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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 11, 2015

Why I Worship Gods From Europe

Why do so many American Pagans worship Gods of Europe? Why don’t we worship North...

October 08, 2015

6 Signs It’s Getting Close To Samhain

Some of the signs that Samhain is getting close are silly and border on offensive,...

October 06, 2015

Our Ancestors. These Gods. This Place.

While we draw from the experience and wisdom of others, our particular set of beliefs,...

October 01, 2015

Our Gods Are Not Safe

In order to fully restore the Way of the Gods, polytheism must be accessible for...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Polytheism Among The Druids

This year’s informal conversations at the OBOD East Coast Gathering seemed to be deeper and...

September 13, 2015

Mabon – A Solitary Ritual

Many Pagans maintain solitary practices, and even if you work with a group, sometimes you...

September 10, 2015

Escaping Fundamentalism

How can you get away from fundamentalism for good? How can you have a life...

September 06, 2015

DFW Pagan Unity Fest

On a hot late summer day in North Texas, over 400 Pagans came together for...

September 05, 2015

Until There Are No More Missionaries

Everyone has a right to their religious beliefs. No one has a right to torment...

September 03, 2015

4 Steps To Re-enchant The World

The desire to re-enchant the world is like a craving for a food you can’t...

September 01, 2015

No, We Can’t All Just Get Along

I am required to practice, worship, and write according to the dictates of the Gods,...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Fish Is Not Just Fish

We don’t have clear, widely understood language to differentiate between very similar but critically different...

August 23, 2015

The Future of Polytheism: Keeping the Gods at the Front

There is room in our many ethnic and regional traditions for people who simply want...

August 20, 2015

Destiny, Availability, and a Lot of Work

It’s fun to speculate about how things would be different if I had made different...

August 18, 2015

Bi-druidical

Though I happily remain an OBOD Druid, I’m now also a member of ADF.

August 16, 2015

My Paganism Has No Disclaimers

Until the general public understands that “I believe” means something more than “I think this...

August 13, 2015

Understanding the Multiplicity of the Gods

Understanding polytheism is easy – understanding the multiplicity of the Gods is hard. But when...

August 11, 2015

Preparing the Way of the Gods

There have been individuals writing hymns to Pan and pouring offerings to Zeus for at...

August 09, 2015

Who Sets the Boundaries?

A look around the Pagan world reveals a disproportionate number of people who have been...

August 03, 2015

Many Gods West

What do you get when 180 polytheists gather to honor the Gods, ancestors, and spirits,...

August 02, 2015

Why I Am Still A Druid

I belong to many religious movements and I serve in many capacities. But if you...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

The Universe Has No Plan And That’s OK

I don’t think the Universe has a plan, and in any case I can’t relate...

July 26, 2015

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: CUUPS Revisioning, Many Gods West, a new Pagan blogger with some...

July 19, 2015

What Are The Gods Up To?

Get a handful of polytheists together and sooner or later the conversation turns to “so,...

July 14, 2015

Pagan Discipline

Discipline is neither an act of ego and domination nor an act of submission to...

July 12, 2015

Serving Real Gods in a Shallow Culture

If someone takes the step from playing with fictional gods to inquiring about real Gods,...

July 05, 2015

Honoring Fearsome Gods

When we honor fearsome Gods, we begin to accept reality. We begin to understand our...

July 02, 2015

5 Reasons You Can’t Find the Right Spiritual Path

Religion used to be simple: you learned the religion of your family growing up and...

July 01, 2015

Pursuing the Gods

There’s a decidedly unhelpful idea in the wider Pagan world that all “real” polytheists are...