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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...

July 11, 2013

The Denigration of the Pagans

Over the past few months we have witnessed an escalating tendency of the religious right...

July 07, 2013

Tea Party Calls for Indictment of Founding Fathers

In a strongly worded call for criminal indictments, former Florida Congressman Allen West has asked...

July 01, 2013

Tears for my Nineteen Brother Firefighters

My heartbreaks, tears flow and these words are my attempt to find solace. Nineteen members...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Wiccans, It Is Time To Stop Splaining

“Thou does protest to much”, is an old saying that goes directly to the heart...

June 26, 2013

Water Dragons, Profound Disappointment and Tears of Joy

It has been an emotional couple of weeks for me. The efforts around the Pahokee...

June 13, 2013

Letter to Christians, With Respect

This is one of those hard conversations. I wish to start it from a place...

June 09, 2013

Breaking my Promise, the Threat of Pagan Dominionists

Just a few short weeks ago I posted that I would not write about the...

June 07, 2013

The Courage To Not Be Offended, Powerful Magic

Recently I found myself sitting in a Christian service that was intended as an organizing...

June 02, 2013

Getting Real About Pagan Super Heroes

This morning I awoke to the Internet abuzz with statements of support and appreciation for...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Boy Scouts Choose Suicide As Only Acceptable Option

The recent vote by the Boy Scouts of America to accept Gay scouts and reject...

May 21, 2013

Disaster and a Crisis of Faith?

Once again we are awash in images of disaster, the deaths of innocent children, lives...

May 14, 2013

Dianics, Evolve or Perish

Over the course of the last couple of years the community has witnessed the evolution...

May 08, 2013

Pagan Intolerance

Over the course of the past few years I have observed an emerging pattern of...

May 06, 2013

Coming Out, A Pagan Rite of Passage

Within our community there is a long-standing ethic that rites of passage manifest new responsibilities....