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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 being an Eco-Pagan. Well, now I will tell you. The truth is that I never stopped wearing a COVID mask because the pandemic never ended. When did the…

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 the environmental crisis can interact has emerged in my mind. I think about this because it only makes sense to me that Earth-based religions play a role in…

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 to reflect on the notion of the Earth being alive, and the notion that “the Earth is alive, and magic is afoot.” You have probably heard of the…

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 returned. I have focused a lot on Pagan celebrations and Pagan traditions in previous blog entries. Now I feel ready to go into the deeper aspects of Paganism…

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 know it from the frequent intermingling of the holiday with the Anglo-Saxon holiday of Lammas and the Elizabethan legend of John Barleycorn, but the Tailteann Games were, for…

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 felt spiritual phenomena and experienced things not explainable by modern science. Among Pagans, the degree of belief in the existence of deities or otherworldy phenomena vary widely. Many…

It’s fitting that both the day after Christmas and the day after New Year’s fall on a Tuesday this year. Tuesday is an appropriate day to wake up to after a long period of fantasy and gluttony disguised as the highest holy holiday of the year. Like other periods of gluttony and celebration, we wake…

There has been a lot of buzz about the frozen body of a 2,500 year old Pazyryk woman, known popularly as the “Siberian Ice Maiden.” She was mummified and then further well-preserved by the Siberian permafrost. The permafrost also preserved her tattoos well. One of the tattoos depicted a deer that appears to be flying….

Let us welcome the Irish and Scottish fire holiday of Samhain! Forms of this ancient Celtic festival have spread around the world, particularly with Halloween. Such popularity might be seen as both a blessing and a curse. The festival has changed in ways that probably would be almost unrecognizable to the ancient Gaels. So in…

Due to a rather strange set of circumstances, Wheel of the Year criticisms are now part and parcel of the Autumn Equinox tradition. And I’m all for it.