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January 2013

January 03, 2013

40 Years 40 Things

In 40 years on this Earth I haven't learned very much, but I have cultivated...

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 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 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 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 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.

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 21, 2012

Reflections on the Autumn Equinox

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

September 20, 2012

Pagan Orthodoxy (and the Wife of Jesus)

What can a piece of papyrus written in Coptic teach us about Modern Paganism? More...

September 18, 2012

Mercury Retrowhat? Oh Astrology . . . . .

You might have missed the announcement a couple of days ago, but Patheos recently launched...

September 16, 2012

Pagan Mistakes

(I have been to a lot of Pagan gatherings and have listened to a large...

September 14, 2012

Precious Pagan Moments

My faith is a constant presence in my life. It guides my beliefs and values...

September 12, 2012

Can Satanists Also Be Pagans?

Can a Satanist also be a Pagan? Maybe? Probably? Absolutely not? What's certain is that...

September 11, 2012

My Gods Are Strong

"And ye shall go out and proclaimeth my name on all that you see and...