The Spiritual Power of Masks
Around Halloween many people are thinking about costumes and many types of masks can be seen everywhere at this time. It is noteworthy that the word “mask”…
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Eco-Paganism now has a calendar: The Eco-Pagan Calendar
No, the Eco-Pagan Calendar is not in the set of stones in the photo above. Though it’s quite possible that those stones were originally used as a…
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Mercury retrograde and a nuanced look at divination
Let’s get one thing straight. Despite people telling you otherwise, Mercury is not in retrograde orbit right now–nor has it ever been. Mercury retrograde is an optical…
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Why I still wear a COVID mask like it’s 2020
People on my Substack blog have noticed that I have been re-sharing posts about COVID and masking. They may be wondering what this has to do with…
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Paganism and the environmental crisis
As greater signs of climate breakdown emerge, there is no doubt that we are entering critical times. In such times, the question of the how Paganism and…
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Christmas season and its aftermath
It took me a while to realize just how strange and unusual the Western concept of the Christmas season is. Like most middle-class children in North America,…
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Summer Solstice and the living Earth
The beginning of the Summer Solstice is a time when life seems to be flourishing the most in the Northern Hemisphere, I think it’s a good time…
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Why Paganism?
This is my first post in a while. In ’24 I was going through quite a few personal transitions. I’m happy to say that the muse has…
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The Tailteann Games and Lughnasadh
One hundred years ago today, the fledgling Irish Free State established the Tailteann Games for the first time in at least eight hundred years. You may not…
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How real is the experience of spiritual phenomena?
So, the question of “belief” in Pagan practice has been on my mind a lot in recent months. Many people have claimed to have seen, heard, or…