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September 2019

September 01, 2019

Book Review: Mother Of Mortals – A Tale Of The Nepheleid

Book review of Mother of Mortals, A Tale of the Nepheleid, a devotional work about...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Pagans & Polytheists Aren’t Failing The Earth, We Are Failing Ourselves

It's not just a matter of saving the earth, it's a matter of saving ourselves....

August 27, 2019

Why All Pagans And Witches Need To Delete Their Facebook

We can't do anything about Facebook's policies--and too many of them have been terrible for...

May 2019

May 10, 2019

Isobel Gowdie Would Like To Talk To You About What Is Actually Political

Isobel Gowdie would like to talk to you about what is actually political, and this...

May 08, 2019

Is There A Wrong Way To Be A Feminist Witch Or Pagan?

What does feminism mean in the scope of being a witch or a pagan? Is...

May 07, 2019

Yes, Hekate Is Political, Witchcraft Is Political, That’s Just How It Is

Hekate is political. Witchcraft is political. This is both modern and historical fact. What is...

April 2019

April 22, 2019

Initiation, Mystery Traditions, And Our Relationships With The Gods

It has been said that the purpose of mystery traditions is in order to establish...

April 01, 2019

Do We Choose The Gods, Or Do The Gods Choose Us?

Do we choose the gods or do the gods choose us? Is the original culture...

January 2019

January 15, 2019

Cultural Appropriation Vs Appreciation: A Primer For Pagans, Polytheists, And Occultists

What are the differences between cultural appropriation, cultural appreciation, and appropriation of cultural appropriation? What...

December 2018

December 19, 2018

Is It Part Of Hellenic Polytheism To Be Against Science And Medicine?

Is it Hellenic to be against science and medicine? Were the ancient Greeks opposed to...

December 18, 2018

Honoring The Winter Solstice As A Modern Hellenist

How do Hellenists/Greek polytheists honor the winter solstice in the modern world? For those of...

December 12, 2018

Yule Shopping? What To Get For The Witch Or Pagan Who Has Everything

Having difficulty doing holiday shopping for the witches, pagans, polytheists, and general occultists in your...

December 10, 2018

There’s No Place Like Polytheism And Paganism For The Holidays

What do polytheists and pagans do around the holidays? Well, that obviously depends on the...

December 06, 2018

Addressing Authenticity: What Makes Any Tradition “Legitimate”?

What makes a tradition "legitimate" or "authentic"? Are some traditions naturally better or more legit...

November 2018

November 19, 2018

Witches Are The New Black: Feminism, Challenging Patriarchy & Heteronormativity

There has been a recent surge of interest in witches and witchcraft which can be...

November 13, 2018

“Pagan” A Bad Term? Unpacking Modern Terminology & Plurality Of Faiths

Is the term "pagan" a bad term? Has it outgrown its usefulness in describing a...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Witches, Time Is Running Out To Realize Our Political & Magical Power

Witchcraft has always been about the traditionally disenfranchised, the disruption of the status quo in...

October 17, 2018

On Samhain For Some, The Dead Are Not Silent–They Speak And They Are Loud

Samhain is traditionally when we honor the dead, but some of us naturally have a...

October 15, 2018

Life After Life: Honoring The Ancestors And Our Dead At Samhain

Honoring the dead and our ancestors on Samhain can be as simple or as elaborate...

October 04, 2018

Witches: We Must Demand Our Power And Our Rights, Not Ask For Them

We must demand our power and our rights, not expect them to be handed to...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Technology Is Neither Anti-Pagan Nor Anti-Witchcraft

Why are witch and occult related apps making some people angry? Why do people think...

September 11, 2018

The Descent Of Persephone: Honoring The Autumnal Equinox

The fall equinox was the time when Persephone's descent into the underworld was celebrated, and...

September 06, 2018

When An Offering Is More Than An Offering: On The Nature Of Sacrifice

The term “sacrifice” is used a lot within the pagan and other spiritual communities. While...

September 05, 2018

Pagan & Occult Community Is Necessary – Even If You Practice Alone

What does community mean for us as pagans, polytheists, and occultists, and why is it...

August 2018

August 15, 2018

Enabling & Tolerating Intolerance In Our Communities Will Kill Tolerance

In our communities there has been a pervasive habit of condoning and making excuses for...

August 14, 2018

Toxic Positivity Culture: Why Pagans, Polytheists, & Occultists Should Guard Against It

What is toxic positivity culture, and why we need to avoid it in order to...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Cis-centric Heteronormativity Must Die: The Craft, All Of Magic, And Paganism Is Marching Into the 21st Century Whether You Like It Or Not

For too long people have used religion, tradition, and philosophy as shields to hide behind...

July 25, 2018

Women’s Voices: Battling “Broccultism” In Magical Trads

Where can female voices be found within various magical traditions? And why is ceremonial magic...

July 24, 2018

Beyond The Athame & The Chalice: Rethinking Gender Roles And Polarity

Gender isn't binary and it's not determined by your bits, either. So why should these...

July 22, 2018

Honoring Lammas As A Greek Polytheist: Celebrating First Fruits

As a modern day Hellenist, I feel that the neo-Pagan wheel of the year and...