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May 2011

May 16, 2011

Did Oathbreaking Lead to the Dark Ages?

I'm busier than a house-elf at Yule today, so here's a blast from the past....

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Beltaine: Marriage-Minded Muddle

Beltaine is the marriage of the Lord and Lady for many of us. I could...

April 26, 2011

Beltane: Coming Out & Giving Support

May 2nd is International Pagan Coming Out Day. A day when folks who choose to...

March 2011

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...

January 2011

January 15, 2011

Hipster Pagans: The Language of Disrespect

I have a cousin who doesn't understand how I can love C.S. Lewis and still...

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 04, 2011

Guest Post: Pagan Utopias

Reprinted with permission from Fern's Fronds. Back in the day - during a previous recession...

January 01, 2011

Resolutions, Oaths and Promises

Everyone is busy making their New Year's resolutions and I've already made mine. At Yule,...

November 2010

November 27, 2010

“Changing Times, Changing Worlds”

A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend the "Changing Times, Changing...

November 09, 2010

Elitism: The Intellectual Path in Paganism

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

November 07, 2010

Top Ten Things Our Ancestors Want Us To Know

In the spirit of top 10 lists and the spirit of the season, here is...

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

13 Songs for Samhain

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

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 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...

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 18, 2010

The Strangest Dreams

I dreamed a really wonderful dream last night. I went to a Hindu store that...

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 14, 2010

The Promise and Perils of Heathen Prison Ministry: An Interview with Gythia Jane Ruck

I have been involved with prison ministry for several years now. For many years prior...

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 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 05, 2010

13 Things I Like About Judaism

Ah yes, it's time again for another 13 things post and I've really been looking...

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...