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Samuel Wagar

About Samuel Wagar

I'm a Wiccan Priest (since 1985), chaplain at University of Alberta (since 2014), doctoral candidate in Ministry/theology at St. Stephen's College. Author of "I Know Know Where the Bodies are Buried: A Memoir, 1956-2011" (Obscure Pagan Press / Createspace, 2014) "Growing Wiccan Temples and Leaders: Temple Organization and Leadership Development in a Mission-Centred Wiccan Movement" (Obscure Pagan Press / Createspace 2012) "The Uses of Ecstasy: Ritual and Practical Mysticism in Wicca" (Obscure Pagan Press / Createspace 2012) "Creating Lore, Writing Ritual" (Obscure Pagan Press / Createspace 2012) Edited and provided an introduction and recommended reading appendix to "Adelphon Kruptos - the Secret Work of the Knights of Labor 1886 " (Washington DC: Westphalia Press, 2016) Compiled and wrote seven editions of a "Directory to Canadian Pagan Resources" , and edited "A Pagan Teen Survival Guide" (Obscure Pagan Press 1998). I have sixteen academic publications in theology, sociology of religion and Wicca. I'm the father of two adult sons and a mead-maker. I have a drum but rarely play it, love dancing naked around the fire at Pagan events. I've been reading Tarot for forty years.

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Earth Religion, Earth Crisis

The new world we need to build must have more music, joy,... read more

Theological Notions in Temple Wicca

As part of the unfortunate anti-intellectualism and anti-authoritarian hippie leftover streak in... read more

Blood and Social Justice

Friday afternoon as I was donating blood, (which I do every... read more

More Temple Organizing Thoughts

My church is a federation of self-governing temples. Our bylaws and organizing principles... read more

Connecting With Your Matron and Patron Deities

My version of Wiccan theology is panentheistic and polytheistic. The goddesses and... read more

Start with Mission

A key point in building public Wiccan temples and activities, one that... read more

Dancing With the Children of the Corn

Last weekend I had the pleasure of being a guest of... read more

So you want to start a church?

For many years I have followed a vision of a Wiccan movement centred... read more

Hope in the time of 'breaking of nations'

In this time of the 'breaking of nations' it is easy to... read more

Ritual Reading List

The best ritual books and approaches that I have found to ritual... read more

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