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2015-06-30T02:29:15-04:00

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Marriage equality: All you need is love… or is it?

Last updated on: June 30, 2015 at 2:29 am By Yvonne Aburrow

I am immensely heartened by the legalisation of same-sex marriage across the United States of America. This makes the US the 23rd country to legalise it. Given the large number of people in same-sex relationships who want to get married, it seems like a very good idea, especially when it grants access to all kinds of other benefits. And we should celebrate our victories along the way. However, it does not mean that the struggle for equality is over. Read more

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Pagans and Money

Last updated on: July 1, 2015 at 7:51 pm By Yvonne Aburrow

Whenever the subject of Pagans and money comes up, there arises the vexed question of what spiritual services to charge for. The ethics of charging money for spirituality-related events is always tricky. On the one hand, there are those who argue that if they expend energy, they should be paid for it, and on the other hand, there are those who argue that money is the kiss of death to spirituality. Read more

2015-06-24T07:58:21-04:00

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Paganism for Beginners: Things we care about

Last updated on: June 24, 2015 at 7:58 am By Yvonne Aburrow

Some issues are associated in people's minds with being Pagan, most obviously environmentalism and feminism. Since Paganism and Nature-worship are synonymous in many people's minds, caring for the Earth seems like an obvious thing for Pagans to want to do. And since the Earth is often viewed as a goddess, or as the Goddess, Paganism is an obvious choice for anyone who wonders why so many monotheists view their deity as exclusively male. Read more

2019-01-22T16:12:41-05:00

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A Queer Pagan Reading List

Last updated on: January 22, 2019 at 4:12 pm By Yvonne Aburrow

Here are a bunch of books for the LGBTQ Pagan reader. I have either read these and can recommend them, or I have read another book by the same author, and can therefore recommend the ones on this list. Read more

Why Pagans don’t proselytise or evangelise

Last updated on: June 14, 2015 at 3:08 pm By Yvonne Aburrow

Pagans don't actively seek converts because we believe that the realisation that you are a Pagan wells up from within, as a response to the beauty of Nature, the call of the Pagan deities, or a growing convergence with Pagan values and a Pagan world-view. We do not believe that it is "cosmically necessary" to be a Pagan - our gods want willing adherents, not forced ones, and they do not punish people who do not believe in them (ancient pagans also did not believe in punishment for non-believers). Read more

2015-05-29T08:18:03-04:00

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Paganism for Beginners: Organisations

Last updated on: May 29, 2015 at 8:18 am By Yvonne Aburrow

Pagan organisations are important because they represent Pagan organisations to the wider world, and connect members of the Pagan movement together. Through them you can find out more about your chosen tradition, and meet other Pagans to celebrate with. Read more

2015-06-16T15:34:08-04:00

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Summer Solstice, and the gender-stereotyping is easy

Last updated on: June 16, 2015 at 3:34 pm By Yvonne Aburrow

A whistle-stop tour of Sun goddesses and Moon gods to celebrate the Summer Solstice Read more

2015-06-07T06:01:56-04:00

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A Pagan perspective on the Bible

Last updated on: June 7, 2015 at 6:01 am By Yvonne Aburrow

The Bible has inspired people to rise up against their oppressors and demand freedom and equality. It is full of rich stories and poetry and demands for equality. It is much more than a single book – it is a collection of stories. Therefore, we should stop reading it as a religious text, and read it as a classic work of our shared culture – the way we read Shakespeare or Milton. Read more

Paganism for Beginners: Rites of Passage

Last updated on: June 7, 2015 at 4:28 am By Yvonne Aburrow

A rite of passage is a ritual or ceremony to celebrate and mark the passage from one phase of life to the next. Rites of passage ease us over the threshold into the next phase, and help us to understand and embrace our new status. Rites of passage include baby naming, coming of age, coming out, initiation, marriage, divorce, croning, and funerals. Read more

2015-06-07T04:31:26-04:00

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Paganism for Beginners: Values

Last updated on: June 7, 2015 at 4:31 am By Yvonne Aburrow

Paganism is a life-affirming religion, and most Pagans view the physical world as sacred. Pagan values flow from that and embrace it. Read more

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