I’ve written some stuff on wards and energy work. This is an area that I have done a bit of work in, and am very comfortable pontificating on. I saw this post on Tumblr, and it gave me pause. What struck me wasn’t so much the technique describe so much as the assumptions that were […]
Leaving the Fold
Teo Bishop, author at Bishop in the Grove and occasionally at the Wild Hunt, has had a profound spiritual revelation. This year at Samhain I’m coming to terms with the realization that Paganism, itself, does not serve me in the way that I thought it did. Stranger even, I’m feeling pulled back to the Episcopal […]
What is Service?
I’ve talked a couple times now about the idea of service and I’ve realized that maybe I need to clarify what I mean by that. Most people who honor the Gods and spirits* do so as the equivalent of what might be called laymen: someone(…)
Why None of Us are Special Snowflakes
This blog should probably have a blogging while ill warning label. So you’ve been warned. 
There’s an expression in modern pagan communities: special snowflake. It’s used for people who are very vocal about …
Relating to Deities
What kind of relationship do you have with your gods? Erin provides an interesting discourse on our relationships to deities. The gist of a lot of it echoes my essay on selecting a patron deity to some respect: figure out what you’re looking for and try to make contact with them. Play nice and see […]
I call bullshit, it’s none of your business
You know what’s sad, old and just a flaming bowl of hypocritical?
The number of pagans and pagan blogs that want to demonize other pagans who’s paths have evolved and changed and sent them back to Christianity.
Dream Journal: 2013-11-09.01
Weaver is summoned to meet and greet the new king. But the king only has eyes for breasts and bling. Can Weaver keep her cool and complete her mission? Later she finds herself stuck in a nuclear reactor complex with a psychopath and the man hunting him. Leaving that, she heads home and finds there are more than potholes on the freeway. Some should be placed quickly out of mind.
4,628 words.
Left Hand, Right Hand
I hear a lot of equivocating about the “Right-Hand” versus the “Left-Hand” paths in the metaphysical community. This is very deeply rooted in Occidental occultism, and very much tied to the white/black magic dichotomy. And of course, we all know that the Right-Hand path is better, and that White Magick is better, right? After all, […]
Understanding Paganism
A while ago Teo Bishop wrote this post about what kind of pagan he is. It’s a very powerful piece, and I recommend that you take the time to read it. Really, read it. First, I’d like to note that in many ways, I am not the same kind of Pagan Teo is. I’d also […]
Honoring Intuition
When you see something up ahead, but get confused on time and wait for it, and start to doubt yourself One of the downsides of reading tarot and having a nonstandard view of time is that you sometimes get glimpses of things that haven’t happened yet. This can be especially problematic if there is a […]