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June 2015

June 06, 2015

What is Pagan theology, and why do we need it?

Pagan theology is the discussion of pagan ethics and values and a discussion on the...

June 04, 2015

Reasons for addressing God as Mother

There has been quite a bit of hoo-hah recently as some Anglican women are campaigning...

June 03, 2015

Paganism for Beginners: Theology

Pagan theology is non-dogmatic, experiential, and descriptive. You are 'doing theology' whenever you explain how...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Paganism for Beginners: Wicca

Wicca is both a religion and a magical practice. Wiccans interact with the world on...

May 20, 2015

Paganism for Beginners – Overview

Paganism is more of an attitude of mind than a fixed creed. It is always...

May 17, 2015

Spirituality – let the buyer beware

Every time I have an encounter with someone who has an interest in spirituality, and...

May 12, 2015

“No One Understands About Black”

Light without dark is the intolerable bright glare of torture and interrogation. We need our...

May 12, 2015

The Need for Story, Witness, Truth

What if we focused on healing the harm on every side, rather than punishing (or...

May 10, 2015

A bubble of complacency

One of the things that enables me to function more-or-less effectively is the notion that...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

A lament

We must turn away from seeing only things And learn to see the sacred in...

April 23, 2015

Blue Beltane

With about ten days to go before Beltane, I find my thoughts turning wistful and...

April 20, 2015

Re-Imagining the Hero’s Journey

Not everyone wants to be king. Not everyone wants to end up married and live...

April 16, 2015

Tradition and change

What is a tradition? What is the function of tradition? What are valid criteria for...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Move over Easter Bunny, here comes the Easter Fox

I do think that pagans, of all people, have an ethical obligation to respect the...

March 19, 2015

Solar eclipse

Light. We all depend on light. Sunlight to grow our food, Sunlight to warm our...

March 12, 2015

Terry Pratchett: an accidental Pagan theologian

As far as I know, he is the only writer to speculate on how deities...

March 10, 2015

Making Meaning After the Death of Tony Terrell Robinson, Jr.

Artists make meaning. It's our job. Right now, my city has a chance to make...

March 04, 2015

Transplanting from one culture to another – appropriation or exchange?

Many people do not understand what is and is not cultural appropriation because they assume...

March 02, 2015

Woman with the Pen: Five Moments On My Way Back to Patheos

There are many radical and beloved and ferocious warriors whose voices I treasure above my...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

Friends, May I Present to You… Your New Channel Manager!

Thank you all so much for the energy you lend to this space. I have...

February 05, 2015

A Pagan coming-out ritual

A ritual that celebrates coming out as a rite of passage, and welcomes the newly-identified...

February 01, 2015

Stephen Fry, burrowing insects, and lions and tigers and bears

Christianity assumes that humans are the pinnacle of “creation” and that the world exists for...

January 2015

January 12, 2015

Je ne suis pas Charlie, because it is more complicated than that

The relationship between Islam and the West is complex and multi-faceted, and cannot be reduced...

January 01, 2015

Gender and sexuality in Wicca

This is the video of my talk at Witchfest in Croydon, November 2014. The talk...

December 2014

December 22, 2014

Diverse communities are less racist

The subjugation and oppression of Black and brown people is part of the dominionist, capitalist,...

December 15, 2014

Black Lives Matter

The thing about equality is that it is not enough to say, in a vague...

December 05, 2014

One Pagan in the Season of Advent, the Season of #Ferguson #MikeBrown #EricGarner

Why have we been silent?

November 2014

November 28, 2014

Ten Pagan Writers I Am Grateful For In a Troubled Season

Among all the thoughtful and passionate voices I have encountered this year, here are ten...

November 10, 2014

The Three Brigits of the Ulster Cycle and the Forgotten Origins of Neopagan Theology

This week, we are pleased to once again host an original research article by Christopher...

November 05, 2014

Elections, Politics, Consent, and #sexyvoterhaiku

Yesterday was a completely improvisatory performance, unfolding in real time, exploring the metaphor of elections...

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