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December 2016

December 30, 2016

Top 10 Pagan Books Of 2016

My favourite Pagan books of 2016...but which was the Book of the Year?

December 28, 2016

Celebrating Japanese New Year in London

While the UK may not have any Shinto shrines to visit at New Year, other...

December 23, 2016

What Do Christmas And Japanese New Year Have In Common?

The parallels suggest that certain motifs are important in all religious winter festivals across all...

December 17, 2016

A Green Tip For Christmas Cards

How many people have had to throw away their cards after Christmas? I know I...

December 13, 2016

Divination Rune Cookies for Yule

A fun and tasty idea for Yule and Christmas, plus a look at the link...

December 10, 2016

Shinto In Britain: Stories from UK Shintoists

What's it like to practice Shinto in the UK? Read the stories of four UK-based...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews November 2016

This month's reviews have a rather shamanic flavour, with books on visions of Merlin, a...

November 27, 2016

Shrines And Ceremonies: A Shinto Priest Explains

Shinto Priest Taishi Kato talks about Shinto shrines (jinja), the Shinto places of worship where...

November 20, 2016

What Is Kami? A Shinto Priest Explains

Taishi Kato talks about what is perhaps the most important, yet most enigmatic, concept in...

November 14, 2016

What is Shinto? A Shinto Priest Explains

A licensed Shinto priest from Japan explains in his own words some of the basics...

November 08, 2016

Grief Is A Personal Matter

The poppy is a very powerful symbol for people in Britain, and like Remembrance Sunday...

November 06, 2016

A Tribute to Pocahontas

For Samhain, my friend and fellow Pagan Rachel wrote this beautiful tribute to Pocahontas to...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews October 2016

Fittingly for the run-up to Samhain, this month's books include books on Pan the "Dark...

October 22, 2016

The Grim Reaper and The Second Law of Thermodynamics

I find it intriguing that the second law of thermodynamics, one of the most important...

October 17, 2016

A Shinto Experience in New Zealand

It was as if we had passed through the veil and entered the realm of...

October 09, 2016

Make a Japanese “Weather Ghost” Charm

Learn all about teru-teru bozu charms for wishing for good weather, and make your own!

October 05, 2016

Neopaganism v. Shinto: Death and Darkness

How do Shinto and Neopaganism differ in their responses to nature's darker aspects?

October 02, 2016

Neopaganism v. Shinto: Sacred Objects

A look at the role sacred objects play in Shinto and Neopaganism - and the...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews September 2016

This month, Pagan Tama's reviews include a book written in Japanese for the first time,...

September 19, 2016

Do We Embody Our Gods?

I see devotees almost as “masks” that our deities wear in order to interact with...

September 16, 2016

10 Things to Do in Autumn (According to the Japanese)

Looking for things to do at Mabon and throughout autumn? Take some inspiration from Japan!

September 14, 2016

The Athame Debates

Should an athame be used to cut? Does it represent air or fire? My thoughts...

September 10, 2016

Moon Gazing At Tsukimi: Japan’s Autumn Festival

Rabbits, poetry and offerings to the Moon: How to celebrate the Moon-Gazing Festival

September 05, 2016

Paganism – Religion or Lifestyle?

One of the common things I hear in this ongoing debate is that Paganism is...

September 02, 2016

Coping With Change In Paganism

Why Paganism can help to bring comfort, hope and optimism in the face of change.

August 2016

August 28, 2016

Pagan, Shinto & Spiritual Book Reviews August 2016

A lot of fiction reviewed this month, including Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

August 25, 2016

Let’s Do Secularism Right

I have a modest proposal for you. Let's make a law to ban high heels....

August 14, 2016

A Blessing for the Festival of the Dead

A short blessing to commemorate Japan's Bon Festival, its "Summer Samhain."

August 08, 2016

Visions and Delusions

Having experienced hallucinations and delusions which I know were the result of illness has, naturally,...

August 05, 2016

Lessons in Diversity from the Gods

What the gods have to teach us about diversity...plus a quiz!

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