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July 2016

July 10, 2016

Miasma Matters: Concerning Purity

I loved John Beckett's post on purity, even if I did flinch uncomfortably on at...

July 04, 2016

Revisiting Pagan Calvinism

Back in 2012 I wrote about a fundamentalist aspect of Pagan religious culture that I...

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...

April 2016

April 05, 2016

Wiccanate: Or You Think This Post Is About You

I get called an elitist, a snob, a fascist and filth by the very people...

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...

January 2016

January 10, 2016

Solon’s Tenets: Integrity, Not Oaths

Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath. Put more trust...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

My Hopes For The Future of Paganism

Long ago, Patheos did a series on the Future of Religion, including the Future of...

September 24, 2012

Third Parties, Choices, and Our Place In Paganism (and the World)

Last Friday I was at a rally for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson. I was...

September 20, 2012

Just Like The Christians: An Interview with the Emperor Julian

[In the midst of a large Pagan convention a time machine appears and within it...

September 20, 2012

Mishap, Magic, Minneapolis and Mabon

Yesterday I got to my bus stop on time only for no bus to arrive....

September 18, 2012

Christians Acting Like Christians: Dissecting Tim Dalrymple’s Comments on Paganism

Tim Dalrymple is a good guy. If I were in the midst of paintball battle...

September 16, 2012

The Problem of the Personal Experience

I agreed to edit a devotional anthology to Hephaistos a coon's age ago. Submissions poured...

September 07, 2012

Archiving Our History Before We Lose It

Part of my journey to the midwest included a really fascinating chat with a friend...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Open Thread: The Lion and the Unicorn Tavern

Once upon a time, long ago, in a land far, far away (Beliefnet forums circa...

August 27, 2012

The Importance of Online Community

Online community gets dissed a lot. I know, because sometimes I'm the one doing the...

August 24, 2012

Would Arranged Marriage Work For Pagan Communities?

Many of you probably already hate this idea, just from the title. Let me save...

August 20, 2012

Fresh Snark: Spreading Some Love (and Hate) on Polyamory: Married & Dating’s Episode 6

With a large mug of coffee and plenty of coughing and sniffling, I steeled myself...

August 19, 2012

Pagans and Family

I am mostly alive today. I've spent days busy dying: coughing, sleeping, shivering and feeling...

August 14, 2012

A “Legitimate” Paganism Experiment: What Do You Spiritually Need?

BT Newberg referenced the concept of Pagans trying to legitimize themselves "in the eyes of...

August 10, 2012

The Paganism of Bernard Cornwell

I am a huge fan of Bernard Cornwell, and was thrilled to finally sit down...

August 09, 2012

Rotten Apples: A Sad Rant on the State of Pagan Community

I decided to defrost a chest freezer by myself, which resulted in a pulled back...

August 03, 2012

Paying the Price

"If you don't get what you want, it's a sign either that you did not...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Being A Cultural Southern Baptist

I've written before on this blog about how the religious culture I was raised in...

July 23, 2012

Owning Things

Yesterday I wrote about owning things, and some of my readers were displeased with the...

July 22, 2012

Why Polytheism Is Vital To Paganism

Not all of us are polytheists. I get that. I've just spent a week watching...

July 19, 2012

My Fat Is My Business

I'm supposed to be on vacation. Supposed to be getting a tan, reading sci-fi and...

July 11, 2012

Pagan Hangout: Online Community, Culture, Trolls and Real Life

Paganism online is a totally different animal from the face-to-face Pagan culture and community. What...

July 08, 2012

A Quick Note on Sincerity Vs Competence

I have a house full of Wiccans playing in the dirt and working on the...

July 06, 2012

Active Sexual Consent (and Dissent)

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Since Jonathan Korman wrote...