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September 2012

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...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

Keeping Calm: Why I Prefer Tolerance

From what tiny scrap of info we have, it seems PSG made a poor judgement...

June 06, 2012

Live Pagan Hangout: Active Tolerance

We're once again broadcasting what is essentially a 30 min weekly Pagan talk show on...

May 2012

May 06, 2012

Considering Michael York’s “Catastrophe”

I awoke this morning intending to begin a series of meditations upon the Delphic Maxims....

April 2012

April 08, 2012

Polytheists, Neo-Pagans, and Other Religious Critters

The least offensive thing on television as I sit down to write, my belly full...

February 2012

February 17, 2012

Missing PantheaCon and a Ritual of Exclusion

The only thing worse than not attending an awesome event, is seeing all the posts...

February 04, 2012

When Hinduism Confuses and Frustrates Me

Modern Pagans consider many religions to be our spiritual cousins: Shinto, Vodou, Santeria, First Nations...

January 2012

January 12, 2012

The Irresistible Idea of Being One

We are all made of star stuff. It's just a scientific fact. There is nothing...

December 2011

December 26, 2011

A Brand-New Paganism

I spend a lot of time thinking about the differences between the many different traditions...

July 2011

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 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...

May 2011

May 05, 2011

Steve Simon is My Hero

I had every intention of waxing eloquent on the AFA dedication of a Pagan chapel,...

March 2011

March 06, 2011

Guest Post: Scott Reimers’ Separate but Equal is a Lie

There was recently a large conversation regarding people being turned away from rituals at Pantheacon...

October 2010

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 12, 2010

God In America: Vignettes Of Christian Evolution

PBS has a new series called "God In America" that features Stephen Prothero, author of...

September 2010

September 25, 2010

In Praise of Normal

Paganism is the the most accepting group of religions today. If you are GLBT, polyamorous,...