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April 2015

April 14, 2015

What to Do With Broken Statuary

What does one do when a deity statue breaks? Burial, and a new purpose, have...

April 13, 2015

Witches on Vinyl

We don't generally think of the Witches of the late 60's and early 70's as...

April 10, 2015

Be Nice to the “Fluffy Bunnies”

I have a confession to make. When I first started out in Paganism some twenty-odd...

April 06, 2015

The Charge of the Goddess: A History

A couple of weeks ago I somehow ended up in a discussion about The Charge...

April 03, 2015

What Good is Paganism?

What good is Paganism? It's the rock the modern world was built upon, and on...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

A Pagan Celebrating Easter

Easter is the Western World’s “Spring Festival du jour,” its popularity in the United States...

March 24, 2015

Can There Be Paganism Without the Occult?

Can there be Paganism without the occult? Probably, but I think it would be extremely...

March 22, 2015

#Cranes For CJ

Jason remembers his friend CJ Tremlett who passed away of cancer over the weekend. CJ...

March 18, 2015

8 Ways to Celebrate Ostara

Just a few ways to celebrate the Spring Equinox . . . . Ideas for...

March 13, 2015

Ostara/Spring Equinox Ritual

A Witchy Ostara rite celebrating the return of the Spring, now with bubbles! Celebrate the...

March 10, 2015

Looking For the Goddess of Ostara/Easter

Was there actually a goddess named Eostre? I believe so, but she might have been...

March 06, 2015

Not My Council

I have no doubt that many of the people involved in "The American Council of...

March 04, 2015

The Roebuck in the Ritual (A Cochrane Inspired Rite)

What does a Robert Cochrane inspired Witchcraft ritual look like? Probably not this, but this...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

How the Claim of Being Old Saved Modern Paganism

By claiming a historicity for his Witchcraft Gerald Gardner saved us all from a more...

February 23, 2015

Paganism: A Tribe or Tribes?

Some Pagan festivals feel like a gathering of the tribes, while others feel more like...

February 20, 2015

Endings and Beginnings

Earlier this week I accepted the job of "channel editor" here at Patheos Pagan. I'm...

February 17, 2015

Finding the Common Ground at PantheaCon

Over the last few years I've tried to express the idea that our differences are...

February 09, 2015

Pagan Festivals and the .25%

Two million Pagans in the United States, and 5000 of them might get to a...

February 04, 2015

Maybe I Don’t Need a Temple

It's rarely articulated online, but what if I don't want or need a Pagan Temple...

February 03, 2015

To Stand or to Sit in Ritual

Should one sit or stand during ritual? Does it make a difference? Is one superior...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Imbolc Ritual 2015

Imbolc offers many reasons to celebrate. This year my coven is using it to bless...

January 25, 2015

The Right and Wrong of Imbolc

February 2 is a busy day on the calendar. Many Modern Pagans celebrate it as...

January 20, 2015

When Wicca is Not Wicca

Just because something includes the word "Wicca" on its marquee doesn't mean it's truly Wiccan....

January 15, 2015

Reconnecting With Your Spiritual Side

There are times when I feel really connected to my spirituality, and then there are...

January 13, 2015

Gods or No Gods? (And Why It Sometimes Doesn’t Matter)

There are Pagans out there who believe in deity and some who don't. A difference...

January 07, 2015

Finding Pagan Space . . . In January

January can be a difficult time of year. Yuletide has ended but Imbolc is still...

January 05, 2015

The Non-Adept’s Guide to Robert Cochrane

Robert Cochrane was a witch active in the early 1960's until his untimely death in...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Pagan Superlatives 2014

There are a lot of fine Pagans out there deserving of awards and special recognition....

December 30, 2014

The Best of Raise the Horns 2014

Over 100 blog posts at Raise the Horns this year! Hundreds of thousands of visitors!...

December 16, 2014

10 Ways to Celebrate Yule

I've always thought of Yuletide as the "most Pagan" of all holiday seasons. So many...

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