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March 2020

March 30, 2020

Deities of Non-Binary Gender

Gender has been interpreted in many ways in different religious traditions.

September 2019

September 29, 2019

Spider Steals Nzambi Mpungu’s Heavenly Fire

this [is a story] from Central Africa. I like this story because of the differences...

August 2019

August 19, 2019

With Great Magic Comes Great Responsibility

Ritual, prayer, candle magic, and all the rest is not putting in a request to...

August 15, 2019

Planting A Pear Tree

The priest said, “You have several hundred pears on your barrow. I ask for a...

June 2019

June 08, 2019

Queering Fairy Tales

What if Sleeping Beauty were in love with a woman? What if the dancing princess...

August 2018

August 08, 2018

What Type of Witch Are You?

Which witch is alive in your soul right now?

December 2017

December 01, 2017

Fox Steals the Dark – a Story for Winter

We still love the light. It has a beauty of its own. Though light without...

July 2017

July 21, 2017

Preparing For the Solar Eclipse

Use the fleeting moment of this year’s eclipse as a rite of passage to usher...

March 2017

March 10, 2017

To Gain the World: The Fight for Mauna Kea

"What good will it do a man if he gains the whole world, but loses...

February 2017

February 06, 2017

Year of the Rooster Crowing and the Phoenix Rising

This is the Year of the Fire Rooster or Phoenix, both unique engaging birds. The...

January 2017

January 23, 2017

The Birth of Fire – A History of Imbolc Traditions

Imbolc was an incredibly important holiday to the ancient Gaels, and it inspired a large...

December 2016

December 11, 2016

Whose Solstice Is It, Anyway?

The Winter Solstice lies at the heart of a number of seasonal celebrations that cross...

October 2016

October 29, 2016

Creepy Clowns: A How-To Guide to Ending the Epidemic

[T]o rid ourselves of the creepy clown, we need only rediscover the deeper complexity and...

October 27, 2016

In Search of Samhain

You can rest comfortably in the knowledge that whether you are handing out candy at...

October 20, 2016

Behind the Mask: Inside the Creepy Clown Epidemic

"In many respects, it's not an inversion of what we're used to seeing, it's just...

October 14, 2016

Everything You Need To Know About The Creepy Clown Epidemic (But Were Afraid To Ask) – Part 1

Hey, guys, time to cool the clown hysteria--most of em are good, cheer up the...

September 2016

September 16, 2016

Mabon: Exploring the Autumnal Equinox

[T]hose of us in the Northern Hemisphere now find ourselves at the cusp of the...

August 2016

August 15, 2016

Bringing the Witch back to D&D

[M]y son has recently gotten interested in D&D and we’ve started playing occasionally as a...

May 2016

May 06, 2016

A Retelling of Snow White

This is a retelling of Snow White that I used recently in an intergenerational service....

May 02, 2016

Beltane, Maypoles and Labyrinths

Here is the tie-in between maypoles and labyrinths. In modern Scandinavia, the maypole dances are...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

A Brief History of Ostara

The history of the modern Ostara is a knotty one. Its roots stretch back into...

March 03, 2016

A Meditation for the Season: Visiting the Oak King

This is the meditation from the Oestara (Spring Equinox) ritual in my series of rituals...

December 2015

December 08, 2015

Tan'gun

Taejonggyo, a new religious movement in Korea, worships Tan’gun, the legendary founder of the first...

April 2015

April 14, 2015

Searching for Story, Finding Community.

Folk tales, folk lore, and folk superstitions are the “dirt under the fingernails” of society-...

March 2015

March 09, 2015

The Transgressive Power of Folklore

I hope to delve more deeply into famous collections of folklore with an eye towards...

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