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2014-12-27T13:41:31-05:00

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Consent Culture 101: Basic Practices and Teaching Games

Last updated on: December 27, 2014 at 1:41 pm By Christine Kraemer

What is consent culture, and how do we build it? Here are some basic practices that Pagans can use for teaching consent culture to both children and adults. Read more

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2014-12-26T11:35:35-05:00

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Now the green blade rises: a Pagan perspective on Easter

Last updated on: December 26, 2014 at 11:35 am By Yvonne Aburrow

You can enjoy Easter on a mythical and mystical level. There’s no need to take it literally to enjoy the unfolding drama of the Mystery. We can witness the many stories of death and resurrection, and experience transformation ourselves, like participants in a mystery tradition. Read more

2014-12-27T13:36:26-05:00

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The Future of Paganism (Part Two): What Pagans Can Learn from Pioneer Mormons

Last updated on: December 27, 2014 at 1:36 pm By Christine Kraemer

For Pagans who are interested in growing community and wielding political power in the service of minority religious rights, Mormons could be our teachers—particularly if we focus on nineteenth-century Mormons and the practice of gathering. Read more

2014-03-29T12:05:59-04:00

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Erotic Ethics and Pagan Consent Culture

Last updated on: March 29, 2014 at 12:05 pm By Christine Kraemer

In times of crisis, we often focus on what we DON'T want. But if we are to create a healthy consent culture, our vision of our erotic ethics must be framed in positive terms. What does a Pagan consent culture look like? Read more

2014-12-26T11:37:03-05:00

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Silence equals complicity: making Pagan groups safe for everyone

Last updated on: December 26, 2014 at 11:37 am By Yvonne Aburrow

We are supposed to be a community that values women, that believes women are the embodiment of the Divine just as much as men, if not more so. We are a community that celebrates all acts of love and pleasure. Well, let me tell you right now, anything less than enthusiastic consent is not an act of love and pleasure. Love and pleasure are sacred. Rape and abuse are the most horrible violations of the sacred integrity of the human body. Read more

2014-03-24T15:16:20-04:00

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Cat Chapin-Bishop: Sacred Fire, or What Do I Hope to Build?

Last updated on: March 24, 2014 at 3:16 pm By Guest Contributor

We do not need to define our experiences of the holy in the same way. We do not need to blend together our theologies, vocabulary, or myths. But I think we are weakened forever if we allow our differences to distract us from what we know we hold in common: that we live our lives open to the possibility that on this day, we will encounter personally some source of that sacred fire. We walk through the world ready to be blessed. Read more

2014-12-26T11:37:53-05:00

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Polytheism and mystery

Last updated on: December 26, 2014 at 11:37 am By Yvonne Aburrow

Polytheism ought to mean "many deities", with no other qualifications, and include all varieties that recognise many deities. However, the term has been hedged about with so many codicils and footnotes, it is starting to look like the doctrine of the Trinity (apparently simple, but actually incredibly complicated). Read more

2014-12-26T11:39:00-05:00

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What happens when the oil runs out?

Last updated on: December 26, 2014 at 11:39 am By Yvonne Aburrow

The oil won't run out overnight, and if we are lucky, it will be managed sensibly. But all the current indications are that it will not be managed sensibly. Instead of reducing our dependency on fossil fuels, companies are inventing ever more destructive ways of wresting them from the ground, the worst of these being fracking. We are also not investing in sustainable power sources, or taxing carbon consumption, or anywhere near enough of the things we should be doing. The warning signs of climate change are being ignored. Read more

2014-04-03T13:32:11-04:00

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Vampires and Addicts

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 1:32 pm By Christine Kraemer

Are vampires a metaphor for the way we are drinking other species, the land, and each other dry? Margot Adler's new book considers the wild popularity of vampires in media and suggests that, in the twenty-first century, the vampires are us. Read more

2014-03-14T14:30:39-04:00

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The Future of Contemporary Paganism: Holding Paradox (Part One)

Last updated on: March 14, 2014 at 2:30 pm By Christine Kraemer

The challenge of contemporary Paganism's future is to maintain an apparent paradox: to meet the needs of a growing movement without losing the passion and alternative vision that drew so many converts to Pagan traditions. Read more

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