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March 2016

March 12, 2016

New Ancestors: Saying Goodbye, Saying Hello

My mom died last Sunday. Over the past few days I have inhabited a whole...

August 2012

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 06, 2012

Mars, Sikhs, Hindus and Polyamory! Oh My!

Way too much going on today for me to focus on one thing. First of...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

The Jonathan Merritt I Knew: Why He’s Not Quite Anti-Gay & Why I Feel Sorry For Him

I am not a warm and fuzzy person by nature, but my heart is hurting...

July 23, 2012

Aurora, Grey’s Anatomy and Senseless Death

I've seen the headlines. I know the basics. But I haven't read a single post...

July 23, 2012

Owning Things

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

June 2012

June 20, 2012

Pagan Hangout: Sarah Whedon Discusses “Birth on the Labyrinth Path”

This week we're going to be doing the hangout a bit differently. I'm going to...

June 16, 2012

God the Father: Pagan Perspective on Father’s Day

My father has been dead for 13 years. He was a good guy. He was...

June 15, 2012

Guest Post: Sarah W. Whedon shares “Why I Wrote Birth On The Labyrinth Path”

Editor's Note: Patheos has an ebook publishing arm called Patheos Press. I'm very pleased to...

June 02, 2012

How Gays Are Saving Marriage

I've tried to write this post several times, and simply haven't felt I could rise...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Delphic Maxims: Think As A Mortal (Φρονει θνητα)

I like this Maxim. In the world of religion we spend a lot of time...

May 19, 2012

Delphic Maxims: Intend To Get Married (Γαμειν μελλε)

This is the first difficult Maxim I have to address, and not nearly the hardest...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

Veiling: A Different Take On Pagan Womanhood

[I apologize for the length of this post. You might want to save this for...

March 13, 2012

Pagan Temples Revisited

My post on Pagan temples had quite a response. I'm going to try to process...

March 07, 2012

Choosing Paganism and Processing Regret

I'm 30 and it's hitting me hard. Older folks may chuckle at that, but I...

March 04, 2012

What Is The Ultimate Spiritual Necessity?

I'm watching Jumping the Broom on a lazy Sunday afternoon as I put off doing...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

Desiring a Sanctified Home

Word is Drew Barrymore is converting to Judaism. Remember last year when Julia Roberts converted...

January 18, 2012

The Final Episode of Big Love, the Goddess and Alternative Family

NOTICE: This post has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, S.O.P.A. and has been...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

Religion Is Not A Matter Of Style

Yeah, I know. You already hate this post. Just from the title. I don't care....

November 2011

November 23, 2011

Paganism and “Passing”

I am completely overwhelmed with what I need to do for tomorrow. Turkey is thawed...

November 01, 2011

Paganism: A New Vision of Family

Samhain has passed, Thanksgiving is looming and it's a season for drawing close to family....

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 23, 2011

Guest Post: Raising Up Strong Heathen Children

I do think it is a parent's responsibility to teach their child about their religion....

April 18, 2011

Beltane Family Reunion

The April Moon ritual last night was awesome. Priestesses from our mother coven came to...

February 2011

February 07, 2011

Your Pagan Family

Really the idea of creating non-biological family is nothing new and pretty prevalent in this...

November 2010

November 26, 2010

Bad Manners (A Holiday Rant)

There are a lot of things I could write about today. Black Friday. Buy Nothing...

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...

July 2010

July 29, 2010

Tolerance Strained: Loving My Evangelical Sister

I am a Modern Pagan. A champion of tolerance, acceptance and religious freedom. To paraphrase...