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January 2018

January 26, 2018

Cambridge University To Celebrate Solstice. Let’s Celebrate With Them.

I am delighted that Cambridge University's Trinity Hall are planning a Solstice party. I'm pretty...

January 23, 2018

Don’t Let Schools Discriminate Against Pagans And Others

Your help is needed to stop proposals that would allow British schools to select 100%...

January 14, 2018

Holy Well Pilgrimage: Black Prince’s Well, Kent

Did St Thomas miraculously call forth this well? Can it cure leprosy or eye ailments?...

December 2017

December 23, 2017

Facebook’s Tribal Culture Censorship Update: A Small Victory

Earlier this week, I blogged about the issue of images of Orang Rimba children being...

December 18, 2017

Facebook Censorship: Contributing To Cultural Erasure

There are some cases where Facebook's censorship goes too far. So far that it ends...

August 2017

August 05, 2017

Dealing With Japan’s Sacred Deer

Back in the days of yore when I used to teach English in Japan, I...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews July 2017

A large variety of beliefs, from secret esoteric traditions to atheism, are explored in this month's...

July 22, 2017

We Are Wild And We Are Free: Paganism And Liberty

I delivered the following speech at a multi-faith discussion event on the subject of Freedom...

July 14, 2017

Is UNESCO Enabling Discrimination? The Case Of Okinoshima

Half of the world's population are banned from setting a foot on the latest Unesco...

July 09, 2017

Celebrating The Tanabata Star Festival in London

Shintoists in the UK come together to celebrate the reunion of the astral lovers and...

June 2017

June 25, 2017

If You Break The Law To Stop Free Expression, You’re Just Being Lazy

Blasphemy is never an excuse to commit a crime. Ever.

May 2017

May 29, 2017

Book Review Special: Malala Yousafzai and Maajid Nawaz

An atrocity happened in my country last week. In response I have picked up the...

May 12, 2017

Help Britain’s Foxes! Speak Out Against Fox Hunting

I am a devotee of Inari Ōkami, the Shinto kami of rice and prosperity. Foxes are...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews April 2017

This month, two recent adaptations of the Norse myths by two bestselling authors go head-to-head:...

April 21, 2017

Making Anzac Biscuits For Beltane and Anzac Day

As an Eclectic Pagan, I actively borrow traditions from all over the place, including integrating...

April 13, 2017

A Secret Sunrise Beltane Celebration

Beltane is subversive. More so than Samhain, in my opinion, even though the latter may...

March 2017

March 29, 2017

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews March 2017

This month we take a look at shamanic practises both ancient and modern, with a...

March 26, 2017

Nature Deities Verses Human Deities

In all the Pagan religions I can think of, practically every major deity has some...

March 19, 2017

Grieving For Robots And Dolls: Animism Or Materialism Gone Mad?

Since Sony stopped repairing AIBOs, the robot dogs have been slowly “dying out.” In response...

March 14, 2017

What Do Gods And Mascots Have In Common?

There is of course a big difference between the Gods and Goddesses of old and...

March 12, 2017

7 Suggestions For A Shinto-Pagan Spring Equinox

The Spring Equinox is an important occasion for both Shintoists and Pagans, so here's some...

March 07, 2017

My Daily Shinto and Pagan Practices

I have previously written about my experiences acquiring a kamidana - a Shinto shrine for...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews February 2017

Four books about four different paths this month - Shinto, Shamanism, Druidry and Luciferianism!

February 08, 2017

Rocks, Trees and Foxes – The Inari Faith Around The World

The stories of five Inari devotees from around the world.

January 2017

January 30, 2017

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews January 2017

Including the classic novel recently adapted for the big screen, Shusaku Endo's "Silence."

January 26, 2017

A Group Imbolc Ritual And Candlelit Meditation

Call upon Brigid's energy for healing and light in this group ritual

January 24, 2017

Brigid and Jizo – Saint, Goddess, Kami

What do the Goddess Brigid and the Japanese Jizo have in common - and what...

January 22, 2017

Anatomy of a Kamidana (Shinto Home Shrine)

An explanations of the various tools that you'll find in a kamidana

January 15, 2017

Obtaining and Displaying a Kamidana (Shinto Home Shrine)

A guide to getting a kamidana outside Japan

January 08, 2017

2017: The Year of the Red Fire Chicken

What message does the Red Fire Chicken bring for 2017?

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