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January 2018

January 14, 2018

Cults of Personality Must Die

If someone insists you treat them like a celebrity, that’s their fault. If you do...

January 02, 2018

2018: A New Year’s Divination

Here’s a look into 2018. For me, divination is less prediction and more like turning...

December 2017

December 12, 2017

The Winter Solstice: What Needs To Be Born?

As we celebrate the Solstice, let us consider the state of the world and how...

December 05, 2017

My Top 10 Pagan Albums of All Time

I’m not a music critic or historian, and this isn’t a list of the “best”...

December 04, 2017

New Feature: Monthly Q&A / “Ask Me Anything”

Last week’s poll has closed and the results are clear: there’s more than enough interest...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Gratitude Cannot Be Demanded

As we approach Thanksgiving, let us remember that gratitude is good when you’re being grateful...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

Reclaiming Civilization: A Case For Optimism For The Future Of Humanity

Brendan Myers’ new book Reclaiming Civilization is not perfect, but it does an excellent job...

October 24, 2017

Pragmatism Is Necessary But Not Sufficient – A Pagan Interfaith Approach

Kimberly Kirner’s post on Pragmatism and Outcomes-Oriented Religion made a strong case for an interfaith...

October 22, 2017

I’m Supporting The Wild Hunt Again This Year

I’ve supported The Wild Hunt every year since they first moved from a one-person operation,...

October 17, 2017

It Ain’t Necessarily So: Five Falsehoods in the Pagan Community

It didn’t take long to come up with five things I hear on a regular...

October 03, 2017

Beware Teachers Who Only Have Students

Pagan teachers have an awesome responsibility, a responsibility that’s too great to be entrusted to...

August 2017

August 16, 2017

10 Things I Need To Say About Charlottesville

I’m not going to try to write a full analysis on Charlottesville, but there are...

August 15, 2017

Talking to Kids About Charlottesville

Your response will not be perfect – mine certainly wasn’t. But that will pale in...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

5 Things I Learned At Mystic South

Mystic South 2017 was an amazing, magical, memorable event. I’m so glad I was there....

June 2017

June 08, 2017

Fighting Words Are Not Free Speech

There is no right to not be offended and offensive speech is still free speech....

June 04, 2017

Playing the Grand Game When You’re Not A Great Power

This is not the future we wanted. Most of us simply want to live good...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Texas Adoption Discrimination Bill – It’s Complicated

“A governmental entity or any person that … operates under governmental authority to refer or...

May 05, 2017

A Pagan at the National Day of Prayer

Many public events for the National Day of Prayer restrict participation to Evangelical Christians, but...

May 01, 2017

The Loyalty Day Proclamation: Loyalty is Earned, Not Commanded

The very idea of a Loyalty Day is offensive, no matter who is issuing the...

April 2017

April 30, 2017

Paganism Is Evolving, Not Dying

Paganism isn’t one thing – it’s a movement that contains many religions, proto-religions, and spiritualities....

April 02, 2017

Mike Pence Needs Consent Culture

If a man can’t work with women in the same way he works with men,...

March 2017

March 30, 2017

Don’t Be Respectable, Be Authentic

If we pretend to be harmless so our neighbors will like us, eventually we’ll convince...

March 28, 2017

Making Deep Paganism Public… Some Of The Time

Part of my calling is to make deep practices accessible to anyone with a general...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

You Can Take Your Anti-Muslim Garbage Somewhere Else

If you want to rant against Daesh, Al Qaeda, and the Saudis, I’m right there...

February 21, 2017

Will You Be My Teacher? Essential Questions For Beginners

There are some questions any new Pagan student needs to ask themselves, particularly if they’re...

February 12, 2017

How Should Pagan Clergy Dress?

We who serve as Pagan clergy have an obligation to our Gods and to our...

February 09, 2017

Cursing, Binding, and Punching Nazis – The Ethics of Violence

Violence is expensive, messy, and always brings collateral damage. But violence is also effective –...

February 03, 2017

Why I’m Staying at Patheos Pagan

Patheos hosts my blog, promotes my work, and pays me a token amount, which is...

January 2017

January 26, 2017

The Inspiration of Badass Park Rangers

You cheered because a bunch of park rangers did their job. You can be an...

January 22, 2017

Setting the Agenda For the Next Four Years

Maybe Trump is right – maybe it is midnight in America. But here’s the thing....