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February 2017

February 02, 2017

Moving House

Dowsing for Divinity is moving to dowsingfordivinity.wordpress.com. I would like to thank Jason Mankey and Christine...

December 2016

December 28, 2016

Review of Queer Paganism by Jo Green

This book would definitely be of interest to queer Pagans and open-minded heterosexuals, as it...

December 05, 2016

Imagining Other Possible Worlds

Science fiction, particularly the writings of Ursula le Guin, explores hypothetical alternative societies, cultures, futures,...

December 01, 2016

You say you want a revolution? (Review)

The exhibition tells the story of social change in the sixties through music, fashion, posters,...

November 2016

November 24, 2016

A Pagan Requiem

I have been thinking for a while that we need more liturgical poetry in Pagan...

November 24, 2016

New Book Coming Soon!

Inner work is a name commonly given to the inner processes that happen in ritual....

November 22, 2016

A Meditation: The Trees and the Forest

November 16, 2016

“But I’m not racist”

Sure, not everyone who voted for Trump or for Brexit was a white supremacist, or...

November 15, 2016

The safety pin: a reminder to resist bigotry

If you see someone being attacked (whether physically or verbally), don’t stay silent. If the...

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Colours of Paganism

The symbolism and mythology of colours in various Pagan traditions.

October 04, 2016

Erotic Religion: The Body and Sex for Wiccans and Pagans

For Wiccans, witches, and many other Pagans, the sexual body is a site of religious...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Misconceptions about cultural appropriation

Frequently, people assume that talk of cultural appropriation means that no-one can ever use an...

September 17, 2016

Fraud, and why it matters

A fraud is someone who deliberately and knowingly seeks to deceive others. If you can't...

September 16, 2016

Binary Thinking and Dealing with Abuse

The biggest problem with this binary view of 100% good people & 100% bad people...

September 15, 2016

“Good” people do bad things: statement on the Frosts

This is why we need the Pagan and Heathen Symposium Code of Conduct for all...

September 06, 2016

Creating Meaningful Public Ritual

We have all been to rituals that fell flat, or didn't work as intended. We...

September 03, 2016

Living Traditions

A culture, and a religion, is a massively complex system of interlocking ideas, philosophies, symbols,...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

Paganism and the Body Class Sneak Peek

This Fall I'm offering Paganism and the Body, a 14-week graduate-level online class in body...

August 17, 2016

My Polytheism

One of the things I really like about polytheism is its inherent plurality. Gods and...

August 06, 2016

Hospitality for the Stranger

Both hospitality and reciprocity are Pagan virtues and have been since ancient times. Honour is...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Poem on a Birthday

All the myths and stories tell us the gift exists to be transformed and passed...

July 25, 2016

Why Black Lives Matter (Too) – A Book Review #BlackLivesMatter

Black Lives Matter (Too) critiques racial injustice in the United States in a huge variety...

July 07, 2016

UK Satanic Abuse Scare: 25 Years On

As a pagan who has also worked in the press for the past 30-odd years,...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

A Tale of Two Britains

It ought to be obvious to anyone that Tory-imposed austerity is responsible for the economic...

June 22, 2016

Pagan Ritual for Pulse, Orlando

After the Orlando shooting, a small group of LGBTQIA Pagans came together to create a...

June 20, 2016

On Being European and Scottish

The North Sea has always connected people far more than it divided them, and the...

June 18, 2016

Externalising/Internalising: Talking About The Pain

I am very concerned that now straight society may take even less responsibility for the...

June 16, 2016

After Orlando: “Stay Proud, Stay Visible”

All around the world, vigils have have taken place in memory of the dead of...

June 15, 2016

Grace is the Time, is the Place, is the Motion

Grace is related to renewal and a sense of being right with the world and...

June 13, 2016

Litany for Orlando

Once again, I call for stronger and deeper love in the face of hate. Love...

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