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May 2022

May 10, 2022

You’re Just Making It Up As You Go

Our religious, spiritual, and magical traditions are a great foundation. But sometimes “what we’ve always...

May 03, 2022

To Everyone Who Was Called by a God Five Years Ago

You were called for a reason. You said yes for a reason. The world has...

April 2022

April 28, 2022

Pagans in the Marketplace of Religions

We live in the most religiously diverse society in the history of humanity, where many...

April 14, 2022

When You Shouldn’t Talk About Your Spiritual Experiences

Most times, talking about our religious and spiritual experiences is a good thing. But there...

April 10, 2022

Wild Magic

Wild magic strips away the masks, costumes, and programming of the modern world and helps...

April 07, 2022

Polytheistic Monasticism: Voices from Pagan Cloisters

No one person has polytheist monasticism all figured out yet. But because these writers have...

April 03, 2022

Newspaper Asks “Do We Still Need Religion?”

It’s good to examine the rational benefits of religion. The problem comes when we assume...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

The Impossibility of Advanced Spiritual Practice

At some point there are no more books, no more classes, no more teachers. There’s...

March 17, 2022

Answering the Call of Cernunnos

“I feel called to Cernunnos – how do I get started?” There is no one...

March 15, 2022

The Theology of Praying for Ukraine

Can Gods usually associated with other people and other parts of the world influence this...

March 08, 2022

Returning To Festivals – It’s Good To Be Back

I spent Saturday at Austin Witchfest in Austin, Texas. This was the first large Pagan...

March 01, 2022

Religious Authenticity: What Works, Not What’s Oldest

Too many people look for religious and spiritual authenticity in the past. There are reasons...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

What Does it Mean to be Called By a God?

What does it mean to be called by a God? What does it look like,...

February 17, 2022

Paganism: No Calls Required

Some people are telling others they must “hear a call” before they can be involved...

February 15, 2022

Explaining Paganism to the Curious but Religiously Ignorant

Trying to explain Paganism to those who judge every religion by Christian standards is difficult....

February 13, 2022

This Far and No Farther

Occasionally, Heinrich Heine has been right. Those who burned books ended up burning people. We...

February 10, 2022

The Steps of Pagan Religious Life – A Roadmap

These are the steps of Pagan religious life, a map to building and advancing your...

February 02, 2022

4 Necessary Elements of Group Ritual

Is simpler always better in ritual? So much depends on the tradition, the group, and...

January 2022

January 23, 2022

Connecting to Gods for Whom There is Little Lore

If you’re called to help establish or re-establish the worship of a deity for whom...

January 18, 2022

Seeing the Reality of Gods, Spirits, and Magic

I’m convinced that almost everyone can experience the reality of Gods, spirits, and magic. It...

January 16, 2022

Worshipping Gods From Different Pantheons

Worshipping and working with deities from different pantheons isn’t as simple as filling your plate...

January 13, 2022

What Is Seen Cannot Be Unseen

You can always forswear magic. You can always go running back to Christianity, or to...

December 2021

December 29, 2021

November 2021

November 16, 2021

What To Do When You Think You’ve Been Hexed

Beginners worry about being hexed far too much. Spend your time building a good spiritual...