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May 2016

May 01, 2016

A Generation of Converts: Back to a Life of Faith

Looking back over decades spent contemplating religion is a curious thing. With few exceptions, the...

February 2016

February 20, 2016

Teach Me To Be Religious

There is a fascinating trend among the conversations I have had with other polytheists lately....

February 13, 2016

Character References for the Gods

I make it a rule not to write under the influence, but tonight I am...

May 2012

May 06, 2012

Considering Michael York’s “Catastrophe”

I awoke this morning intending to begin a series of meditations upon the Delphic Maxims....

March 2011

March 11, 2011

Japan Earthquake Relief: Giving Wisely, Helping Effectively

Peter's recommendations for donations can be found here. Peter Dybing is First Officer of Covenant...

March 05, 2011

Happy St. Patrick’s Day? I Don’t Think So.

I was driving around my little town today and I saw that several houses already...

March 04, 2011

Rogue Priest: Fame & The Heroic Life

PNC-Minnesota recently did a three part feature on the Temple of the River. Fantastic series...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

Defaulting to Wicca: Issues with Intra-Pagan Dialogue

Find other posts related to this topic on the link round-up post! Over on PAGAN+politics...

February 01, 2011

A Meditation for Imbolc and Charming of the Plough

Poet T.S. Elliot called April the cruelest month, but I’ve always thought February fits that...

January 2011

January 11, 2011

When Good Pagans Do Nothing

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."...

January 10, 2011

Wicca Series: Cults of Personality?

Every Monday and Friday in January we will be asking people questions about Wicca. Want...

December 2010

December 12, 2010

A Meditation for Yule

Yule is one of my favorite holidays. Perhaps this is simply because it’s so commonly...

December 07, 2010

Gossip, Experience and Getting Things Done

I have a very important rule: I make up on my mind about someone based...

November 2010

November 14, 2010

Nobody’s Happy

I take news sabbaticals. Sometimes I reach a point where I just don't need any...

November 11, 2010

Intellectualism and Pagan Pedagogy

The following started out as a comment to be made on Star’s Nov. 9th post,...

November 09, 2010

Elitism: The Intellectual Path in Paganism

"You dropped a hundred and fifty grand on a ****** education you coulda got for...

November 04, 2010

Sing to the Mighty Dead

I’ve realized lately that many of the people I have admired from girlhood or learned...

October 2010

October 30, 2010

A Meditation on Samhain

I love this time of year more than any other. Almost on cue with the...

October 29, 2010

The Love of Community

Samhain is close, October is hectic, my extended family experienced tragedy and I just got...

October 26, 2010

Honoring the Ancestors: Samhain and Beyond

There’s a great deal of focus around Samhain on honoring one’s ancestors, and honoring the...

October 23, 2010

Autism, Fundraising, Willy Wonka and Folk Music

Wired's Autism Test Wired has an Autism test on their website. I found it when...

October 20, 2010

We are Born in Original Blessing

It was ex-Dominican and current American Episcopal priest Matthew Fox who coined the term "Original...

October 15, 2010

Supporting Each Other

I'm tired and it isn't even 10 AM yet. It's been a long week. Without...

October 11, 2010

Columbus and Coming Out

I live in my own little world, where no one makes candles that smell like...

October 11, 2010

Building a Besom and Building Community

I did not have a good Saturday. I had a bad Saturday. I got very...

October 10, 2010

A Samhain Dream

A very close friend of mine once shared a beautiful dream that she had, a...

October 07, 2010

The Last Great Initiation

I am not sure exactly how it happened, I don’t even remember talking about it...

October 06, 2010

Pagan Soup: Gleeks, Rock Gods, O’Donnell and Your Thoughts on Evil

Glee on Spirituality Glee has touched on spirituality before. Both Rachel and Puck are Jewish...

October 04, 2010

Guest Post: Musings of a Militant Pagan

On a recent trip to Washington D.C. to attend a Pagan event, I had an...

October 03, 2010

Getting Stuff Done

I am blogging from bed. It's a nice cool morning and it's all warm and...