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September 2018

September 20, 2018

Sitting in a Bland Funeral Thinking About What We Should Do For Our Dead

We’ve all heard someone say “funerals are for the living.” No. This is sacrilege. This...

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 13, 2018

Their Ways Are Not Our Ways: A Warning And A Call

I have a message for those who feel the call to mystical and ecstatic practice,...

September 06, 2018

Preparing For Pilgrimage

Travel is good in and of itself. Pilgrimage is sacred travel, for a sacred purpose....

September 04, 2018

Chaos Brings Challenges, Chaos Brings Opportunities

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

September 02, 2018

Many Gods in the Bible, Spiritual Warnings, Owning Knowledge, and More

How should Pagans view the references to many Gods in the Bible? What happens when...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Which Pagan Path Should I Follow?

What do you do when a “shaman” tells you that Pan is watching over your...

August 21, 2018

Finding Your Spiritual Path Later In Life

How can someone move past the feeling of being behind if they start their Pagan...

August 09, 2018

A World With Many Religions is Better Than a World With Only One

Even if there is One True Way, we have no way of knowing which one...

August 07, 2018

Conversations With A Persistent Proselytizer – The Importance of Foundational Assumptions

I’ve had a running conversation with a Christian who asks a lot of questions. Most...

August 05, 2018

A Letter To Those Trying To Convert Me

If you go about your religion (or lack thereof) and respect everyone else’s right to...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Do Gods Disappear When Their Worship Ceases?

What do you say to someone who argues that widespread conversion to Christianity means their...

July 26, 2018

Developing Second Sight Through First Sight

Author Terry Pratchett said First Sight is when you can see what's really there, not...

July 24, 2018

Good and Evil, Virtues and Values: One Polytheist’s Thoughts

Recently I got several questions dealing with the matter of good and evil. What is...

July 19, 2018

8 Things to do for Lughnasadh as a Solitary Pagan

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

July 17, 2018

15 Random Thoughts From Mystic South

The second Mystic South conference was even better than the first, and not just because...

July 15, 2018

What It Means to be On the Side of the Gods

It is incredibly presumptive to assume the Gods are on our side. If we find...

July 12, 2018

Conversations Under the Oaks: July Q&A

Welcome to Conversations Under the Oaks, a monthly Q&A feature. This is your chance to...

July 05, 2018

Discernment: Distilling the Truth from our Pagan Experiences

Discernment is the ability to judge well. It keeps us from jumping to conclusions that...

July 03, 2018

Preparing For Pagan Priesthood

There is no universal answer to the question of how to prepare for Pagan priesthood...

July 01, 2018

Did You Think The Gods Were Lying?

The warnings began seven years ago: “a storm is coming – get ready.” Did you...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

10 Years Under the Ancient Oaks

On June 29, 2008 a new blog entered the world – this one. My goal...

June 26, 2018

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Toward a Common Polytheist Theology

In the last post I said that over time, modern Paganism will settle into three...