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September 2011

September 15, 2011

Looking at Christianity With Pagan Eyes

One of the pitfalls of blogging is you tend to hear from your critics far...

September 14, 2011

With All Due Modesty (NSFW)

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it...

September 13, 2011

Guest Post: Michael York responds to Peter Kreeft

Micheal York is a Pagan theologian, retired professor of Cultural Astronomy & Astrology at Bath...

September 12, 2011

Guest Post: Teo Bishop on Celebrating the Full Moon

Teo Bishop just joined Patheos! Be sure to check out his blog: Bishop In The...

September 12, 2011

The Moon is Full of Secrets and Promises

Here on the east coast the moon was full early this morning. Though still full,...

September 11, 2011

Pagans on 9/11

I don't have anything wise or thought-provoking to say today. Plenty of people are waxing...

September 10, 2011

The Best 9/11 Memorial Ever

For once, Bono didn't annoy me. I watched and I cried. It was a ritual...

September 09, 2011

Remembering the Dead

The dead are not unfamiliar to Pagans. Many of us work with our ancestors or...

September 08, 2011

The Gaian Tarot: A Review

I feel a bit funny about giving tarot reviews. I read the tarot pretty regularly,...

September 07, 2011

Going Mainstream

There's been a lot of discussion about Paganism "going mainstream." Should we go mainstream? Is...

September 06, 2011

The Holiness of Summer’s End

The leaves are turning golden and scarlet. Not all of them, not yet. Just tiny...

September 05, 2011

13 Songs of Labor

Weavers, blacksmiths, healers, farmers, warriors: the myths tell us the Gods toil as well. Here's...

September 03, 2011

In Praise of Labor

After seeing the slogan "What Would Jesus Drive?" I got into a humorous discussion once...

September 02, 2011

Is Initiation a Betrayal? and other odd questions…

I'm getting antsy. I'm getting cold feet. I'm going a bit insane. I am told...

September 01, 2011

Shaping Wicca: Musing on Gardner and Valiente

The discussion on my last two posts on Wicca have been fascinating, and they've brought...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Mid-Week is for Music or 13 Songs Just Because

Not all Pagan songs fit the Sabbat playlists I put together. Here's a few gems...

August 30, 2011

Casting Endora

Yesterday The Wild Hunt reported that a revamp of Bewitched is being planned for television....

August 29, 2011

Is Wicca a Christian Heresy?

Yesterday I gave a grumpy rant over the Watchtowers and LBRP being included in some...

August 28, 2011

The Watchtowers and Abrahamic Wicca

My first significant encounters with Wiccan thought were with Kaatryn McMorgan's All One Wicca and...

August 27, 2011

The Piety of Great Books

I walked into a local thrift shop today seeking out bookcases and came home with...

August 26, 2011

Remembering 9/11

Another post from last year as we move closer to the 10th anniversary of 9

August 25, 2011

The Pagans Are All Right

Paganism isn't crumbling. It's not in trouble. Pagans will argue. Pagans will fight. Paganism will...

August 24, 2011

You Have Permission To Dance

Call it Mercury retrograde, call it burnout, call it what you like: today is not...

August 23, 2011

Call Me By My Name

Spiritual names are important to a lot of Pagans. Some use them as their public...

August 22, 2011

Guest Post: Scott Schulz on Salem Witch Trials Rock Opera

If you live within pouncing distance of San Francisco, you should go to this musical...

August 20, 2011

Oprah Owes An Apology to the West Memphis Three

So does Geraldo Rivera, Dan Rather, WMCTV (the local NBC affiliate in Memphis, TN) and...

August 19, 2011

West Memphis Three Walk Free After 18 Years

They were convicted for being young, goth, Wiccan metalheads at the height of the Satanic...

August 18, 2011

Should Pagans Create Meaning From Scratch? Out of nothing?

I've been sneaking reading into my day, much like the old days under blankets with...

August 17, 2011

13 Things I Like About Islam Revisited

With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 around the corner, I'm considering old and new articles...

August 16, 2011

Bert and Ernie: Setting the Record Straight

Note: This is a piece by my good friend and colleague, Samus Aquilus. A recent...