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June 2015

June 07, 2015

The Divine Circle, Being Touched by Divinity

I sit, observe and am overwhelmed by the sense that here in this moment my...

May 2015

May 24, 2015

Taking The First Step, The Activist At Home.

Activists shout from roof tops, lead emotional protests, confront government oppression, organize the mass feeding...

May 19, 2015

The UU Church and the Secret Pagans

It is a Sunday morning and my entire being is resistant to the situation I...

May 16, 2015

Police Violence And The Schism In Our Community

Recently I posted an opinion on a Face Book post that expressed my solidarity with...

May 12, 2015

Sustainable Relief, The Case For Nepal Communitere

As we awake to the news of another earthquake in Nepal there is another scramble...

May 04, 2015

JENNY, MY HERO AND AN ACTIVIST TOO

It was an incredible Beltane, I was overwhelmed by the warmth, both from a brilliant...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Only Nation of Islam up to the task of Restoring Peace in Baltimore

The images are stark, looting, vandalism and a few isolated incidents of violence in Baltimore. ...

April 27, 2015

Vicarious Trauma, Pagan Responders and the Nepal Disaster

Definition"Vicarious trauma (VT) is a transformation in the self of a trauma worker or helper that...

April 24, 2015

Change Starts Right Here, In Our CUPPS Groups

Over the years I became very frustrated with my Wiccan path. I loved the people,...

April 21, 2015

Accessing Compassion via Social Media Negativity- An Activists’ Lament

Wow it has been an intense year. My Face Book feed has been filled with...

April 17, 2015

CUUPS is Pagan Lite, So Untrue!

Profound spiritual experiences nourish my ability to connect with divinity. Over the years as a...

April 01, 2015

The Parliament of the World’s Religions, LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!

Over the past few days I have been working on my proposed presentation for the...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

No Guide Book For Pagan Elders

With much discourse occurring in the community about ageism, Elders and young Pagan Leaders conversations...

March 19, 2015

Rethinking Our Choices, The Prison Industrial Complex

Much has been written about the school to prison pipeline. Incarceration rates in our nation...

March 18, 2015

An Open Letter To The CEO Of Starbucks

Sir,As men of privilege confronting racism can be difficult, our attempts tend to be awkward,...

March 06, 2015

On Being Kind To The Invisible, Seeing The Homeless

Yesterday I dropped by a donut shop and bought donuts for the staff I work...

March 03, 2015

Rejecting The Culture of Respectability, New Pagan Leadership

It has been a tumultuous few weeks in the evolution of our collective Pagan community,...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Peter Dybing

February 25, 2015

COVENANT OF THE GODDESS, IN DEFENCE OF LOCAL COUNCILS

Over the past few weeks I have witnessed the demonization of Covenant of the Goddess...

February 19, 2015

Ten Thousand Pagan Voices Confronting Racism

Where does one start when reviewing a month long chapter of their life that was...

February 03, 2015

Pagan Consensus And The Tyranny Of The Minority

Recent events within the Pagan community have driven me to examine the structure of Pagan...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

Selma’s LBJ, A Metaphor For You And Me

The recent uproar over the portrayal of Lyndon Johnson in the movie Selma is quite...

January 02, 2015

#LivesMatter, JUST STOP!

So what do we do when activists usurp an incredibly effective social justice action in...

December 2014

December 25, 2014

A Very Merry Christmas, Pagans Included!

In Denver the gray clouds are rolling in, there is a calm preceding the impending...

December 19, 2014

Solstice Greetings To My Readers World Wide!

Happy Winter Solstice, in darkness may you cherish the light that burns inside your heart!Glad...

December 16, 2014

A Firefighter Speaks To The Police

Over and over I hear my friends that are police officers lament the current “attack”...

December 11, 2014

Civil Rights Credentials – I Am Over It

Over the last few weeks I have had many conversations with individuals proclaiming that the...

December 09, 2014

Ten Pagans Who Made A Difference in 2014

Every year this list comes out listing 10 Pagans who I highly respect for their...

December 06, 2014

I Can’t Breathe!

Activist around the country are energized. An opportunity has arisen to affect true change in...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Pagan Trolls, A CALL FOR NON-ACTION

Well, it has been some time since our faith system has had to choose if...