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August 2012

August 30, 2012

Tattoos As Spiritual Markers

I had a strange day yesterday. I never had any intention of ending up in...

August 29, 2012

Why I Don’t Believe In Forgiveness

[I wasn't going to publish this since I thought it was inappropriate. But I'm being...

August 28, 2012

Percy Jackson Can Lead To Paganism

Although in this case it's definitely soft polytheism/psychological pantheism: The Sydney problem, however, still needed...

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 26, 2012

Moving to Paganistan

I have had a surprising weekend. I was unexpectedly given notice that I have to...

August 25, 2012

John Cheese on Being Poor

I am, once again, doing the kind of frantic budgeting in which having $50 left...

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 24, 2012

Shameless Plug: Limited Tarot Readings with Custom Charm

I have exciting things afoot in my personal life. Cogs are moving and wheels are...

August 22, 2012

Dar Williams’ In The Time Of Gods

I have been a big fan of Dar Williams since The Christians and the Pagans,...

August 21, 2012

Astral Poo ( Or If Not For Bad Luck, I Wouldn’t Have Any Luck At All)

Since sometime last week I have been fighting some kind of flu or virus that...

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 20, 2012

Eager for Decay: Looking Forward to Autumn

Autumn is my favorite season. I revel in it. I read somewhere once that Hel's...

August 19, 2012

Pagans and Family

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

August 17, 2012

Guest Post: P. Sufenas Virius Lupus’ on Unnatural Sex

P. Sufenas Virius Lupus writes the Queer I Stand column here on Patheos Pagan. If...

August 16, 2012

Guest Post: Steven Abell’s “The Toad Prince & Stuff”

Steven T Abell writes the Letters From Midgard column here on Patheos Pagan. If you...

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 14, 2012

Fresh Snark: What I’d Love To See On Showtime’s “Polyamory: Married and Dating” (Possibly NSFW)

I had a day full of errands yesterday and more today, so I'm not going...

August 12, 2012

Why I’m No Longer A Journalist, But Just A Blogger

People keep calling me a journalist, but that's not quite true. I have attempted to...

August 12, 2012

Musical Geekery, Funny Geekery and Um… Some Geekery

I don't have enough of these videos to make a "13 things" out of them,...

August 11, 2012

Fresh Snark: Showtime’s “Polyamory: Married and Dating”

First things first, I know a bit about polyamory. I know some wonderful poly folks...

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 07, 2012

At Least Grant Me My Agency

I have passed a strange anniversary, and I don't know quite what to do with...

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...

August 05, 2012

I Really Want Some Chick-Fil-A Right Now (Or A Political Pagan Lent)

Not only because it is Sunday, but because I haven't had Chick-Fil-A in a long...

August 04, 2012

I Reject White Chocolate (Among Other Things)

I don't think it's actually chocolate at all. Someone wasted some sugar by mixing it...

August 03, 2012

Paying the Price

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

August 02, 2012

I Reject Jesus Christ

Recently a blogger not worth naming make the statement that Paganism is merely Protestantism playing...

August 01, 2012

Counting Your First Fruits, Or What To Do With Spiritual Zucchini?

Lammas, the festival of the loaf. The festival of first fruits. Of tomatoes and cucumbers...