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January 2014

January 12, 2014

Vision of a Pagan Future

Paganism needs institutions if it’s going to become the societal force we need it to...

January 09, 2014

Pagan Worship

I worship the Gods who call to me, who challenge me to live according to...

January 07, 2014

This Year Has Goals

Instead of making New Year's resolutions, I select a theme for each year. My no-goals...

January 05, 2014

Interdependence and the Weakness of Evolution

We are interdependent with each other, with other species, and with the Earth herself. A...

January 03, 2014

Polytheism Redux

Both Poseidon and The Sea are beautiful and powerful and I worship both. But a...

January 01, 2014

Poverty Point

3500 years ago there was a thriving culture in what is now called Poverty Point...

December 2013

December 29, 2013

Integration – A Review

2013 has not been an easy year for me, but it has been a year...

December 26, 2013

The Secret History of the World

If you’re expecting an exposé of occult secrets from The Secret History of the World...

December 22, 2013

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: photography, a new blog, conventions and workshops, Pope Francis, the speed...

December 20, 2013

A Solstice Walk

According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, the astronomical solstice will occur tomorrow at 11:11 AM...

December 17, 2013

Wrestling With The Gods

Like all the Big Questions of Life, the nature of the gods is ultimately uncertain....

December 15, 2013

Pagan Unity

Pagan unity isn’t about forgetting our philosophical and theological differences and doing the same Wicca...

December 12, 2013

Lessons From the Marathon

The myth that inspired the modern marathon ended with the runner dropping dead. Yet every...

December 10, 2013

Five Ritualists at Dinner

If you want to advance the state of the art of modern Paganism, resist the...

December 08, 2013

Dreams of a Druid College

Sometimes I dream of a Druid college, a community of Pagan peers. There is no...

December 05, 2013

The Twelve Days of Solstice

As a child there was nothing as great as Christmas. As an adult and as...

December 03, 2013

The Wakeful World

A review of Emma Restall Orr’s The Wakeful World: Animism, Mind and the Self in...

December 01, 2013

Magical Literacy

Ivo Dominguez Jr. says an increasing percentage of the Pagan community is “magickally illiterate and...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

The Moonlady Retires

Amy Martin, the Moonlady, is retiring at the Winter Solstice. I’ll miss Moonlady News, but...

November 26, 2013

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: Dracula, American Horror Story: Coven, the agony of defeat, Teo Bishop...

November 24, 2013

Gratitude Is Not Enough

Gratitude is important and necessary and helpful. A big part of my daily spiritual practice...

November 21, 2013

Sharon Knight Interview

Under the Ancient Oaks is thrilled to present an interview with singer and songwriter Sharon...

November 19, 2013

Religion and Politics – A Pagan Perspective

The Patheos Public Square asks if it’s time for religious leaders to pull back from...

November 17, 2013

The Art of Wild Wisdom

Druidry is the art of wild wisdom. It’s the spirituality Nature teaches us, if only...

November 14, 2013

Religious Tech

The Reformed Druids of North America never intended to found an order. But they used...

November 12, 2013

Putting Mystery in Your Rituals

Different people come to Paganism for different reasons, but one of the most common is...

November 10, 2013

Dabbling

Part of our problem with dabbling is the idea that since we – who, of...

November 07, 2013

What Do We Offer?

What do you offer to the world? What does your group offer to the world?...

November 05, 2013

A Call To Piracy

Pirates have a unique place in American culture, and though they have been heavily romanticized...

November 03, 2013

A Year At Stonehenge

Photographer James O. Davies had an opportunity virtually none of us will ever get –...

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