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2017-07-26T17:50:58-04:00

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Why Worship

Last updated on: July 26, 2017 at 5:50 pm By Thorn Mooney

The gods aren’t obligated to smooth my way through life, and my personal betterment isn't the end goal. That's a side effect. Read more

2017-07-12T13:20:26-04:00

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Boundaries

Last updated on: July 12, 2017 at 1:20 pm By Thorn Mooney

People ask me my name and I don’t know what to tell them. They ask me what I do for a living and I don’t know what to tell them. They ask me how I’m doing, and I think, “Which one of me?” Read more

2017-03-28T20:17:44-04:00

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How to Write a Pagan Book

Last updated on: March 28, 2017 at 8:17 pm By Thorn Mooney

Step One: Hubris Read more

2017-01-06T14:52:48-04:00

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There are Fucking Witches in North Carolina

Last updated on: January 6, 2017 at 2:52 pm By Thorn Mooney

Too many of us buy into this nonsense about the “Bible Belt” and then don’t even bother looking because we’ve already defeated ourselves. Read more

2016-12-13T19:32:48-04:00

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“Warrior”: Musings on Martial Arts, Paganism, and Victimhood

Last updated on: December 13, 2016 at 7:32 pm By Thorn Mooney

I’d rather be a “fencer” or a “swordswoman” or a “fighter.” In thinking about my past, increasingly, I’m also okay with being “victim.” Stigma be damned. Let's call it what it was. Read more

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2016-12-07T23:19:10-04:00

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Advice for the Absolute Beginner Wiccan

Last updated on: December 7, 2016 at 11:19 pm By Thorn Mooney

I’ve been writing about more complex issues in witchcraft and Paganism for the last couple of years and focusing on my specific tradition. In doing so, I’ve sort of forgotten how to address more fundamental questions. Read more

2016-11-14T13:07:57-04:00

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Five Signs You Shouldn’t Run a Pagan Group

Last updated on: November 14, 2016 at 1:07 pm By Thorn Mooney

There’s nothing wrong with having leadership aspirations. There’s nothing wrong with having fantasies, either. Those things are healthy and can inform the goals you set for yourself. Here are some clues that you still have some things to work on before taking up that role in your own community. Read more

2016-11-08T17:26:46-04:00

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Post-Halloween Musings

Last updated on: November 8, 2016 at 5:26 pm By Thorn Mooney

Thoughts on seasonal lulls, work, and bowhunting on Halloween. Read more

2016-10-05T17:04:15-04:00

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All Witchcraft All the Time

Last updated on: October 5, 2016 at 5:04 pm By Thorn Mooney

I don’t, in fact, live in the witchcraft fantasyland that I sometimes appear to occupy on the Internet. Read more

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2016-08-31T21:39:51-04:00

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I Am Not Your Teacher (Unless You’re On My Roster)

Last updated on: August 31, 2016 at 9:39 pm By Thorn Mooney

There's a difference between what I do in a classroom and what I do as a high priestess. And my teaching stops when I leave school. Read more

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