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November 2014

November 14, 2014

Leaving Wicca With Warm Memories And Regrets

“Gender binary, what are you some kind of left wing hippy”This was the response when...

November 12, 2014

Local Governments Regulate Compassion

Homelessness Now CriminalizedThose who follow activism closely are aware that the internet is often awash...

November 04, 2014

Politics, Voter Shaming, Corporate Control and The Big Lie

So I voted in the mid-term elections, reluctantly. As a witness to the wide spread...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Activism and our Ancestors

As believers in manifesting our own destiny we often unintentionally ignore the contributions that our...

October 15, 2014

CNN & Fox News Contribute To The Ebola Crisis

For those in the disaster world it is a well-known principal that effective responses continue...

October 09, 2014

Ebola, Testing Our Humanity

Our nation announces we will build hospitals in West Africa; the world applauds and ignores...

September 2014

September 01, 2014

Sacrifice Upon The Alter Of Expectation

It is an experience most within the Pagan community have had. In our interactions we...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

Lessons From My Garden

Darkness surrounds, small, encased in Gaia, nourished by organic matter from years past, I remain...

August 29, 2014

World Turmoil, What’s a Pagan to do?

Ebola is emerging as a threat to thousands of lives; the images of desperate communities...

August 04, 2014

Gaza, The Goddess and Grounding in Compassion

World events once again have manifested violence on an un-imaginable scale. Across our nation protests...

August 01, 2014

A Loss for Humanity – Margot Adler

With the news of the passing of Margot Adler our community manifests remembrances of a...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

Social Justice, the next step

Over the course of the last few years my social justice work has led me...

May 2014

May 12, 2014

Fake Activism

Activism is by its’ very nature is an activity that transcends social norms and calls...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

Old White Guys, Sex and Beautiful Women

It is tempting to give into the idea, sold daily by our culture, that we...

March 09, 2014

Spiritual Healing and Prophecy Rock

Black Ogre's UncleThere is an undeniable pulling of my heartstrings that goes unnamed as time...

February 2014

February 22, 2014

Arizona Passes An Anti ___________ Bill

As the world watches the incredible events in the Ukraine, Arizona quietly retreats social justice...

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...