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May 2026

May 13, 2026

RIP Gordon White

Author, podcaster, and chaos magician Gordon White has died. Gordon and his work were very...

March 2020

March 01, 2020

My Greatest Magical Successes and What I’ve Learned From Them

We don’t talk enough about our magical successes. The more we share the stories of...

March 31, 2019

Growing Your Magical and Spiritual Practice: Repetition Matters

If I need magical help, I’m not going to the oldest witch or to the...

August 2018

August 12, 2018

Becoming Invincible: Overcoming Fear Through Reason and Experience

We live in fearful times – or so we’re told. Politicians attempt to exploit our...

March 2018

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...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

6 Critical Situations, 6 Helpful Books

Here are six critical situations on my Pagan journey and the books that were most...

September 01, 2017

Religion Is Not Just Mythology

The idea that religion is mythology is the bastard child of Protestantism and atheism. It...

July 2017

July 02, 2017

Magic: Amateurs vs. Professionals

Let’s not be satisfied with feeling magical. Let’s not be satisfied with being amateur magicians....

May 2017

May 23, 2017

7 Spiritual Practices for Difficult Times

These are the spiritual practices that work for me in difficult times. They won’t prevent...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

Why I Had To Make a Clean Break With Christianity

I grew up in fundamentalism and so I had to make a clean break with...

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 28, 2017

Making Deep Paganism Public… Some Of The Time

Part of my calling is to make deep practices accessible to anyone with a general...

November 2016

November 10, 2016

Learning to Fly

The world as we know it is changing. The ones that survive and succeed will...

October 2016

October 09, 2016

A Pagan Crisis of Faith

When faced with the reality of the Gods and spirits, some Pagans revel in the...

September 2016

September 22, 2016

Why I Don’t Work With Saint Cyprian

Reclaiming our ancestral heritage is one thing. Praying to someone who gave up that heritage...

August 2016

August 07, 2016

Building Polytheist Community – Put the Gods at the Center

My presentation from Friday’s “Building Polytheist Community” panel discussion at the Many Gods West conference...

August 04, 2016

Pieces of Eight

Gordon White of Rune Soup has a new book out titled Pieces of Eight: Chaos...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Building Contemporary Indigenous Polytheism

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

May 2016

May 17, 2016

A Need For Divination

It’s necessary for us to stay focused on the tasks at hand. But we also...

April 2016

April 19, 2016

Moving For Opportunity

I didn't want to move away from my hometown, but if I hadn't my life...

April 10, 2016

The Chaos Protocols

What can you say about a book that provides practical career and financial advice for...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Losing My Religion, Twice

Dr. Jeffrey Kripal says you cannot study religion until you’ve lost two worlds. That strikes...

March 01, 2016

Star.Ships – A Book Review

Star.Ships, a new book by Rune Soup blogger and podcaster Gordon White and published by...

January 2016

January 24, 2016

What’s Wrong With Asking For a Miracle?

Magic can make the improbable more likely, but it can’t do the impossible. Rather than...

January 03, 2016

4 Steps to a Deeper Pagan Practice

While much of life returns to normal starting tomorrow, there’s still something not-quite-ordinary about the...

December 2015

December 01, 2015

What Are We Not Seeing?

Those who would control us don’t have to enslave us. It’s much easier to simply...

August 2015

August 30, 2015

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: Pagan Unity Fest, Pagan Pride Day, a new OBOD seed group...