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August 2011

August 15, 2011

Initiation: A Love Letter

The past two weekends I've been sorely tempted to write about things I find on...

August 13, 2011

13 Songs for the Full Moon

I've got a busy day so I'm tossing in a music playlist for the Full...

August 12, 2011

The First Converts to Paganism

Most Pagans living today in the West are converts. We were either raised without religion,...

August 11, 2011

Structure Without Restrictions

Much of the argument surrounding the marriage debate is really regarding structure. Structure isn't a...

August 10, 2011

Wyrd Designs – King Radbod and the Importance of the Ancestors

This week on August 9th many Heathens who are members of the Asatru Alliance, or...

August 09, 2011

Should Pagans Be Survivalists?

Nothing in excess. We all know the Delphic Maxim. All things in moderation. Consumerism is,...

August 08, 2011

Unpacking Your Life

I am in my new apartment, surrounded by boxes, bags and bins, finding new bruises...

August 06, 2011

A Smurfy Thanks to the Pagan Portal Fans!

I said I would do a video, but after carrying heavy boxes and furniture upstairs...

August 04, 2011

Pre-Smurf Humor

I am in an exceptionally good mood as I write this on a misty, post-storm...

August 04, 2011

Guest Post: Steve Provost asks Whose god is it anyway?

Need more proof that the traditional media's claims of "objectivity" are bogus? You need look...

August 03, 2011

Wyrd Designs – Sacred Pagan Sites in Berlin – Hel’s Pond

Recently I had the immense pleasure and privilege of being able to spend two weeks...

August 02, 2011

My Love Affair with Bookstores

The saddest fact of my life is that I live in a county without a...

August 01, 2011

Things We Own: A Lammas Reflection

"A lady once offered me a mat, but as I had no room to spare...

July 2011

July 31, 2011

Forgotten Goddesses: A Coloring Book Review

I get a lot of things to review, and I don't have time to review...

July 30, 2011

You Can’t Appropriate Your Own Culture

Seems like common sense, right? Yet common sense, as the saying goes, isn't quite so...

July 29, 2011

13 Songs for Lammas/Lughnasadh!

Lammas is upon us. John Barleycorn must die. I must once again harvest Youtube for...

July 28, 2011

Guest Post: Drew Jacob on Lúnasa with “The Family”

What are your plans for this Lúnasa? Hold a ritual? Make offerings? I'd like to...

July 27, 2011

Keep Your Occult Knowledge To Yourself, Please

"I know certain secret things..." "I would be willing to be your secret adviser..." "I...

July 26, 2011

Norway, Spiritual Warfare, Apotheosis and Being Smurfy

Lots going on today, so I'm going to weigh in briefly on each item of...

July 25, 2011

Spiritual Warfare Is Essentially Black Magic

Back in 2000, maybe early 2001, there was a big prayer warrior event aimed at...

July 24, 2011

Harry Potter/Book of Mormon Parody

I've been trying to write about Deathly Hallows 2 but it was far more emotional...

July 22, 2011

Guest Post: Polytheology and You by Amanda Thomas

Let me start this by being very open and frank. I am far from an...

July 21, 2011

Michael York: Not All Gods Are Deities

Reprinted with permission from a Facebook group. Micheal York is a Pagan theologian and teaches...

July 20, 2011

Pagan Romanticism and the Examined Life

This morning, stemming from Laura Patsouris' recent post, I had an interesting, brief exchange with...

July 19, 2011

Restoring Our Pre-Conquest Mind

Once upon a time we all lived in tribal societies. We all knew the value...

July 18, 2011

Paganism: What We Can Learn From Star Trek

We all know the jokes. Heathens are Klingons, Recons are Vulcans, and oh, there are...

July 16, 2011

Magic Works

I'm not a "woo-woo" Pagan. When someone tells me they can chat with their cat...

July 15, 2011

Never Again New: The Bittersweetness of Deathly Hallows

There will be no book eight. There will be no more movies. Daniel Radcliffe will...

July 14, 2011

Grounding the Revolution, Embracing the Legends

Wicca is by nature a revolutionary religion. Rebellion laces it's liturgy and mythos. According to...

July 12, 2011

All Acts of Love

Civil rights is the defining issue of our age. My grandparents were born into a...