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October 2016

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...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Books for Kids

So, you want to share your Pagan world-view and values with your kids, without indoctrinating...

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...

December 2015

December 01, 2015

Possession, Depossession, and Divine Relationships by Diana L. Paxson (Book Review)

Possession, Depossession, and Divine Relationships would make an excellent supporting text for an individual who...

August 2015

August 06, 2015

Paganism for Beginners: Reading list

My recommendation would be to read widely and deeply, noting what you agree with, what...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Paganism for Beginners: Diversity

The diversity of contemporary Paganism can be a bit bewildering for newcomers and outsiders, but...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Paganism for Beginners – Overview

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

December 2014

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...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Surviving Climate Change Requires Collective Action

Our desire that our groups or traditions be ideologically perfect will not serve us now....

July 24, 2014

A tangled web

Whenever I confront my personal ethical choices around sustainability and ecology, I realise that everything...

July 23, 2014

Moving Beyond “Environmentalism”

The world is alive and aware and we are part of it.

July 18, 2014

Embodiment and Woundedness: Owning Up to Being an Animal

When I stepped into the waters of Lake Superior, I recognized the sensation exactly: I’ve...

June 2014

June 02, 2014

Why I Dislike “-Ist”s but Love Raven Kaldera

When I teach, I do my best to downplay my personal beliefs, since my aim...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Consent Culture 101: Basic Practices and Teaching Games

What is consent culture, and how do we build it? Here are some basic practices...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

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

For Pagans who are interested in growing community and wielding political power in the service...

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...

March 13, 2014

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

The challenge of contemporary Paganism's future is to maintain an apparent paradox: to meet the...

March 12, 2014

Pagan prayer

A prayer can be nothing more than time taken to set an intention for the...

March 10, 2014

Wiccanate Privilege and Polytheist Wiccans

We should dismantle Wiccanate privilege as soon as possible. Let’s have devotional polytheism, liturgical Paganism,...

March 05, 2014

Drugs: it’s all about the context

Drugs and other mind-altering substances have been used in a sacred context for millennia. It...

March 04, 2014

If you build it, they will come

I would like to see Pagan weddings become legally recognised in England and Wales. I...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

All the Pagan Tea Times You Can Drink!

More Pagan Tea Times: John Beckett, David Dashifen Kees, Julian Betkowski, and Henry Buchy. The...

February 13, 2014

Tea Times with Aine Llewellyn and Rhyd Wildermuth

Fantastic Tea Times this week! Pagan history, the role of alternative religion in critiquing culture,...

February 02, 2014

Tea Time Update and Chair Position at Cherry Hill Seminary

Pagan Tea Time sweeps the Internet! Plus, Cherry Hill Seminary is looking for a new...

January 2014

January 19, 2014

Building Pagan Intellectual Culture Face to Face

It is vitally important, if we want to build Pagan intellectual culture, that we know...

December 2013

December 05, 2013

Ritual safety

I once attended a ritual where the temple (a basement room) had a polystyrene ceiling,...

November 2013

November 11, 2013

November Gratitude: Initiatory Communities

Out of all my experiences in Pagan groups, the one that has moved me the...

September 2013

September 16, 2013

Occupy Spirituality: Reflections from a Once and Future Activist

_Occupy Spirituality_ makes me feel old. But I know that there will be a future...