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March 2021

March 30, 2021

If You Aren’t Hitting Yourself in the Face with a Rake Are You Even Trying?

If you’re not stepping on a rake in your spiritual practice at least occasionally, you’re...

March 07, 2021

Skills and Strategy are Better than Foreknowledge

If you knew this time last year what you know now, what would you do...

February 2021

February 11, 2021

Maintaining a Spiritual Practice in Difficult Times

How do we maintain our spiritual practice when we feel stressed and overwhelmed due to...

January 2021

January 05, 2021

Rebooting Stale Devotion

Devotion is one of the core practices of Paganism and polytheism. But sometimes, despite our...

December 2020

December 06, 2020

Study says Spiritual Training leads to Spiritual Narcissism – But it Doesn’t Have To

A new study shows that some forms of spiritual training can lead to narcissism and...

July 2020

July 26, 2020

I Like It Here – Why Do I Have To Leave?

We often struggle to find our path and our place. But once we do, we...

May 2020

May 05, 2020

Beginning Spiritual Practices and Studies

This round of Conversations Under the Oaks had lots of questions about beginning spiritual practices....

March 2020

March 12, 2020

When Troubling Times Bring a Crisis of Faith

People who get into stressful situations often fall back on the religion of their childhood,...

March 10, 2020

6 Pagan Things I Want To Do Before I Die

This is my Pagan Bucket List… or at least, part of it. These are the...

March 31, 2019

Growing Your Magical and Spiritual Practice: Repetition Matters

If I need magical help, I’m not going to the oldest witch or to the...

March 21, 2019

5 Questions on Spiritual Practice

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

March 07, 2019

A Workable Response To Fascism

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

February 2019

February 12, 2019

Paganism In Depth – A New Book

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

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Daily Devotions, Seasonal Deities, and Losing Your Pagan Faith

Today we continue with more Conversations Under the Oaks. What are some things you can...

January 08, 2019

8 Things To Make Your Paganism Stronger This Year

You’re not a beginner anymore – you’re ready to explore the world of Gods and...

October 2018

October 04, 2018

6 Ways to Talk to the Gods (and How to Listen for an Answer)

Religion is ultimately about relationships: with our families and communities, with the natural world, with...

August 2018

August 12, 2018

Becoming Invincible: Overcoming Fear Through Reason and Experience

We live in fearful times – or so we’re told. Politicians attempt to exploit our...

May 2018

May 20, 2018

A Very Careful Prayer

“Be careful what you ask for – you just might get it.” I’m overloaded right...

April 2018

April 08, 2018

Learning to Cook in the Kitchen of the Gods

Damh the Bard said that following an established religion is ordering off the menu and...

March 2018

March 08, 2018

Toward Deeper Rites: The Obligations of our Seasonal Celebrations

Good religion is joyous religion, and Paganism should always be a religion of wonder and...

March 04, 2018

Under the Ancient Oaks: Daily Prayer For Pagans

Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. This month I’m joined by ADF Druid Lauren...

January 2018

January 28, 2018

9 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Was A New Pagan

A scan through my private journals turned up a list of things I really wish...

January 16, 2018

No More Crayon Drawings on the Refrigerators of Mount Olympus

Early on the Gods seem happy we’re acknowledging Them and reaching out to Them. But...

January 09, 2018

Meditation: A Pagan Approach to a Universal Practice

Meditation is most commonly associated with Buddhism, but it is practiced in every religion and...

January 07, 2018

Under the Ancient Oaks: A Season of Contemplation

Under the Ancient Oaks, the video series. January and the season leading up to Imbolc...

January 04, 2018

The Ethics of Praying For Others

Praying for others is a good thing, but doing it ethically requires that we do...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

The Pagan Practice of Prayer

Many Pagans have a difficult relationship with prayer due to poor examples in a previous...

October 2017

October 08, 2017

The Courage to Follow Your Intuition

Following your own intuition requires courage: courage to start and even more courage to stay...

September 2017

September 12, 2017

Intermediate Polytheism: Because You’re Not a Beginner Anymore

Once you’ve established your devotional practice, what’s next? There are many possibilities – I can...

August 2017

August 22, 2017

A Weekly Ritual of Focus and Protection

While ethics compel us to respond to major events like Charlottesville, if we are always...