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November 2018

November 03, 2018

Keep It Secret

Secrets and the occult go hand-in-hand. While anyone can benefit from some spiritual cultivation, students...

July 2018

July 21, 2018

Spell Books, Training Manuals and Treatises

The importance of Pagan books. In the West, the image of a wizard with his...

April 2018

April 07, 2018

The Great Work, Nine to Five

Work. The daily grind. The rat race. There are a lot of ways we describe...

March 2018

March 19, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Animal Wisdom

Animals have not forgotten the geography of the real. They know things that we either...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Defining Paganism

By defining “Pagan” we’re learning who we are – and who we’re not. Defining Paganism...

August 2017

August 14, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Don’t Panic

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the moment and forget the simple power of...

August 07, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Magic Is in You

We must abandon the self-help movement, step away from comforting gods, and throw ourselves into...

July 2017

July 25, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Why I Am a Warrior

When courage falters, people say, “take heart!” Maybe that seems like a silly way to...

June 2017

June 19, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Boline

Tied to the history of the land, the boline is a reminder of the thin...

June 05, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Living With Fear

We all bow to fear. We can’t help it. No one is fearless in all...

May 2017

May 15, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Everyday Magic

Step into the unknown, and you’ll find yourself there.

March 2017

March 12, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Animism & The Big Questions

Are we creatures of spirit who inhabit bodies, or physical bodies that somehow have awareness?...

March 05, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Power of Daily Practice

We see people do incredible things, and we think, “I could never do that.” But...

January 2016

January 03, 2016

The Other Side of the Hedge: Why Can’t I F@^%!&G Meditate?

Over and over, I hear people talk about how they can’t meditate. They confess that...

December 2015

December 20, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: Why Is Yule like The Force?

The spiritual importance of Star Wars, at least for me, is that it showed us...

December 06, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: Animism and Healing

Since animists don’t turn a blind eye to the dark corners and dangers of the...

November 2015

November 15, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: Scrying Over You

Scrying is the practice of inducing and interpreting visions. Commonly, crystal balls and magic mirrors...

November 01, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Magnum Opus

Life is about more than just being terribly clever and easily dissatisfied primates who happen...

October 2015

October 18, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Thinning of the Veil

Halloween is almost upon us. It’s a time of year for costumes, parties, and maybe...

October 04, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: Animism and Virtue

In Paganism, we spend a lot of time shouting across the chasms of meaning and...

September 2015

September 20, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: Animism Isn’t for Us?

The animistic worldview is the red-headed stepchild of Western pagan worldviews. It finds itself mostly...

September 06, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: Being Neighborly

Land spirits are an important part of paganisms around the world. These are spirits associated...

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