Make Magic of Your Life
My first impression was that Thorn Coyle had written a self-help book. Was I ever wrong! This is a manual for practical magic.
View ArticleSilence and the Limitations of Language
Were the religious experiences of our distant ancestors incomplete because they did not have language for interpretation? Or were they more complete because they were experienced with their whole...
View ArticleYes, Belief Matters!
Paganism has always emphasized orthopraxy over orthodoxy, so it is not surprising that recent theological discussions have generated a backlash against belief. While we should hold our beliefs lightly,...
View ArticleThis Year Has Goals
Instead of making New Year's resolutions, I select a theme for each year. My no-goals approach has been successful, so now I need to set goals.
View ArticlePantheacon Recap
Last year I wrote about my Pantheacon envy. This year I went to Pantheacon. It was a great experience of community and I’m very glad I went.
View ArticlePagan Leadership
Any movement will have leaders. As Pagans, let’s call out the bad ones, support the good ones, and imitate the great ones.
View ArticleA Meditation on Fire
What do you desire? How can you honor the Fire of desire? How can you respect the Fire of danger? Join me in contemplating the element of Fire.
View ArticleTop Posts on Patheos Pagan in 2014
There’s been a lot of good writing on Patheos Pagan over the course of 2014. Here are my favorite posts, in no particular order.
View ArticleBetween the Worlds 2015 – A Call To Action
Put 350 Pagans, Heathens, Druids, Magicians, Witches, and various other esoteric practitioners together in a (nearly) snow-bound conference center for four days and what do you get? A mighty call to...
View ArticleLife Coaching, Spiritual Direction, and Holy Work
Helping others find their true calling and develop the skills necessary to carry it out is holy work, whether it’s done in a religious context or in a secular one.
View ArticleA Beautiful Resistance
I’ve always had mixed feelings about the Gods & Radicals website. Their writers are seeing the same problems I am, but they’re rather vague about what they want to replace the current system. So I...
View ArticleDo the Gods Test People?
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that “God” or “Goddess” or “the Universe” is testing me. Interestingly, I’ve never had someone who’s going through a hard time smile and say “it’s OK – it’s...
View ArticleThe Birth of Lugh
Jason Mankey calls Lughnasadh “the ugly-duckling of sabbats.” I don’t like that, but Jason is telling the truth. Perhaps Pagans and polytheists would put more into celebrating Lughnasadh if they knew...
View Article5 Things I Learned At Mystic South
Mystic South 2017 was an amazing, magical, memorable event. I’m so glad I was there. These are the five lessons I’m taking away from the conference.
View ArticleBeware Teachers Who Only Have Students
Pagan teachers have an awesome responsibility, a responsibility that’s too great to be entrusted to any one person. There are two issues here: the need for continuing education and the need for...
View ArticleMy Top 10 Pagan Albums of All Time
I’m not a music critic or historian, and this isn’t a list of the “best” or “most influential” albums in the Pagan world. This is my list of the Top 10 albums I like and have played a lot in ritual.
View ArticleFinding Your Spiritual Path Later In Life
How can someone move past the feeling of being behind if they start their Pagan practice later in life? It starts with beginning a dedicated practice.
View ArticleGrowing Your Magical and Spiritual Practice: Repetition Matters
If I need magical help, I’m not going to the oldest witch or to the witch with the biggest library. I’m going to the witch who gets her hands dirty week in and week out. Repetition matters.
View ArticleWhat a Decade It’s Been: A Spiritual Retrospective
We’re ten days away from a new decade, so before I do my usual year-end features it seems appropriate to do a retrospective on 2010 – 2019. This is a personal retrospective of the 2010s. It may be too...
View Article5 Ways to Get Off of a Spiritual Plateau
Life has ups and downs, and it also has plateaus – those times when we feel stuck in our spirituality. Recognizing that you’re on a plateau is a good thing – it’s the first step in getting yourself off...
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