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May 2013

May 02, 2013

Wicca and the Fork in the Road

For some the word "Wicca" refers only to an initiatory path, but over the last...

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...

April 24, 2013

My Defining Pagan Moment

I've always wished that my "Pagan Origin Story" was cool and involved some sort of...

April 18, 2013

Beltane, Maypoles, and Spring into Summer

Beltane might be the most joyous holiday on the Pagan Wheel of the Year, but...

April 17, 2013

Beltane Ritual 2013

A fun and flirtatious Beltane Ritual with lots of poetry, a bit of dancing, and...

April 11, 2013

Strange Days: Jethro Tull’s Songs From the Wood

Jethro Tull's "Songs From the Woods" is hailed by many Pagans as a classic. Raise...

April 07, 2013

10 Awesome Pop Pagan Moments (Part Two)

Paganism creeps into pop culture in some of the strangest and most obvious places. Sure...

April 07, 2013

10 Awesome Pop Pagan Moments (Part One)

Paganism creeps into pop culture in some of the strangest and most obvious places. Sure...

April 02, 2013

Deity: Both Young and Ancient

Deity is continually being discovered, rediscovered, or created. I don't think there are limits to...

March 2013

March 30, 2013

Links and Stuff (and Cats!)

Need a little extra reading this weekend? We've got you covered with links to great...

March 28, 2013

Why I am a Pagan

Patheos is currently running a "blogger challenge" asking their diverse stable of writers to reflect...

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?...

March 22, 2013

Hot-Cross Buns (A Recipe, Yes a Recipe)

I bake but once a year, and it's always in the Spring. Hot-cross buns are...

March 20, 2013

Jesus and Pagans: A Tired and Divisive Debate

I'm a Pagan, and there are no obstacles between myself and the divine. How I...

March 07, 2013

25 Most Influential People in the Birth of Modern Paganism (Top 5)

There have been many contributors to Modern Paganism over the last 200 years, but who...

March 06, 2013

25 Most Influential People in the Birth of Modern Paganism (American Wing)

Who are the 25 people most responsible for the rise of Modern Paganism? Find out...

March 05, 2013

25 Most Influential People in the Birth of Modern Paganism (European Wing)

Who doesn't love a good list and a short history lesson at the same time?...

March 04, 2013

Myth as Myth (A few hours with “The Bible” TV Mini-Series)

If you share my passion for all things religious and spiritual you might have stumbled...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Damn You Con(s)!!! 20 Notes From February Pagan Gatherings

All of us who attend know that Pcon is not literally "the place where the...

February 19, 2013

Pan: The God of All

In Modern Greek the word pan translates to “everything” or “all” but it's much more...

February 19, 2013

On Blogs, Fox News, and Emerging Pagan Media

The online Pagan world is more than just blogs and Facebook. There's actually a "Pagan...

February 11, 2013

Culturally Christian

Some holidays are just impossible to escape from. Celebrating Easter doesn't make anyone less of...

February 07, 2013

Ramble On: ConVocation & PantheaCon

Two weeks, two festivals. A little bit about ConVocation and PantheaCon, along with what I'll...

February 05, 2013

My Gods are Gay, My Gods are Straight (And Everything in Between)

My gods are both gay and straight, and everything in between. Their understanding is not...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Whither the Word Witch

Are the producers of "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" insulting Modern Witches, or just simply...

January 29, 2013

Refusing to Paint With Broad Strokes

Why the antagonism? Let's not forget that people outside of our own faith tradition are...

January 28, 2013

The Super Bowl and Pagan Disconnect

Imbolc Rituals on Super Bowl Sunday? Why do so many Pagans seem unaware of the...

January 16, 2013

Celebrating Spring at Imbolc (Ritual)

This was the first public ritual (outside of festival) that I wrote and presented for...

January 16, 2013

The Confusion of Imbolc

(This post originally appeared on Agora back in February of 2012; it was my first...