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August 2016

August 01, 2016

A Savior Isn’t Coming

One of the advantages of getting old is knowing what’s coming next because you’re seeing...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Seeking Unity, Fearing Orthodoxy

There is a core dilemma in contemporary liberal religion, a broad category that includes much...

July 26, 2016

Building Contemporary Indigenous Polytheism

Without a cultural context and foundation, a religious or spiritual practice is at best weakened...

July 24, 2016

After The Tower, The Sun

I try to help us learn skills and practices that will help us survive and...

July 21, 2016

When a God Turns You Upside Down

The direct experience of the Gods can be an amazing, fulfilling, path-confirming experience. It can...

July 19, 2016

A Return to Lughnasadh

I’m very happy that after a four year break, this year we’re returning to Lughnasadh...

July 17, 2016

The Two Obligations of Good Religion

There are two obligations of good religion: to heal the world and to heal ourselves....

July 14, 2016

A Pagan in Texas

There’s a lot that’s wrong with Texas and if you’d rather live somewhere else I...

July 12, 2016

Polytheism By Any Other Name

Does the polytheist movement need a different name? Perhaps, but it will have to arise...

July 10, 2016

Speaking Passionately

How can we speak confidently and even passionately about religious matters, where certainty is impossible?...

July 07, 2016

Why Polytheism?

I’m enjoying reading about and listening to witches, magicians, and occultists. I’m learning some things,...

July 05, 2016

Why the Gods Come Before Politics

Good religion has both an internal focus and an external focus; an Otherworldly focus and...

July 03, 2016

Purity: Its Necessity and Its Abuses

Most Pagans and many polytheists cast circles, do house cleansings, and put up wards. We...

July 01, 2016

Not Gods, Just Men

This Fourth of July, give thanks to the Founding Fathers for establishing a secular republic...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

Our Gods Are Not Jealous Gods

Jealousy is not a virtue. Its roots are not in love and power, but in...

June 26, 2016

Today Brexit, Tomorrow President Trump

Ordinary people are angry and frustrated and rightly so. But too many are blaming their...

June 23, 2016

Go Somewhere While You Still Can

If you’re telling yourself you can’t afford to travel, my suggestion is to shut up...

June 21, 2016

Tending the Temple

The Summerland stone circle exists because of James Stevens and his vision of a lasting...

June 19, 2016

Wondering About Mental Illness

Our common definition of mental illness is far too broad and our understanding of ordinary...

June 16, 2016

Talking About Our Experiences

Our mainstream society is the reverse of “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Instead of claiming to...

June 14, 2016

Go Make The World Better

If you yearn for a simple answer in the face of these tragedies, it means...

June 12, 2016

How We See the Gods

Some of our ancient ancestors carved their Gods in stone, and much of the work...

June 09, 2016

The Otherworld is Bleeding Through

I saw a green glowing bird this morning. I don’t think it belongs in this...

June 07, 2016

An Introduction to Religious Experience

There is a great lack of understanding of religious experience in our contemporary Western society....

June 05, 2016

The Lack of Respect for Wild Animals

Not only do we not fear animals that could harm us, we don’t respect them....

June 02, 2016

UUs and Multifaith – Even Better Than You Think

UUA President Rev. Peter Morales says “the future of liberal religion is multifaith.” I’m in...

June 01, 2016

Dispassionately Dissecting Religion

Pulitzer Prize winning geography professor Jared Diamond presented yet another non-theistic explanation of the origins...

May 2016

May 28, 2016

Honoring All the Fallen

Let us remember our warrior dead – it is right and good to celebrate their...

May 24, 2016

Pagans and the Past – It’s Complicated

Stick around for a while and you’ll find a lot of people in love with...

May 22, 2016

Mead For The Morrigan

The Morrigan has been an ally, helping me with things I could not do myself....

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