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November 2023

November 02, 2023

Sharpen the Swords You Have

In a magical working at the most recent full moon I received a message that...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

When You Need to Remember that UPG is Personal

If your spiritual experiences – your UPG, your Unverified Personal Gnosis – involve someone else,...

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...

May 2021

May 23, 2021

Approaching Gods in Non-Traditional Ways

Respect the sovereignty of the Gods. Respect the boundaries of existing groups and traditions. Honor...

August 2020

August 23, 2020

Inspiration, Imagination, and Experience – A Call For Discernment

Basing your religious and spiritual beliefs on works of fiction is rarely a good idea....

March 2019

March 14, 2019

UPG: Why Unverified Personal Gnosis is Good and Necessary

My religion is an ecstatic religion and an oracular religion. The Gods and spirits speak...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

The Spiritual Authority of Oracles is Dangerous but Necessary

For those of us who practice an oracular religion the messages we receive from our...

June 2018

June 07, 2018

The Otherworld in a Dream – 4 Things I Learned

On rare occasions I have dreams that can only be described as prophetic. They have...

May 2018

May 10, 2018

Conversations Under the Oaks: May Q&A

We have lots of questions this month. How to handle theological disagreements. How to tell...

April 2018

April 24, 2018

The Storm is Strengthening – Put Your Faith In Deeper Things

We’re a quarter of the way through 2018 and the message I’m getting is: “the...

February 2018

February 25, 2018

Conversations Under the Oaks: February Q&A

Here are the questions and answers for this month’s Conversations Under the Oaks, a new...

September 2017

September 28, 2017

Your Pagan Work Matters – Don’t Get Distracted

Your Pagan work will never be perfect, and you will always feel like you need...

June 2017

June 29, 2017

How Old Are The Gods and Why Does It Matter?

How old are the Gods? I don’t know. But I do know this: contemplating the...

March 2015

March 01, 2015

The Lore vs. UPG – A False Dichotomy

Privileging lore and dismissing experience is the direct result of living in a Protestant-dominated culture....

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Heaven Is For Real – A Pagan View

What are we to make of those who say they died and went to heaven...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

UPG and Religious Uncertainty

The value of our religious beliefs and experiences does not come from their certainty. There...