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July 2026

July 20, 2026

Mystic South 2026: Good On So Many Levels

I wasn’t planning to do a Mystic South recap blog post this year, but apparently...

September 2025

September 28, 2025

The Case For Polytheism

Are the Gods many, one, or none? We owe it to ourselves to contemplate this...

March 2025

March 23, 2025

The Feast of Cernunnos

March 23 is the Feast of Cernunnos. I hope you’ll join me in celebrating the...

February 2025

February 05, 2025

Paganism In A Time Of Intolerance

In this time of growing intolerance, the best thing some of us can do is...

January 2025

January 12, 2025

Living Well In A Season Of Political Strife

Our challenge for the next four years is to not get caught up in the...

January 02, 2025

The Call of Cernunnos

Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “The Call of Cernunnos” based...

June 2024

June 09, 2024

Paganism Is Anything But Boring

A Catholic writer called Paganism “mostly very boring.” That may be the laziest criticism of...

March 2024

March 31, 2024

The Call of Cernunnos

The natural world is in turmoil and so of course a God of Nature is...

November 2023

November 19, 2023

A Foundation of Many Gods

I don’t know what I’m going to do when I’m no longer tied to a...

September 2023

September 06, 2023

Yearning For Wildness

I’m one of the most order-obsessed people I know, but I’m yearning for wildness. Because...

June 2023

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...

January 2023

January 15, 2023

Paganism in a Post-Christian World

The Archbishop of Sydney complains that Paganism doesn’t bring fulfillment, communion, and transcendence. He’s wrong....

December 2022

December 29, 2022

November 2022

November 27, 2022

Do the Gods Care About Everyone?

Does Apollo care about me? I’ve never poured the first offering for Him, never called...

October 2022

October 30, 2022

A Pilgrimage to Yosemite

My trip to Yosemite National Part was as much a pilgrimage as my trips to...

May 2022

May 03, 2022

To Everyone Who Was Called by a God Five Years Ago

You were called for a reason. You said yes for a reason. The world has...

March 2022

March 17, 2022

Answering the Call of Cernunnos

“I feel called to Cernunnos – how do I get started?” There is no one...

January 2022

January 23, 2022

Connecting to Gods for Whom There is Little Lore

If you’re called to help establish or re-establish the worship of a deity for whom...

July 2021

July 09, 2021

The Book of Cernunnos: an Update and a Request

An update on The Book of Cernunnos, and a request: if you submitted anything for...

June 2021

June 22, 2021

Structured Rituals vs. Free-Flowing Rituals

Is it better to structure rituals carefully or just go with the flow? There are...

June 20, 2021

A Bobcat in the Suburbs

One morning just after dawn, a bobcat made its way through a Texas suburb. A...

April 2021

April 25, 2021

Under the Ancient Oaks Online Beltane Ritual: May 1

The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Beltane Ritual will be Saturday, May 1 at 8:00...

December 2020

December 13, 2020

Under the Ancient Oaks Online Winter Solstice Ritual: December 18

The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Winter Solstice Ritual will be Friday, December 18 at...

July 2020

July 09, 2020

The Presence of the Gods

An atheist blogger says “part of the case against God is the sheer absence of...

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....

April 2020

April 26, 2020

Under the Ancient Oaks Online Beltane Ritual: May 1

The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Beltane Ritual will be next Friday May 1 at...

October 2018

October 02, 2018

A Conclave of Cats: Debating the Nature of the Gods

Imagine, if you will, a conclave of cats gathered to discuss and debate the true...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

Why Would Anyone Take an Oath to a God?

Taking oaths is among the most serious and most personal of personal religious decisions you’ll...

September 04, 2018

Chaos Brings Challenges, Chaos Brings Opportunities

Will climate change and a Mad King drive us into a new Dark Age? I...

May 2018

May 20, 2018

A Very Careful Prayer

“Be careful what you ask for – you just might get it.” I’m overloaded right...