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January 2023

January 18, 2023

Imbolc: Honoring the Goddess Brighid

Imbolc has several themes, all good and valuable traditions. But for me, Imbolc is first...

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....

January 12, 2023

If You Want To Do It, Start Now

If there’s something you want to do, something you want to be, especially if it’s...

January 10, 2023

Tarot For Divination: An Online Class

Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Tarot For Divination” begins January...

January 08, 2023

The Polytheists Who Persist

I fault no one for doing what they need to do to take care of...

January 04, 2023

Paganism: It’s Not For Everyone

Finding and following this path was critically important to my spiritual growth and depth, and...

January 01, 2023

Divination for 2023

2023 is not going to be 2020 Part IV. It brings different challenges and new...

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...

November 22, 2022

Paganism in Space – Beyond “Earth-Centered”

Some Christians insist that the Earth is unique and the only place where “intelligent” life...

November 20, 2022

The 5 Real Reasons Your Spells Didn’t Work

Our magic works some of the time – why doesn’t it work all the time?...

November 16, 2022

Get Me Out of Here – But to Where?

I’m not going to tell you where I plan to move – the right place...

November 13, 2022

What I Believe (and how strongly I believe it)

Here’s a lighthearted look some of the things people believe in – or not –...

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...

October 2022

October 30, 2022

A Pilgrimage to Yosemite

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

October 19, 2022

A Prayer For Troubled Times

In the context of a theologically diverse audience, and with the coming harvest weighing heavily...

October 16, 2022

The Problem With Common Sense

Voltaire said “common sense is not so common.” But another problem with common sense is...

October 12, 2022

Paganism and the Rise of the Nones

A new report from Pew says that in 50 years, the religiously unaffiliated may outnumber...

October 05, 2022

Surviving and Succeeding in Difficult Times

I can’t tell you everything is going to be OK, because it’s not. But we...

October 02, 2022

A Pagan Response to Christian Nationalism

Christian nationalism combines the worst of Christian fundamentalism with the worst of right-wing politics. It...

September 2022

September 28, 2022

Religiously Affiliated Colleges Need to Decide What’s First

A Mormon news site published a series of essays from leaders of religiously affiliated colleges...

September 25, 2022

Building a Relationship with the Nature Spirits Where You Are

Building relationships with your local nature spirits isn’t complicated, but neither is it easy. It...