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August 2014

August 14, 2014

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: Pagan Pride Day, CUUPS Revisioning, depression and choice, community outreach, the...

August 12, 2014

Rewilding: Privilege and Reality

We are the product of 10,000 years of civilization, 10,000 years of keeping the wild...

August 10, 2014

Rewilding Our World

George Monbiot suggests “for more wonder, rewild the world.” But we’ve been taught the wild...

August 07, 2014

Nurturing Polytheism

It seems like nurturing Goddesses and Gods are underrepresented in devotional polytheism. Is that true,...

August 05, 2014

Pagan Priests, Pagan Ministers

Paganism needs institutions to enable multi-generational continuity, to provide support for individuals, for groups, and...

August 03, 2014

A Rite of Herakles

The story of Herakles is the story of what it means to be human. We...

August 01, 2014

A Meditation on Earth

It is helpful to understand the interconnectedness of all the Earth. But when it comes...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Co-workers With the Gods

Some believe human consciousness is expanding and we are now ready to receive god-awareness. But...

July 27, 2014

Portrait of Danu

When an artist offers her devotion to a Mother Goddess, beautiful things can be created.

July 24, 2014

A Meditation on Water

Detroit is turning off water to the poor. Las Vegas is running out of water....

July 22, 2014

We’re Still Here and the Earth is Still Sacred

Has Pagan environmentalism failed? Strictly speaking, yes. But there have been some successes, and we’re...

July 20, 2014

The Limits of Hospitality

What does the virtue of hospitality tell us we should do in the current refugee...

July 17, 2014

A Meditation on Fire

What do you desire? How can you honor the Fire of desire? How can you...

July 15, 2014

Pagan Leadership

Any movement will have leaders. As Pagans, let’s call out the bad ones, support the...

July 13, 2014

Dinosaur Valley

Earlier today a group from Denton CUUPS visited Dinosaur Valley State Park with two missions....

July 10, 2014

A Meditation on Air

The four elements are part of our wider Pagan culture and I think it’s worthwhile...

July 08, 2014

Paying Pagan Clergy – An Organic Approach

The goals of Pagan priesthood are to serve the Gods, to mediate for the Gods,...

July 06, 2014

Exercising Your Will

If our beliefs mean something and if our religious experiences are more than a pleasant...

July 03, 2014

Religious Freedom, Religious Bullying

Making hard choices in support of your religious beliefs and values is a sign of...

July 01, 2014

Showing Up

Paganism is a new religion – we’re still trying to figure out who and what...

June 2014

June 29, 2014

Serving Many Gods

Devotional polytheism isn’t an all or nothing thing. As with our human relationships, different relationships...

June 26, 2014

Lessons From a First Ritual

I wasn’t ready to lead a public ritual when I was asked to do it...

June 24, 2014

A Druid in the Marketplace of Religions

I’ve been harmed by false certainty, so I try to make it clear what I...

June 22, 2014

Egyptian Summer Solstice

While the liturgy of our Egyptian Summer Solstice ritual is our own modern creation, it...

June 19, 2014

Building a Summer Solstice Tradition

Summer Solstice is perhaps the least well-defined of all the eight celebrations of the Wheel...

June 17, 2014

Priesthood – A Modern Pagan View

I’m a Druid and a priest. I’m ordained as a priest in the Universal Gnostic...

June 15, 2014

Ancestor Communion Ritual

The Ancestor Communion Ritual from this morning’s Sunday service at Denton UU. It’s suitable for...

June 12, 2014

A Reasoned Defense of Paganism

There are lots of people who want to convert Pagans, either to fundamentalist Christianity or...

June 10, 2014

Interview With Morpheus Ravenna

Morpheus Ravenna discusses her spiritual life, her priesthood, and her upcoming book exploring the mysteries...

June 08, 2014

Tending the Altar

I look at my altar several times each day, but it’s been months since I...

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