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September 2026

September 08, 2026

Herne the Hunter

In his new Pagan Portals book "Herne the Hunter – The Lord of the Forest"...

August 2026

August 19, 2026

The Bloody Road to Castle Dracula

“The Bloody Road to Castle Dracula” is a fun read. Author Steven J. Rolfes is...

March 2026

March 01, 2026

Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global

Proto is the story of the origins of the Proto-Indo-European language and how it spread...

December 2025

December 21, 2025

The Top 5 Novels I Read in 2025

Creative reimaginings of Dracula and Carmilla. A Spanish novel from Argentina. An unexpected invitation to...

December 22, 2024

The Top 5 Novels I Read in 2024

Vampires, Tarot readers, and mediums. Exclusive girls’ schools where strange and mysterious things happen. Two...

June 2024

June 26, 2024

A Pagan Reviews An Evangelical Book About Pagans

The Return of Paganism fails to make a rational case for the superiority of the...

June 15, 2023

The Book of Cernunnos is Now Available

The Book of Cernunnos, the new devotional anthology dedicated to the Lord of the Animals...

April 2022

April 07, 2022

Polytheistic Monasticism: Voices from Pagan Cloisters

No one person has polytheist monasticism all figured out yet. But because these writers have...

February 2022

February 08, 2022

Those Who Burn Books Will Eventually Burn People

Third-rate preachers have been burning books for years. In an era of mass production, it’s...

January 2022

January 06, 2022

Hex Twisting: Countermagick Spells for the Irritated Witch

Diana Rajchel’s new book on curse breaking and other countermeasures is suitable for both beginners...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

How It Went: Four Reviews from the October Viewing and Reading Challenge

Earlier this month I issued An October Viewing and Reading Challenge. I wanted to watch...

October 03, 2021

Don’t Call Me a Content Creator

“Content Creator” is an accurate term, but it’s transactional and soulless. It calls to mind...

August 2021

August 26, 2021

Cerridwen: Celtic Goddess of Inspiration

Kristoffer Hughes’ new book on Cerridwen is a work of scholarship and a work of...

May 2021

May 30, 2021

Raven Goddess: Going Deeper with the Morrigan

I’m rather late with this review, but Raven Goddess: Going Deeper with the Morrigan is...

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...

October 2019

October 20, 2019

Fairy Queens: Meeting the Queens of the Otherworld

Morgan Daimler has a new book on the Queens of Fairy. It includes a biography...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

Ascendant: Modern Essays on Polytheism and Theology

A review of a new book of short essays by modern polytheists, some well-known and...

February 12, 2019

Paganism In Depth – A New Book

My second book “Paganism In Depth – A Polytheist Approach” is now available for pre-orders....

January 2019

January 29, 2019

The Witches’ Pyramid, My Favorite Pagan Book, and More Toxic People

Here are the final questions for this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks: Stoicism and the...

January 15, 2019

Books Are Wealth and That Brings Me Joy

I get not hanging on to things you don’t use. I go through my closet...

December 2018

December 02, 2018

My Biggest Complaint With Magical Fiction

I love magical fiction, but there is one near-universal theme in it that I absolutely...

October 2018

October 14, 2018

So You Want To Be A Pagan – A Guide For Pagan Newcomers

What do newcomers need to know about Paganism when they’re just starting out? That’s an...

February 2017

February 07, 2017

Five Non-Pagan Books For Pagans

Pagans are the people of many books, and much of what a beyond-beginner needs to...

June 2015

June 04, 2015

The Book of the Great Queen

The Morrígan is a fitting Goddess for our times, and The Book of the Great...

June 10, 2014

Interview With Morpheus Ravenna

Morpheus Ravenna discusses her spiritual life, her priesthood, and her upcoming book exploring the mysteries...

April 2014

April 08, 2014

From the Cauldron Born

Kristoffer Hughes’ book From the Cauldron Born is an exploration of bardic magic. It is...

December 2013

December 03, 2013

The Wakeful World

A review of Emma Restall Orr’s The Wakeful World: Animism, Mind and the Self in...

October 2013

October 03, 2013

Apocalyptic Witchcraft

Apocalyptic Witchcraft is a provocative book of poetry and dreams. It is strong medicine –...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: Monsters, Greek Religion, two Pagan gatherings, an upcoming class I’m co-leading,...

September 04, 2013

The Open Bookshelf

Full bookshelves make me feel wealthy in a way that has little to do with...