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August 2026

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...

November 2025

November 23, 2025

Do You Fear Death?

Statistics show that people fear death less as they grow older, and that Catholics fear...

December 2024

December 26, 2024

The 4 Best Posts of 2024 You Didn’t Read

I’m still here. 2024 turned out to be a very difficult year for me, 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,...

May 2023

May 28, 2023

Are Funerals for the Living or for the Dead?

From the dawn of humanity, people have recognized that the death of a loved one...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

What Will Your Next Life Be Like?

If you believe in reincarnation, what do you think – or hope – your next...

February 2022

February 06, 2022

An Atheist Hopes For Reincarnation

An atheist blogger hopes that reincarnation is real. I believe it’s real, but I hold...

February 28, 2021

The 6 Celebrity Deaths That Impacted Me The Most

I’ve never invested much time in the lives of celebrities. But a recent round of...

October 2020

October 20, 2020

Samhain: Celebrating the Season

Is Samhain coming, or is it already here? The answer is a little bit of...

August 2020

August 13, 2020

We Are Immortal

The big questions of life are not idle speculations. They’re a response to the realities...

May 2020

May 21, 2020

Life Is Good – A Pagan Response to a Nihilist Meme

As a Pagan I’m committed to the idea that while life is difficult and often...

April 2020

April 12, 2020

For Those Who Die Alone

Numerous people have died recently while alone in quarantine. There are things we can do...

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...

April 2019

April 23, 2019

Memento Mori: The Bone Church of Kutna Hora

A visit to the Bone Church left me with some strong impressions I think are...

April 14, 2019

What To Do With My Body After I’m Dead

The time to think about death is not when you’re dying, but on a beautiful...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Death Is Coming – Let’s Live Fully Now

In this season of Samhain, let us acknowledge death and accept death, but let us...

August 2017

August 27, 2017

One Pagan’s Thoughts on What Comes After Death

I’m a universalist at heart – whatever comes next will be good for everyone. The...

October 2015

October 15, 2015

Pagan Thoughts on Death and the Afterlife

If I’m wrong and the atheists are right, then I will have had a good...

October 31, 2014

Samhain: Looking Toward Death

Death is a part of life. We contemplate death not to make sure we believe...

October 14, 2014

Honoring Our Ancestors, Sustaining Our Relationships

It is Samhain – “summer’s end” – and it is time to honor and remember...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

The Journey Into Spirit

Kristoffer Hughes’ new book is really three books in one: his personal story of service...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Heaven Is For Real – A Pagan View

What are we to make of those who say they died and went to heaven...

April 15, 2014

Celebrating Life, Preparing for Death

While it is a waste to spend any of our precious hours worrying about an...

February 2014

February 09, 2014

Thoughts on Death

Our mainstream culture tells us to ignore death and pretend it will never come, but...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

Ronald West Beckett (1948 – 2013)

My brother Ron died this past Saturday, May 18. His passing was not a surprise,...

May 16, 2013

Loving Nature in Tornado Season

When we learn to see things as they are, we can develop a deep connection...

April 2013

April 04, 2013

Football, Crossroads and Druids

I don’t want to be on my deathbed and realize I was the Druid equivalent...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

The Reality of Limits

Many of the difficulties in both our mainstream society and in our Pagan community revolve...

September 2010

September 16, 2010

What Comes After Death?

The religion website Patheos is beginning a series called “What Do I Really Believe?” and...