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November 2025

November 09, 2025

Everybody Scream: Witchcraft For Everyone

Bad times inspire good art. Florence Welch has made good art with Everybody Scream. It’s...

October 2025

October 01, 2025

10 Great Movies For Halloween You Probably Haven’t Seen

Here are my annual Halloween movie recommendations: ten good horror movies you probably haven’t seen,...

April 2025

April 30, 2025

Sinners: What Do You Do When You Aren’t Allowed To Win?

Sinners is every bit as good as the buzz says it is. It mixes multiple...

March 2025

March 09, 2025

Is The Star Trek Future Is Dead?

The Star Trek future isn’t really dead. It may be dormant, but it’s still possible...

October 2024

October 02, 2024

Streaming Revenge II – 13 Horror Movies For Halloween

I watched a lot of horror movies this year. I eliminated the ones that weren’t...

August 2024

August 08, 2024

The Wicker Man and the True Nature of Sacrifice

The best movies don’t just entertain you – they also make you think. The Wicker...

May 2024

May 22, 2024

Three Classic Vampire Movies

One of my favorite simple pleasures is watching old horror movies. I recently watched three...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher is brilliant. It sets Edgar Allan Poe’s stories...

October 04, 2023

Streaming Revenge: The Top 10 Horror Movies I Wasn’t Allowed to Watch as a Kid

Ten obscure but very good horror movies from the 60s and 70s. Starring Barbara Steele...

August 2023

August 13, 2023

There is no Pagan perspective on Genesis 1:1

The Patheos Questions & Answers series presents different traditions’ thoughts on the Genesis creation story....

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...

September 2022

September 06, 2022

The Role of Art in Paganism

Four questions on three topics: the purpose of art in Paganism, restarting a spiritual practice...

July 2022

July 17, 2022

How To Read Myths

Read myths plainly – focus on the story, not on the words. Look for truth...

January 2022

January 20, 2022

Imbolc – The Promise of Spring

Imbolc is the Promise of Spring. It reminds us that no matter how cold it...

December 2021

December 12, 2021

The First Solstice: A Story That Never Was But Is Again

I look back on the mythical people who first observed the Winter Solstice. Like them,...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

Miracles, Myths, and Magic

If you’re in a difficult situation, do what you can to improve it, or to...

May 2021

May 25, 2021

Are We Living in a New Victorian Era?

If art imitates life, then all the current movies and TV shows set in the...

March 2021

March 09, 2021

Playing Small Won’t Keep You Safe

Playing small is a coping mechanism. It keeps us out of trouble, some of the...

August 2020

August 23, 2020

Inspiration, Imagination, and Experience – A Call For Discernment

Basing your religious and spiritual beliefs on works of fiction is rarely a good idea....

August 18, 2020

Folklore, Fiction, Scripture, and Myth: Know the Differences!

Folklore, fiction, scripture, and myth. All of them can be helpful in building a strong...

May 2020

May 24, 2020

Do Bad Times Really Make Good Art?

Good art helps us understand the bad times in which we live. It comforts us,...

March 2020

March 19, 2020

I’m Better Than Vanessa Ives – I Hope To Be As Good As Vanessa Ives

Why am I writing about a fictional character in a TV show that ended four...

March 12, 2019

Why Is There Joy In The World?

People across all religions and cultures ask why there is suffering in the world. But...

November 2018

November 11, 2018

What the Devil is Going On?

Movies of the 1960s told people “the devil’s in your kids and we need traditional...

October 2018

October 09, 2018

Gods Behaving Badly? Myth, Virtue, and the Limitations of Modern Thinking

Myths are more than fictional stories and they aren’t intended to be read literally. Oftentimes...

August 2018

August 02, 2018

The Escape of the Rich and The Masque of the Red Death

Every era has had their rich eccentrics – ours is no different. But attempting to...

April 2018

April 26, 2018

Lord of the Rings: Lessons to Remember, Lessons to Forget

While engaged in a movie marathon – and with current world events never far from...

September 2017

September 05, 2017

3 Harmful Common Myths and 3 Better Alternatives

We all have myths – stories that we live by. What are your myths? Do...

September 01, 2017

Religion Is Not Just Mythology

The idea that religion is mythology is the bastard child of Protestantism and atheism. It...

June 2017

June 22, 2017

Bargaining at the Goblin Market

Folklore tells us the Goblin Market is a place humans can rarely see, and if...