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March 2023

March 19, 2023

Living Well is Also the Best Battle Strategy

War metaphors can be useful, but eventually they break down and leave people asking “so...

March 15, 2023

The Great War in the Otherworld and in this World

For all that it’s important to pay attention to what’s going on in this world,...

March 12, 2023

Envy is a Vice: Mind Your Own Business

“Someone else is getting something I’m not and I’m mad about it.” Envy is a...

March 08, 2023

Scheduling Joy

Joy comes in it’s own time, but we can put ourselves in places where joy...

March 01, 2023

What to Offer to the Gods?

If we lived in a Pagan society where offerings were a regular part of our...

February 2023

February 26, 2023

What a National Divorce Would Look Like – And Why The Call Can’t Be Ignored

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a “national divorce” is not a call for a second...

February 22, 2023

Witchcraft and Magic: How Badly Do You Want It?

Magic and witchcraft are available to everyone. You don’t need an invitation and you certainly...

February 19, 2023

6 Reasons Why Your Tarot Reading Was Wrong

It’s important to celebrate our successes. It’s also important to examine our failures, so we...

February 15, 2023

Paganism: A Religion of Doing

Our traditions are sacred and our virtues are timeless, but how we embody and express...

February 12, 2023

Ross Douthat Is Right: Spiritual Experimentation Is Dangerous

New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat is right: spiritual experimentation is dangerous. I join...

February 08, 2023

What’s All This Ritual For, Anyway?

We can honor our Gods and ancestors on our own. Some magic is best worked...

February 05, 2023

Cleansing in Modern Paganism and Witchcraft

An impurity isn’t something that’s bad - it’s something that’s unhelpful where it is, even...

February 01, 2023

We’re Living in an Era of High Magic

We have more opportunities to learn magic and to work magic than any of our...

January 2023

January 29, 2023

A Pagan Look at the Origins of the Universe

There is only one certain answer to this question: we don’t know. Still, we can...

January 25, 2023

When Did You Know You Were a Witch?

Someone asked “when did you know you were a witch?” I’m not sure that was...

January 22, 2023

Mastering Magick: A Book Review

If you liked Psychic Witch and you want to take the next step on your...

January 18, 2023

Imbolc: Honoring the Goddess Brighid

Imbolc has several themes, all good and valuable traditions. But for me, Imbolc is first...

January 15, 2023

Paganism in a Post-Christian World

The Archbishop of Sydney complains that Paganism doesn’t bring fulfillment, communion, and transcendence. He’s wrong....

January 12, 2023

If You Want To Do It, Start Now

If there’s something you want to do, something you want to be, especially if it’s...

January 10, 2023

Tarot For Divination: An Online Class

Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Tarot For Divination” begins January...

January 08, 2023

The Polytheists Who Persist

I fault no one for doing what they need to do to take care of...

January 04, 2023

Paganism: It’s Not For Everyone

Finding and following this path was critically important to my spiritual growth and depth, and...

January 01, 2023

Divination for 2023

2023 is not going to be 2020 Part IV. It brings different challenges and new...

December 2022

December 29, 2022