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July 2020

July 07, 2020

Research Shows Rituals Help Relieve Anxiety

New anthropological research demonstrates that performing religious rituals helps reduce anxiety in stressful situations. It’s...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

Finding Happiness and Joy During the Pandemic

I constantly emphasize doing what must be done. You don’t have to like a bad...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?

Are you better off than you were four years ago? If you are, that’s a...

March 2020

March 10, 2020

6 Pagan Things I Want To Do Before I Die

This is my Pagan Bucket List… or at least, part of it. These are the...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

Never Annoy a Writer – The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3

If you annoy a writer they may write you into their next book and then...

January 09, 2020

The New Dracula Is Imaginative But Ultimately Fails

I hadn’t planned on reviewing the new Dracula miniseries, but my Facebook comment got a...

December 2019

December 29, 2019

November 2019

November 28, 2019

Eleven Things I Think – Special Thanksgiving Edition

I hadn’t planned on posting today. But I have numerous random thoughts, so here’s an...

October 2019

October 22, 2019

Premonitions and Disturbances and I’m Not Sure What’s Going On

Several of my psychically sensitive friends have checked in on me recently. My Tarot readings...

October 01, 2019

13 Horror Movies I’m Watching This October

Ah, October! When pumpkin spice is everywhere, the temperatures finally get cooler here in Texas,...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

How Long Do You Really Want To Live?

A prominent doctor says life after 75 isn’t worth living. While he has a couple...

August 2019

August 25, 2019

15 Tips For Starting Your Own Blog

The readership for blogs isn’t fixed. Good writing motivates people to look for more good...

August 13, 2019

What it Means that Nobody Believes Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself

Most of us are convinced Epstein was murdered to silence him. And if you believe...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

Nine Things I Think

Paganism In Depth, the new on-line class, Mystic South, travels, and more.

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Pagan Chaplains, Reluctant UUs, and the Impact of the Shredded Veil on Magical Abilities

The last of the questions from this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks: Pagan chaplains, UUs...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Schism Is A Sad But Necessary Thing – A Pagan’s Letter To His Methodist Friends

I haven’t been a Methodist in many years. But this decision grieves me deeply, for...

December 2018

December 27, 2018

October 2018

October 23, 2018

Trickster Gods, How Magic Works, Magic For Yourself, and More

Why do some Pagans blame Trickster Gods for bad things like Christians blame their devil?...

September 2018

September 02, 2018

Many Gods in the Bible, Spiritual Warnings, Owning Knowledge, and More

How should Pagans view the references to many Gods in the Bible? What happens when...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

Conversations Under the Oaks: July Q&A

Welcome to Conversations Under the Oaks, a monthly Q&A feature. This is your chance to...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

May 2018

May 10, 2018

Conversations Under the Oaks: May Q&A

We have lots of questions this month. How to handle theological disagreements. How to tell...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

How I Know My Paganism Is Real: 8 Key Events

These are the key events on my Pagan journey that caused me to change my...

March 06, 2018

Living With Thoughts of Suicide – A Personal Story

Recently someone contacted me privately and asked for my thoughts on suicide. Trite responses do...

February 2018

February 04, 2018

Under the Ancient Oaks: the Music of Melanie Gruben

Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. This month’s episode features a short interview and...