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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...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Poem on a Birthday

All the myths and stories tell us the gift exists to be transformed and passed...

April 2016

April 04, 2016

Creative Endarkenment: Downward to Darkness

There comes a time when we feel the tug in our gut, the impulse to...

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...

March 2015

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...

January 2015

January 01, 2015

Gender and sexuality in Wicca

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

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Gardnerians, Sacred Lands, Climate Marches, and Other News of Note

What's on my mind and on my reading list this month? Sacred Lands; British-Wicca.com; Sex,...

September 01, 2014

Anti-kink and transphobia have no place in Paganism

It may not be your cup of tea, but at least make an effort to...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

“That Which You Hate and Try to Destroy is Sacred”

I want every woman to insist on herself—and to be free and able to do...

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 27, 2014

Silence equals complicity: making Pagan groups safe for everyone

We are supposed to be a community that values women, that believes women are the...

February 2014

February 14, 2014

Lupercalia

Whatever the origins and timing of Valentine's Day, 14 February was originally the date of...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

The struggle is not over yet

I am delighted that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people can now marry someone of...

April 2013

April 10, 2013

Five questions about Paganism

(1) How is paganism different? (2) What is the significance of its difference? (3) What...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Eros and Psyche

Spirituality and sexuality are intertwined. The most profound sexual experiences involve an abandonment of the...

December 14, 2012

Yvonne Aburrow Joins “Sermons”; Gender and Sexuality Article

Yvonne Aburrow joins Sermons from the Mound, plus a new academic article on gender and...