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Category Archives: ethics
Questions about love spells and ethics
Someone emailed me with questions related to my recent writing about the ethics of love spells. They indicated that they emailed me because I don’t allow anonymous comments, but when I replied by email, the reply failed. I’m posting their … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, feminism, magic
Tagged ethics, magic, magical ethics, rape culture, relationships
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Further thoughts
Follow-ups to a couple of recent posts, plus other assorted thoughts. Guns: Salon explains why the answer is not more guns: But perhaps the biggest problem is the philosophy underpinning notions to arm more people. Goddard of the Brady campaign … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, feminism, health care, magic, politics
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When love spells become rape
As I mentioned in the last post, there were many things that speakers said at Between the Worlds that I was glad to hear people saying, actively, in the Pagan/magical community. There was one glaring omission: “Love spells” as most … Continue reading
John Michael Greer and the Raspberry Jam Principle of Magic
One of my favorite things about Between the Worlds was hearing respected teachers and practitioners saying things that I think we need to have more discussion of in the Pagan community. Some of that was on the issue of eclecticism … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, magic
Tagged ethics, magic, magical ethics
A 9/11 challenge
Healing takes time. I’ve lost a member of my immediate family (although not to violence), so I understand some of that first-hand. Grieving takes time, and it’s never enough time. I’m glad that in some ways the pain of Sept … Continue reading
The myth of nonsectarianism
Sometimes someone has to say that the emperor has no clothes. Here goes: There is no such thing as nonsectarian prayer. “Nonsectarian” is a polite euphemism for “generically Christian,” and more specifically “generically Protestant, but probably acceptable to nearly all … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, politics, religious freedom
Tagged First Amendment, government, prayer
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The Prisoners’ Dilemma of Pagan Standard Time
Hecate tells the truth about Pagan Standard Time and links to Kerr Cuchulain’s little video about it. Hecate talks about the experience of a circle with respect to PST. Kerr says that it’s a violation of the Rede and gives … Continue reading
Crowdsourcing: Examples of magical victim-blaming
I’m working on an article about the problem of victim blaming by magical practitioners. I have a handful of examples – including one stunning one from Buckland – but would like to collect as many as I can. So please … Continue reading
Updated: Sustainable Sandalwood
After further research, I’ve found two sources of sustainable sandalwood oil, but no incense. Both Aura Cacia and Mountain Rose Herbs carry Australian sandalwood oil. Aura Cacia products are available at Whole Foods stores and other natural-products stores. For larger … Continue reading
