we know and serve to help us out,...

November 16, 2016

Be The Dark

On Sunday I encouraged my fellow UUs to be the light. But what if you...

November 14, 2016

Be The Light – A UU Chalice Lighting

A UU chalice lighting for the Sunday after the election.

November 13, 2016

Five Days Later

I can’t tell you everything’s going to be OK, because it’s not. I encourage you...

November 10, 2016

Learning to Fly

The world as we know it is changing. The ones that survive and succeed will...

November 09, 2016

We Don’t Have Time For Blame

Come January 20, Donald Trump will be President. Regardless of how angry, hurt, or scared...

November 06, 2016

The Veil Is Shredded

The Veil is a metaphor, but the boundary between the worlds is real and it’s...

November 03, 2016

Context For Being Yourself

Be you as only you can be, in all your magnificence and glory. But you...

November 01, 2016

The Pagan Wisdom of King Arthur

Arthur is the Once and Future King, but he is not returning at some future...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Devotion to Poseidon

A new book of polytheist devotions, this one dedicated to Poseidon.

October 27, 2016

The Tactics and Strategy of Bad Choices

If your conscience tells you to vote for Jill Stein, then vote for Jill Stein...

October 25, 2016

The Challenges of Oracular Leadership

Some messages from the Gods are mysteries to be pondered. Others are orders that require...

October 23, 2016

A Community is a Living Thing

Our Pagan groups are more than collections of individuals. They’re living things with their own...

October 20, 2016

A 2016 Voter’s Guide

Please vote. Vote your conscience. Vote in all the races. Vote for Hillary Clinton for...

October 18, 2016

Samhain – Burning the Old Year

Most years I’m excited about the Otherworldly aspects of Samhain. This year I’m excited about...

October 16, 2016

Who Is My Co-Religionist?

We can have our own beliefs and refine them in conversation with others. We can...

October 13, 2016

31 Movies for Halloween

These aren’t necessarily the best made or most influential movies, they’re the ones I like....

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