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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 05, 2011

Labeling Wicca: Why “advanced” and “101” bug me…

The other day I tried to articulate something about "advanced Wicca" that wasn't terribly coherent....

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 10, 2011

Wicca Series: Cults of Personality?

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

January 07, 2011

Wicca Series: Is Wicca a “new religion”?

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

January 03, 2011

Wicca Series: What makes someone Wiccan?

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

November 2010

November 21, 2010

Book Review: Trials of the Moon by Ben Whitmore

Title: Trials of the Moon: A Critique of Ronald Hutton's "The Triumph of the Moon:...

November 11, 2010

Intellectualism and Pagan Pedagogy

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

October 2010

October 29, 2010

13 Songs for Samhain

Seems strange that we began the 13 Songs series with Beltane and here it is...

October 24, 2010

God Is Not One. No really… God Is NOT One!

I find it amusing that following the selection of Stephen Prothero's God Is Not One...

September 2010

September 28, 2010

The Definition of ‘Pagan’: Monotheism and Polytheism

This summer, I have spent more time doing pagan things – attending festivals and events,...

September 22, 2010

O’Donnell, the Media, Real Witches and the Promise of October

The Pagan community never expected this kind of media attention over Christine O'Donnell's ignorant and...

September 19, 2010

The Unexpected Blessings of Lady Sintana

I never met Lady Sintana, but I firmly believe she is the reason I am...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

Reconciling Wicca’s Gods

(I should state that I am not yet an initiate of the tradition I am...

August 26, 2010

The Future of British Traditional Wicca

I was born in 1981, as was my high priest. One of my coveners was...

August 01, 2010

World’s Most Famous Wiccan Weds!

Some of you die-hard Springfieldians may have already noticed the hub-bub on the web, but...

August 01, 2010

Harvesting the Light: The Waning Lughnasadh Moon

Ritual complete, feasting finished, and hugs all around, I drove home under the waning moon...

July 2010

July 29, 2010

How to Find a Coven

Witches can't proselytize. We know that the path of witchcraft is not for everyone, and...

July 25, 2010

Deepening Craft: The Three-Fold Law and Other Things

I got some interesting feedback the other day on my musings on deepening my Craft....

July 22, 2010

On Spells and Impulsiveness

I recently reread The Way of Four Spellbook by fellow Gardnerian Deborah Lipp. One of...

June 2010

June 14, 2010

Fresh From Festival

Sunkissed and bug-bit I am fresh from a private Pagan festival. The covens of my...

June 03, 2010

Gardnerian Initiation and The Matrix

The Matrix is a metaphor I use frequently to talk about Gardnerian Initiation. There are...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

Sweetness of Silence

Keeping silent may be the hardest bit about Witchcraft, especially if you're the chatty blogging...

May 23, 2010

Did Oathbreaking Lead To The Dark Ages?

History is written by the victors. This we all know well, yet there is a...