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October 2012

October 12, 2012

Ancestors

James Francis Beckett (1864 - 1923)When asked to define Paganism, I usually give a threefold...

October 09, 2012

From Sunday to Monday

On this blog I write what I think, what I feel, and occasionally what I’m...

October 07, 2012

Lady of Sovereignty

Morrigan is best known as a Battle Goddess and as Chooser of the Slain. War,...

October 04, 2012

Blogroll Update

It’s time to update the blogroll. I’ve removed some people who are no longer blogging...

October 02, 2012

Druids and Their Robes

At the recent OBOD East Coast Gathering, someone said “our robes are an outward manifestation...

October 01, 2012

Full Moon Scrying

For someone who loves elaborate formal ritual as much as I do, my solitary rituals...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

In Search of Herne the Hunter

When I reviewed Hoofprints in the Wildwood – A Devotional for The Horned Lord I...

September 26, 2012

Sharon Knight in Denton – November 10

The Denton Covenant of UU Pagans presents Sharon Knight in concert on Saturday, November 10...

September 25, 2012

Paying the Preacher, Paying the Druid

with the Rev. Don Dunn, October 10, 1987When Cathy and I got married in 1987...

September 23, 2012

Anger

Someone I love has been hurt and I am angry. Blood-boiling, curse-spitting angry. A blood...

September 20, 2012

Slave, Servant or Co-worker

Yesterday I ended with the question “what do the goddesses and gods want from us?”...

September 19, 2012

This I Believe, This I Do

Recently there’s been some fighting between hard polytheists and humanistic Pagans on the nature of...

September 17, 2012

East Coast Gathering 2012

Now that I’ve told my big story I want to share my impressions of the...

September 16, 2012

Ordination

I’m back from the 2012 OBOD East Coast Gathering in Medford, Pennsylvania. Denton CUUPS is...

September 10, 2012

What Scares Me

Teo Bishop has a post on Patheos titled “Paganism Beyond the Warm and Fuzzy.” He...

September 06, 2012

The Parthenon

In looking through some notes today I realized that while I’ve written about five of...

September 04, 2012

As Fast as a Speeding Oak

I intended yesterday’s post on the perspective of the gods to be about the importance...

September 03, 2012

The Perspective of the Gods

Millions of years of evolution have given us the instinct to live for today –...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Describing the Indescribable

Following on the heels of the Catholic grandfather whose nine year old granddaughter is a...

August 28, 2012

The Paganism of a Child

Star Foster found this beautiful story of a Catholic grandfather whose nine year old granddaughter...

August 24, 2012

Building a Real Religion

Jeff Lilly had a Google+ post yesterday (that I apparently can’t link directly to) where...

August 22, 2012

Imagined Insults – A Pagan Rant

One of the supposed advantages of Paganism is its inherent plurality and tolerance. Ancient pagans...

August 21, 2012

Is There an Augusta National in Your Life?

The Augusta National Golf Club was in the news yesterday when they admitted their first...

August 20, 2012

Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth

John Michael Greer is the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America,...

August 16, 2012

Corporate Sustainability

A factory in Sweden in 1995.  A place I visited on business, but not part...

August 14, 2012

Bad Science Makes Bad Religion

West Kennet Long BarrowLupa at No Unsacred Place has a very good essay titled “The...

August 10, 2012

A Pagan Epistemology

Yesterday I set out to write a post on the nature of the gods, as...

August 09, 2012

Peer Reviewed Sausage Making

There are millions of Pagans in the world and thousands of them have some presence...

August 07, 2012

An Olympic Effort

One of the things I enjoy about the Olympics is seeing athletes in sports most...

August 06, 2012

Hard Work

Aidan Kelly at Patheos posted a challenging essay titled “The Craft Is Actually Hard Work,...

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