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June 2016

June 09, 2016

Politics, Pagan religion and the 2016 elections- up at Public Square

I was asked to contribute to a public square discussion on faith and politics over...

June 05, 2016

The Trance of Belief II: Awakening and enjoying

(updated 6/7/2016) Part II picks up where my earlier post on how strong belief can...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

The Trance of Belief: Part I.

Global warming Most of the otherwise reasonably competent people we know who are global warming...

February 2016

February 05, 2016

Social Justice from a Pagan perspective

Last week I gave a keynote talk at the Conference of Current Pagan Studies on...

July 2015

July 01, 2015

Swastikas and the Stars and Bars as Symbols

( This column recapitulates the basic points about the swastika and Confederate flag...

June 2015

June 22, 2015

Probing the Depths of the Charleston Murders: a Pagan perspective

The racist terrorism that killed so many in Charleston this past Wednesday was followed almost...

June 11, 2015

Caitlin Jenner, the Duggars, and Us

Caitlin Jenner and the ‘Quiverfull’ of Duggars are perfect symbols for the profound cultural changes...

August 2014

August 23, 2014

A response to Niki Whiting’s review of my book, Faultlines

Replying to reviews with which an author disagrees is in many ways a waste of...

April 2014

April 02, 2014

Considering ‘Privilege,’ White, Wiccan, and otherwise. Part III: Occult and Spiritual Dimensions

Resentment, envy, and self-righteousness push away from the heart, narrowing it or shutting it down....

March 2014

March 27, 2014

Considering ‘Privilege,’ White, Wiccan, and otherwise. Part II: When the language of privilege works and when it does not

The problems with 'Wiccan privilege' as a concept are rooted in the current abuse of...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

Faultlines Book Release, and Why Pagans Should Work with Other Religions

We are undergoing a fundamental shift in humanity’s spiritual orientation: from one rooted in agricultural...

August 2013

August 12, 2013

The “Pro-Life” Movement’s Hidden Subtext

If anti-choice advocates were truly pro-life, they would support providing prenatal care and protecting women's...

February 2013

February 07, 2013

If Thought Forms Exist, What Can We Do About Them?

Thought forms are dependent on the people who generate the mental energy empowering them. Like...

January 2013

January 26, 2013

Thought Forms and the American Crisis: Esoteric Insights

For thousands of years, human societies were based on ideas of hierarchy, subordination, and obedience....

December 2012

December 26, 2012

How the ‘Christian’ right is destroying Christianity in the Middle East

Christians are at risk of disappearing from the Middle East. The usual reason given is...

December 04, 2012

Looking Back on the Election: A Pagan Perspective

The American right wing hit its high-water mark in the 2012 election -- and then...