Category Archives: nature

Ostara salt scrub

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

Happy Ostara! I haven’t developed this into a full ritual yet, but here’s an idea you might try: an Ostara salt scrub. Why not try a little “spring cleaning” on your body as well as around the house? Seriously, though, … Continue reading →

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Landbase whispers: Spring is here

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

My landbase told me that spring arrived last Tuesday. On Monday, I was walking in the rain, and I thought about something Michael Smith mentioned at Sacred Space, alluding to the way a religion that recognizes the divine immanent in … Continue reading →

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Dupont Henge today

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

The Express had a little article on Friday saying that today at 12:30 the sun will shine directly down the tunnel of Dupont Circle’s south entrance. Anybody want to go see? I should have kept a copy of the article, … Continue reading →

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Sitting at a cold altar

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Have you ever tried sitting at a cold altar? By cold I don’t just mean temperature. My altar where I do my regular devotions has symbols of the Elements on it: a stick of incense, a small candle, a dish … Continue reading →

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The Illogic of Straight Lines and asking hard questions

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

After a lot of consideration and discussion with Anne Newkirk Niven, who edits Witches & Pagans magazine and oversees the Pagan Square collection of blogs, I’ve decided to refocus my blog there to be more of a Pagan Studies endeavor. … Continue reading →

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No unsacred place, or, I do not want to be the Poop Fairy

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

How would we behave differently if we believed that every place was sacred – if not to us, then to someone? I have a special relationship with Theodore Roosevelt Island. It’s my “home” park, here in the urban hinterland. It’s … Continue reading →

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Where is ExxonMobile’s Doomsday Clock?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

Actually, that should read “Giga Ton Clock.” As this new article in Rolling Stone makes painfully clear, the math is simple. If we restrict future CO2 emissions to less than 565 gigatons, we might – hopefully – restrict climate change … Continue reading →

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Landbase begins at home

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

I’ve been quiet here the last few days because I’ve been busy with a number of things. One of those has been getting the carpet cleaned. I was reading Hecate’s latest wonderful piece on landbase, and I was honored that … Continue reading →

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Holy places

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

I visited the National Cathedral last week, and I was struck by how odd it seemed to me as a holy place. Don’t get me wrong; the cathedral is beautiful and well worth seeing and can be a pleasant place … Continue reading →

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Missing the point of metaphor

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

Metaphors aren’t false or true. They’re both at once. That’s the point of metaphor. Ok, let me back up. I recently started following John Halstead’s blog, and while so far I have only skimmed the surface of his suggestions for … Continue reading →

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