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August 2026

August 23, 2026

The Will to Dwell in an Enchanted World

Brendan Myers wrote about the will to dwell in an enchanted world. As I continue...

August 14, 2026

Brendan Myers Has Left The Great Hall Of Life

I am shocked and saddened that Brendan Myers is no longer in this world, but...

October 2024

October 27, 2024

A UU Pagan Looks at Death and Beyond

Our mainstream society likes to ignore death and hide it away. But sooner or later,...

August 2023

August 15, 2023

Modern Pagan Metaphysics

Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Modern Pagan Metaphysics.” Registration is...

November 2022

November 06, 2022

Paganism for the Long Haul

What do you do when you find yourself clinging to a familiarity that has become...

November 02, 2022

The Circle of Life is Broken

Brendan Myers’ new book is the philosophy of climate change: the thinking that got us...

September 2022

September 08, 2022

From “A New Age is Dawning” to “Tower Time” – What It Means When People Predict Bad Times

For 300 years, people in the West lived in an era of near-continuous progress. Everyone...

September 13, 2020

Why You Should Care About Theological Debates

Public advocacy for a religious belief is an invitation to a debate. You can express...

June 2020

June 18, 2020

Worship: Proclaiming That The Gods Are Worthy

Even if your worship is a private thing, it brings you closer to your Gods....

June 09, 2020

The Hard Cure for Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories are easy and addictive. Mysticism is not an easy alternative – it’s a...

September 2019

September 15, 2019

6 Ways Paganism Provides Comfort For The Immensities of Life

The Paganism I practice is a deep, robust religion. It is not a religion primarily...

May 2019

May 09, 2019

Moving From Raw Spiritual Experience to Religion

Given the excesses and abuses of religion, some question whether we should take the step...

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...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Doubts, Fears, and TV Preachers – Dealing With the Urge to Turn Back

There is no shame in fear and doubt – they’re part of being imperfect humans...

July 2018

July 22, 2018

What Makes Paganism Pagan?

What is it that makes Paganism Pagan? The answer lies in all the complicated –...

November 2017

November 09, 2017

The Big Questions of Life – A Pagan Approach

The Big Questions of Life call us to step beyond the immediacy of our day...

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 03, 2017

Beware Teachers Who Only Have Students

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

September 2017

September 14, 2017

Pagan Sacred Callings That Aren’t Priesthood

If you want to draw a clear line between priestly work and non-priestly work, focus...

April 2017

April 04, 2017

The Jealous Druid

I’m amused that Jason Mankey is jealous of me. But I have my own Pagan-related...

March 2017

March 19, 2017

Nine Things I Think: Appearances, Journals, and New Pagan Websites

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Building Contemporary Indigenous Polytheism

Without a cultural context and foundation, a religious or spiritual practice is at best weakened...

July 24, 2016

After The Tower, The Sun

I try to help us learn skills and practices that will help us survive and...

July 17, 2016

The Two Obligations of Good Religion

There are two obligations of good religion: to heal the world and to heal ourselves....

January 2016

January 05, 2016

“Adulting” Is an Indictment of Society, Not of Millennials

Millennials and others who don’t want to adult aren’t being immature. They just don’t like...

September 2015

September 03, 2015

4 Steps To Re-enchant The World

The desire to re-enchant the world is like a craving for a food you can’t...

August 2015

August 11, 2015

Preparing the Way of the Gods

There have been individuals writing hymns to Pan and pouring offerings to Zeus for at...

June 2015

June 02, 2015

You Have A Destiny

The future is not fixed. I’m not a special snowflake and neither are you. But...

April 2015

April 16, 2015

Fertile Ground For Polytheism

The decline of the West is bringing many challenges and difficulties, but it’s also creating...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

Pagan Philosophy, Pagan Ethics

My thoughts on Brendan Myers’ presentations on Pagan philosophy and Pagan ethics at last weekend’s...