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May 2019

May 19, 2019

Priesthood as Service to the Gods

Serving my community is part of my priesthood. But I am also called to serve...

May 16, 2019

Dealing With Catholic Envy in the Pagan World

I understand envy of the institutions and infrastructure of Catholics and other Christians. But envy...

May 12, 2019

“I Didn’t Expect It To Be So Real” – The Power of Good Public Rituals

“I didn’t expect it to be so real.” As unique as this comment was, the...

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...

April 2019

April 28, 2019

Walking in the Temples of a Foreign God

I’m a Pagan, but visiting beautiful churches still moves me. Especially in the aftermath of...

April 21, 2019

16 Years of Beltane

Beltane BC (that’s Before CUUPS), my first Beltane, the Maypole, telling Their stories, and the...

April 09, 2019

Why The Fair Folk Aren’t Nature Spirits

Attempts to lump the Fair Folk in with spirits of the land and of natural...

April 07, 2019

Priesthood Over A Lifetime

Priesthood is not just one thing. It’s many things, and they change at various stages...

April 02, 2019

Believe Your Experiences – Wisdom From The Shredded Veil

Your eyes aren’t lying. Neither are your ears, or your skin, or those thoughts that...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Pagan Chaplains, Reluctant UUs, and the Impact of the Shredded Veil on Magical Abilities

The last of the questions from this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks: Pagan chaplains, UUs...

March 26, 2019

Confronting Stereotypes and Prejudice Against Paganism

I’ve been a Pagan for 26 years and a public Pagan for 16. While most...

March 21, 2019

5 Questions on Spiritual Practice

Regular and consistent spiritual practice is the core of any religion. This is especially true...

March 19, 2019

Repaganizing Ancient Rituals

Repaganizing an ancient rite involves a lot more than adding an “s” everywhere you see...

March 17, 2019

187 Signs You’re Trying To Avoid Doing Your Own Spiritual Work

Maybe I’m just in a cynical mood, but I’ve seen too many “signs you’re really...

March 14, 2019

UPG: Why Unverified Personal Gnosis is Good and Necessary

My religion is an ecstatic religion and an oracular religion. The Gods and spirits speak...

March 12, 2019

Why Is There Joy In The World?

People across all religions and cultures ask why there is suffering in the world. But...

March 10, 2019

8 Things to do for Ostara as a Solitary Pagan

Many traditional activities for Ostara are designed for large groups, but many Pagans are solitary...

March 07, 2019

A Workable Response To Fascism

I cannot save the world from fascism and I do not intend to die trying....

March 05, 2019

The Theology of Personal Experience

Intellectual knowledge about the Gods is no substitute for first-hand experience of the Gods. But...

March 03, 2019

Practitioner-Leaders, Not Big Name Pagans

Nobody has the kind of name recognition Raymond Buckland and Starhawk had in the 1980s....

February 2019

February 26, 2019

4 Mundane Skills To Support Your Spiritual Work

Some people think everything is spiritual, while others think the spiritual and the mundane must...

February 24, 2019

6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Swear an Oath to a God (and 3 Reasons You Should)

If any of these six reasons apply to you, you shouldn’t make an oath to...

February 21, 2019

Ascendant: Modern Essays on Polytheism and Theology

A review of a new book of short essays by modern polytheists, some well-known and...

February 17, 2019

Why Is There Suffering? A Modern Pagan Response

Humans have been asking Big Questions for at least as long as we’ve been human....

February 14, 2019

Some Days I Feel Like Cassandra

Based on their own words and experiences, some Pagans should be full participants in observing...

February 12, 2019

Paganism In Depth – A New Book

My second book “Paganism In Depth – A Polytheist Approach” is now available for pre-orders....

February 07, 2019

What It Means To Work With The Gods

Some polytheists find this phrase insufficiently reverent: “you don’t work with a God, you worship...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

The Morrigan Calls People In Different Life Situations

I see Her calling people who are young and inexperienced – and a few who...

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...

January 27, 2019

When You Return To The Mundane World

Our time together as Pagans is sacred time, but eventually it comes to an end...