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December 2012

December 28, 2012

5 Things From 2012

Thoughts on the year in music, the future of Patheos Pagan, and the usual gripes...

December 19, 2012

The New Testament and the Nativity

The Bible says very little about the birth of Jesus, and what it does say...

December 17, 2012

A Yule Ritual

Yule has long been one of my favorite Pagan high holy days. There's a festive...

December 14, 2012

Sometimes Faith Has No Answer

I believe that my religious choice answers a lot of the big questions, but there...

December 13, 2012

Noah’s Ark (Or Why Does Some Mythology Get a Free Pass?)

Noah has more in common with King Arthur or Hercules than he does with any...

December 10, 2012

Pagans and The Hobbit

Friday brings yet another installment in Peter Jackson's translation of Tolkien to the big screen....

December 06, 2012

The Mayan Calendar and the End of the World

About a year and a half ago I sat on a "Pagan Panel" with such...

December 04, 2012

Christmas Is Not Yours or Mine: The True Origins of the Holiday Season

Every year I hear the same refrain "Put Christ back in Christmas," and every year...

December 01, 2012

Outside Looking In (or Is Anybody Really Listening?)

Are the "controversies" that inspire the Pagan Blogosphere actually the issues that we as a...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Wrestling with Esbats

I've been running a small circle in my living room since March of this year....

November 22, 2012

On Vacation, But Links and Stuff (and Cats)!!!

I'm taking a few days off for Thanksgiving, but thought I would provide a few...

November 19, 2012

Holiday Shopping Guide

It's the Holiday Season, and that means it's time for gift guides and other assorted...

November 18, 2012

Perfect Love and Perfect Trust: My Thanksgiving Ritual

It's rare to feel "perfect love and perfect trust" in circle, and I was lucky...

November 12, 2012

Drawing Down the Moon: Deity in the Circle

During Wiccan-style ritual Pagans interact with deity in several different ways. In my estimation there...

November 09, 2012

Drawing Down the Moon: Personal Reflections

When most of us think about Modern Wiccan Ritual, we tend to think of calling...

November 07, 2012

Samhain’s End

Samhain ended for me sometime near 3:30 am early Sunday Morning on November 4 when...

November 05, 2012

Voting is Ours

I feel like posting anything unrelated to the Election would get overlooked, so I'm here...

November 01, 2012

Jesus Seems To Be Whatever People Want Him to Be

Christianity is the dominant religion in the United States and in much of the Western...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Dear Halloween, Where Did You Go?

I usually don't have to write letters to Halloween, but this year I feel like...

October 28, 2012

My True Ghost Story

Have you ever seen a ghost? I have, and not only have I see a...

October 24, 2012

Samhain Ritual & The Goddess of Death

When I can find time to break away from writing "Raise the Horns" I enjoy...

October 23, 2012

The Court And My Pagan Vote

As a Pagan voter there is no bigger issue to me in this year's Presidential...

October 18, 2012

The Gods Aren’t Endorsing Anyone For President

I don’t think the gods, any gods, care at all about politics. I don’t care...

October 14, 2012

Honoring The Ancestors (Or Not)

Every Samhain I'm confronted with several rituals that call for "honoring the ancestors," (or sometimes...

October 04, 2012

Writing Samhain

Some hints and tips for writing your Samhain ritual.

October 03, 2012

Election Fatigue

Like many of you, I'm suffering from "election fatigue." I know that elections are important...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Gateways to Paganism: Tori Amos

Pagans don’t proselytize, and the majority of us don’t have Pagan parents; as a result,...

September 26, 2012

Cakes and Wine . . . A Little Bit About Alcohol in History and Ritual

A blog with the title "Raise the (Drinking) Horns" is nearly required by law to...

September 25, 2012

In Praise of Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed was not quite a frontier Dionysus, but he might have been close.

September 21, 2012

Reflections on the Autumn Equinox

One thing I truly appreciate about this particular sabbat is that it's not a "made...

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