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October 2022

October 19, 2022

9 Pagan Gods You Should Know

There is no one goddess of the Witches and no one god of the Pagans;...

June 2020

June 14, 2020

Worship Is More Than Words & Offerings

Worship is not something we do simply with words or offerings. Worship occurs when we...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

Soul Mates & Witchcraft

Soul Mates? It just sounds like a tub of unserious New Age goo, or the...

May 2019

May 09, 2019

A Tale of Dionysus

This tale of Dionysus might possibly be the greatest story ever told, at least according...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

Samhain Deities

There are several deities that i just feel closer to near Samhain. It's unlikely that...

May 2018

May 11, 2018

Pagan Pilgrimage: The Oracle of Delphi

I felt their power and their enormity and their timelessness, and it's a feeling I'll...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

In the Presence and Service of the Gods

One need not believe in goddesses and gods to be a Pagan or a Witch...

August 2016

August 08, 2016

Many Gods Pagan

How do I know when someone's a polytheist? When they believe in many gods, are...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Ever-Changing Deity

I love experiencing my deities as they were worshipped in the past, but they most...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

The Horned God: Not As Old As You Think

History is full of horned and antlered gods, but a "Horned God?" That's a modern...

December 2015

December 20, 2015

Dionysus at Yuletide

There are a whole host of deities that are honored in the early Winter, but...

January 2015

January 15, 2015

Reconnecting With Your Spiritual Side

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

January 07, 2015

Finding Pagan Space . . . In January

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

December 2014

December 08, 2014

4 Things People Say At Christmas (That Are Most Likely Wrong)

The Holidays are a popular time for misinformation, and most of it's spread with the...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

(Un)Wilding Witchcraft

I've always had trouble with the idea of a wild Witchcraft because my Witchcraft is...

February 2014

February 10, 2014

Suffering For the Gods

I don't understand a theology of suffering as reward. Why would the gods want us...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

The Charge of the God

Revealed now are the words of the Great God, or at least how one person...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Doing (and Writing About) Pagan Things

Being a Pagan is about doing Pagan things. Why does that always seem so hard...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Deity Calls, We Listen (Just Like Ancient Pagans)

There's a natural tendency to think of the gods as old, perhaps even as eternal...

March 25, 2013

The Gods They Are a Changing

Are the gods unchanging monoliths or do they change and grow alongside of we humans?...