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June 2016

June 10, 2016

Hex The System, Bind The Perpetrator

If a man assumes he is entitled to physical contact (sexual or otherwise) with a...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

You’ll Never Walk Alone

I congratulate the Hillsborough families for their victory. Justice at last. The names of the...

February 2016

February 19, 2016

PAGAN CONSENT CULTURE Anthology Is Available!

How might a Druid understand consent? How about a Wiccan, a Thelemite, a Heathen, or...

February 16, 2016

Making Meaning at the Movies

Has Hollywood Become Our National Conscience? Many 21st-century movies—both animated children’s films and big production...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Combinations of Difficult Questions #PinkOut

What if a woman’s voice is the tree falling in the forest? What if women's...

July 2015

July 25, 2015

Why is Hate More Newsworthy Than Love?

Although a majority of people of faith support same-sex marriage and inclusivity, and are opposed...

July 24, 2015

Navigating the ethical minefield

As we go through life, most of us find our ethics are guided by the...

July 18, 2015

What colour is your witchcraft?

Why the question "are you a black witch or a white witch?" is such an...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

Pagans and Money

Whenever the subject of Pagans and money comes up, there arises the vexed question of...

June 19, 2015

Why Pagans don’t proselytise or evangelise

Pagans don't actively seek converts because we believe that the realisation that you are a...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Storytime: Wayland’s Tale

Once there was a god who wanted to try his luck as a man. It...

July 2014

July 11, 2014

Pagan leadership

The best Pagan leaders are those who listen – both to the promptings of spirit,...

March 2014

March 29, 2014

Erotic Ethics and Pagan Consent Culture

In times of crisis, we often focus on what we DON'T want. But if we...

July 2013

July 05, 2013

Virtue Ethics (Seeking the Mystery, Chp. 5 Excerpt)

What are virtue ethics, and how do Pagans make ethical decisions? Learn more in this...

April 2013

April 16, 2013

What is the foundation of Pagan ethics?

Pagans don't have a holy book with commandments from a deity. We tend to derive...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

A gift for a gift: a Pagan ethic of reciprocity

The exchange of gifts is a way of establishing relationship. In gift economies, gifts are...