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August 2015

August 13, 2015

Understanding the Multiplicity of the Gods

Understanding polytheism is easy – understanding the multiplicity of the Gods is hard. But when...

August 11, 2015

Preparing the Way of the Gods

There have been individuals writing hymns to Pan and pouring offerings to Zeus for at...

August 09, 2015

Who Sets the Boundaries?

A look around the Pagan world reveals a disproportionate number of people who have been...

August 05, 2015

You Can’t Practice Paganism While You Look Down Your Nose At It

Paganism can restore our connections with the natural world, rebuild our ties with our communities,...

August 03, 2015

Many Gods West

What do you get when 180 polytheists gather to honor the Gods, ancestors, and spirits,...

August 02, 2015

Why I Am Still A Druid

I belong to many religious movements and I serve in many capacities. But if you...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Lammas Night

What sacrifices – of time, treasure, effort, convenience, or more – will you make to...

July 28, 2015

The Universe Has No Plan And That’s OK

I don’t think the Universe has a plan, and in any case I can’t relate...

July 26, 2015

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: CUUPS Revisioning, Many Gods West, a new Pagan blogger with some...

July 23, 2015

Religious Diversity, Hospitality, and a Muslim Cemetery in Texas

I like living in Texas, but I don’t like having to deal with those who...

July 21, 2015

Lughnasadh – A Solitary Ritual

Many Pagans maintain solitary practices, and even if you work with a group, sometimes you...

July 19, 2015

What Are The Gods Up To?

Get a handful of polytheists together and sooner or later the conversation turns to “so,...

July 14, 2015

Pagan Discipline

Discipline is neither an act of ego and domination nor an act of submission to...

July 12, 2015

Serving Real Gods in a Shallow Culture

If someone takes the step from playing with fictional gods to inquiring about real Gods,...

July 09, 2015

Differences Matter and Trying Isn’t Enough

Yes, you can chop with a knife and carve with an axe, but not well....

July 07, 2015

Spiritual Buffets and the Value of Traditions

The many traditions of religion and spirituality are like a huge buffet offering an appetizing...

July 05, 2015

Honoring Fearsome Gods

When we honor fearsome Gods, we begin to accept reality. We begin to understand our...

July 02, 2015

5 Reasons You Can’t Find the Right Spiritual Path

Religion used to be simple: you learned the religion of your family growing up and...

July 01, 2015

Pursuing the Gods

There’s a decidedly unhelpful idea in the wider Pagan world that all “real” polytheists are...

June 2015

June 28, 2015

Our Work Is Not Done – Celebrate Anyway!

The Road goes ever on and on. Our work for justice is far from done,...

June 26, 2015

Love Wins, Justice Wins

Today the long arc of the moral universe bent a little more closely towards justice....

June 25, 2015

The Pope Gets It – A Pagan Look at Laudato Si’

As a human whose destiny is tied to the Earth, I applaud Laudato Si’ and...

June 23, 2015

Honoring Our Troublesome Ancestors

When some of my friends say the Confederate flag is “heritage not hate” I believe...

June 21, 2015

Hospitality in Practice

We have an obligation to be especially hospitable to our guests. Not just to embody...

June 18, 2015

A New Order – A Summer Solstice Meditation

The ancient Egyptian daily temple rituals were intended to maintain Ma’at – the proper order...

June 16, 2015

Letter To My Christian Friends

People who nod in agreement with my reverence for Nature and smile politely with my...

June 14, 2015

The Neteru in the 21st Century

We are not ancient Egyptians. Our food supply does not depend on the flooding of...

June 11, 2015

Why Pagan Theology Is Important

Western culture is filled with Christian assumptions, many of them unstated. If we are to...

June 09, 2015

Summer Solstice – A Solitary Ritual

What are you doing for the Summer Solstice? Here’s a solitary ritual that celebrates the...

June 07, 2015

Love in Fearful Times

Courage is a virtue, but if we are not mindful our courage can lead us...

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