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June 2015

June 04, 2015

The Book of the Great Queen

The Morrígan is a fitting Goddess for our times, and The Book of the Great...

June 02, 2015

You Have A Destiny

The future is not fixed. I’m not a special snowflake and neither are you. But...

June 01, 2015

A Skeptic’s Guide to Gods and Spirits

We live in a thoroughly materialist culture – many of us are reluctant to discuss...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

The Obligations of Religion

The freedom of Paganism is a great thing, but let’s remember that good, strong, meaningful...

May 25, 2015

A Pagan at Donner Pass

We treat Nature as something other, something to be conquered and exploited, never remembering that...

May 22, 2015

The Authority to Initiate

Without the lineage and heritage of a recognized group, is an initiation valid? There are...

May 21, 2015

Initiation

Previously I’ve written about how to plan and compose initiation rituals. This is how we...

May 20, 2015

Composing Initiation Rituals

A member of your Pagan group has asked you for an initiation. You’re not part...

May 19, 2015

Planning Initiation Rituals

What do you do if someone asks you for an initiation? My first questions are...

May 18, 2015

Initiation in Today’s Pagan World

It is possible to live a deeply spiritual life and to serve the Gods, humanity...

May 13, 2015

James Bianchi 1949 – 2015

James Bianchi was a good friend and a fine Druid who did great things for...

May 12, 2015

A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment

I encourage you to read A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment and if you...

May 10, 2015

Advice To A Young Pagan

There will be days when your Paganism is beautiful, powerful, and magical. Keep practicing. There...

May 06, 2015

Walking Between the Worlds

Paganism is neither solely concerned with Gods and spirits, nor with social justice and other...

May 04, 2015

The Garland Shooting: Innocents Get Hurt

The two men who attacked an anti-Islam gathering in Garland last night are dead and...

May 03, 2015

Beltane: An Inclusive Ritual That Works

Denton CUUPS Beltane was traditional and current, inclusive and polytheist. That’s not always easy, but...

May 01, 2015

Beltane – A Holy Day

It’s good to reclaim sacred sexuality from the Neopuritans who preach abstinence and shame, and...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Many Ways To Make A Good Marriage

The real question isn’t who gets to decide, it’s whether we cling to the harmful...

April 26, 2015

A Druid With a Camera

The stereotypical tourist with a camera is a stereotype for a reason – it’s easy...

April 22, 2015

Beltane – A Solitary Ritual

Beltane is without question the most difficult high day for a solitary celebration, but there...

April 21, 2015

The Candle of Earth Day

No, Earth Day isn’t enough. But it’s still better to light a single candle than...

April 19, 2015

Prophetic Leadership

If we want people to pay attention to the prophecies we receive and the observations...

April 16, 2015

Fertile Ground For Polytheism

The decline of the West is bringing many challenges and difficulties, but it’s also creating...

April 14, 2015

Responding to the Religiously Obnoxious

I’m a big proponent of doing what it takes to get along. But at some...

April 12, 2015

Listening To The Gods

When we listen to the Gods we allow Them to speak to us here and...

April 09, 2015

Building the World to Come

Consumer culture is inherently unsustainable and it is going to collapse. But if we’re that...

April 07, 2015

The Collapse of the West and the Future of the Human Species

Rome ruled the West for 400 years, but its empire collapsed. In this hemisphere, the...

April 05, 2015

Sabbat

Damh the Bard’s new album Sabbat has powerful celebrations of being Pagan, Damh’s take on...

April 02, 2015

Payment, Reciprocity, and Common Sense

The Pagan community really should have figured this out by now, but apparently we haven’t....

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Paganism – A Guide for the Nonreligious

If the Gods call to you we hope you’ll answer Them. If They don’t, then...

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