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November 2025

November 05, 2025

The Call of the Morrigan in 2025

The Morrigan is not coming to save us. No one is coming to save us....

October 2025

October 23, 2025

Samhain: Remember Who You Are

The holiest day on the modern Pagan Wheel of the Year is rapidly approaching and...

October 01, 2025

10 Great Movies For Halloween You Probably Haven’t Seen

Here are my annual Halloween movie recommendations: ten good horror movies you probably haven’t seen,...

October 20, 2024

Six Lessons Of Samhain For The Modern World

I see no reason to separate our celebrations into “secular” and “sacred.” They’re all part...

October 02, 2024

Streaming Revenge II – 13 Horror Movies For Halloween

I watched a lot of horror movies this year. I eliminated the ones that weren’t...

October 01, 2023

October is the Best Month

I think I’m supposed to write something deep and spiritual about the need for seasons...

November 2021

November 02, 2021

I Had to Postpone a Ritual and I’m Still Alive

I had plans to do something magical, spiritual, religious, and very important to me –...

October 2021

October 17, 2021

We Owe Toxic Ancestors Nothing

We give honor to those who are worthy of honor. If someone was abusive in...

October 05, 2021

An October Viewing and Reading Challenge

Comfort-watching is fine. But at some point, you start missing out on a lot of...

October 25, 2020

Thinking About the Veil Between the Worlds

The Veil Between the Worlds is a metaphor for the boundary between this world and...

October 22, 2020

Under the Ancient Oaks Online Samhain Ritual: October 30

The Under the Ancient Oaks Online Samhain Ritual will be Friday, October 30 at 8:00...

October 20, 2020

Samhain: Celebrating the Season

Is Samhain coming, or is it already here? The answer is a little bit of...

October 08, 2020

13 Songs for Halloween: A Video Playlist

This is my October soundtrack – the songs I listen to and videos I watch...

October 01, 2020

They Can’t Take October From Me

2020 has been a horrible year and it’s not over yet. But for now it’s...

October 08, 2019

The Spiral Labyrinth: Beauty and Mystery at Samhain

This is the story of Denton CUUPS’ Spiral Labyrinth ritual, its inspiration, and our plans...

October 01, 2019

13 Horror Movies I’m Watching This October

Ah, October! When pumpkin spice is everywhere, the temperatures finally get cooler here in Texas,...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

No, We’re Not Moving Halloween!

The Halloween & Costume Association wants to move Halloween to the last Saturday in October....

October 2018

October 18, 2018

The Wheel of the Year in the Era of Climate Change

The Wheel of the Year is central to modern Paganism because it's an accessible connection...

October 16, 2018

8 Things to do for Samhain as a Solitary Pagan

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

November 2017

November 01, 2017

Into the Cave of the Morrigan

Our Samhain ritual this year was titled “Into the Cave of the Morrigan.” It was...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Death Is Coming – Let’s Live Fully Now

In this season of Samhain, let us acknowledge death and accept death, but let us...

October 18, 2016

Samhain – Burning the Old Year

Most years I’m excited about the Otherworldly aspects of Samhain. This year I’m excited about...

October 13, 2016

31 Movies for Halloween

These aren’t necessarily the best made or most influential movies, they’re the ones I like....

November 2015

November 01, 2015

Sore Quadriceps and the Reality of Pagan Priesthood

This is the reality of Pagan priesthood – it’s a lot of work. Not just...

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 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,...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Nine Things I Think

Nine Things I Think: Pope Francis’ visit to the US, the VW emissions scandal, Bushkill...

November 2014

November 04, 2014

Counting on a Miracle

Recognizing a miracle is a beautiful thing. Counting on a miracle is a recipe for...

November 02, 2014

The Gods Laugh

We made detailed plans and preparations for our Samhain ritual. And then the Gods and...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Samhain: Looking Toward Death

Death is a part of life. We contemplate death not to make sure we believe...