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February 2014

February 16, 2014

Shinny Shoes and Mindfulness

Over the years I have taken some flack and good-natured kidding from many individuals about...

January 2014

January 10, 2014

Expanding the Definition of Marriage Equality

The Defense of Marriage Act, Virginia’s attempt to criminalize oral sex, the debate in Utah...

January 04, 2014

Musings On Service And Leadership

You work where? Why?  These questions that I have been asked multiple times involve a...

December 2013

December 29, 2013

Thank You International Pagans, Happy New Year!

As part of a year end review of this blog and its' readership I took...

December 26, 2013

Ten Pagans Who Made A Difference In 2013

This years Top Ten post features individuals who quietly engage in making a meaningful difference...

December 05, 2013

Speaking With Compassion In The Face Of Hatred. The Mandela Legacy

There are few figures in modern history that inspire the human spirit as completely as...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

Pagan Disaster Response- Together We Can!

There are moments in history that prompt changes. Within our Pagan community I believe we...

November 11, 2013

Dear Pagans, I Am Challenging You!

Hear is the challenge. I ask that every individual identifying as part of our community...

November 09, 2013

Peace and Abolishing “The Other”

Peace, it’s a word that has been redefined over the centuries to meet the needs...

November 07, 2013

Teo Bishop, Authenticity And Pagan Drama

During a recent Samhain I honored and spoke to an individual who I consider a...

October 2013

October 27, 2013

Listening to my Ancestors

Crisp winds gently flow, ruffling the leaves, manifesting whispers.  The words are the gentle encouraging...

October 25, 2013

Mutual Aid, Erasing the “Other”

Sometimes in our culture simple concepts or words are so important to social justice and...

October 14, 2013

Columbus, Still Following His Example

Angst, that is the only word I can come up with for the overriding feeling...

October 09, 2013

Gratitude And My Information Addiction-The Wild Hunt

Those of us who are old enough remember the days when obtaining information about Paganism...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Transphobia And My Experience Of Violence

It is supposed to be packing day. The fridge is cleaned out and I am...

September 23, 2013

Reclaiming My Patriotism-A Rant

For decades I have witnessed the slow erosion of American patriotism. This once great nation...

September 20, 2013

Men and the Goddess

It is a question that has been asked of me many times over the years....

September 18, 2013

DARK is the New “N Word”

My recent journey through the southern states in our RV was an eye opening experience....

September 12, 2013

Note to the Florida Pagan Community

It was never my plan to reside in Florida. When we lost our renter at...

September 11, 2013

Quiet, it’s dark out

Quiet, it’s dark outThis is my magical time of day. In the distance warm lights...

September 10, 2013

Poverty and the Pagan Priestess

This is story that is long overdue in being told. Imagine with me for a...

September 09, 2013

Doubt And The True Believer

Doubt, it’s a strong word that in our deepest heart we all deal with.  Intermittently...

September 08, 2013

The Burned Out Priestess

Priestess or Priest, these words invoke in Pagans many images. From the patriarchal constructs of...

September 06, 2013

Syria, Violence and Immoral Unilateral Action

The images from the Middle East are clear. Chemical weapons have been used against a...

September 05, 2013

Erasing the “Other”

View From Our Fire Camp It is always a profound experience to return from the...

August 2013

August 19, 2013

Abandoning My Practice

Days of smoke, heat and intense focus on work have elapsed.  Idaho is burning, many...

August 01, 2013

Harvesting the Fruit of Discord

That’s right, I strongly disagree with your interpretation of divinity, the Gods, worship or piety....

July 2013

July 26, 2013

New Unemployment Indicator, Shocking Blow To Education

Recent studies conducted by the Department of Education clearly point out that the employment slump...

July 21, 2013

Largely Only African American Show Up For Community Discussions On Race

There is an inner rage that is boiling just below the surface of the calm...

July 15, 2013

If It Were My Son

Deep inside of me there is the belief that if my child were to meet...

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