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July 2024

July 21, 2024

8 Thoughts After the Republican Convention

What I saw from the Republican National Convention confirmed what I already knew – Donald...

June 2024

June 16, 2024

The Summer Solstice: Celebrating Before the Labors Begin

We stand at the Summer Solstice. The planting is done and the harvesting is yet...

June 09, 2024

Paganism Is Anything But Boring

A Catholic writer called Paganism “mostly very boring.” That may be the laziest criticism of...

March 2024

March 06, 2024

I’m Already Tired of AI Art

There are serious ethical issues with the way AI plagiarizes art and with how some...

February 2024

February 25, 2024

The Alabama IVF Ruling: One More Step Toward Theocracy

First they came for abortion. Then they came for IVF. They’ll keep coming for more...

February 11, 2024

The New Asatru Temple and the Challenges to Authenticity

The Christians who argue “Pagan religions aren’t authentic because they have no continuity with the...

January 2024

January 10, 2024

“Pagan” Has A Meaning

Paganism is impossible to precisely define, but that doesn’t mean it’s anything anybody says it...

January 03, 2024

A Response From One Of The Pagans

In December 1946, author and Christian apologist C.S. Lewis published an essay in Strand Magazine...

December 2023

December 27, 2023

November 2023

November 12, 2023

What Do We Do if Society Becomes “Less Friendly” to Pagans and Witches?

For the most part, we can do what witches and Pagans do to whatever degree...

November 02, 2023

Sharpen the Swords You Have

In a magical working at the most recent full moon I received a message that...

October 2023

October 08, 2023

Olivia Pettijohn (1982 – 2023)

Livvy Pettijohn will live on in the thoughts and memories and stories of those of...

October 01, 2023

October is the Best Month

I think I’m supposed to write something deep and spiritual about the need for seasons...

September 2023

September 27, 2023

Wearing Pagan Jewelry and Clothing is a Lot More Than Advertising

An atheist asked why religious people “feel the need to advertise their belief?” with jewelry...

September 13, 2023

AI in Spiritual Education: Caveat Emptor

I encourage you to avoid AI-created spiritual education. It’s not hard to spot, but sometimes...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

We Will Win the Culture War

A Baptist pastor and political scientist says that liberals have won the culture war. I...

August 25, 2023

Trying to Overturn an Election is an Extraordinary Crime

Donald Trump was entitled to challenge the election results through legal means. He was not...

July 2023

July 18, 2023

13 Things From Mystic South 2023

I didn’t set out to have exactly a coven’s worth of observations from this year’s...

July 16, 2023

Building a Truly Pagan Culture

Conservatives who complain that the U.S. is becoming Pagan show their ignorance about Paganism. What...

July 02, 2023

2023.5 – How’s Your Year Going?

It seems impossible that we’re halfway through 2023. Still, here we are at the first...

June 2023

June 07, 2023

For Those Who Want to be Polytheist Clergy

A young person asked how to become polytheist clergy. This way isn’t the only way...

May 2023

May 28, 2023

Are Funerals for the Living or for the Dead?

From the dawn of humanity, people have recognized that the death of a loved one...

May 10, 2023

Decentering Christianity in Religious Discussions

This is the most religiously diverse society in the history of humanity. Every religion deserves...

May 07, 2023

11 Thoughts on the Coronation of King Charles III

I’ve always had an American fascination with British royalty – a fascination that costs me...

April 2023

April 26, 2023

Tucker Carlson Fired – Are the Adults in Charge Again?

As popular as Tucker Carlson was, he became more trouble than he was worth to...

April 23, 2023

Beltane: A Necessary (and ahistorical) Celebration of Sexuality

If there was ever a year when we need to celebrate sexuality at Beltane it’s...

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...

November 2022

November 16, 2022

Get Me Out of Here – But to Where?

I’m not going to tell you where I plan to move – the right place...