Tag Archives: deity

How CS Lewis Taught Me Astrology

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

CS Lewis’ fictional descriptions helped me understand the qualities of the five classical planets because he retained pagan elements in the Medieval worldview that he studied and loved. I have written before about why I prefer other forms of divination … Continue reading →

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Lughnasadh – John Barleycorn: Up now at the Slacktiverse!

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

My latest post on the Wheel of the Year is up at the Slacktiverse today. It reflects on the meanings of the folk song “John Barleycorn” at this time of year when we celebrate the harvest. The deepest meaning of … Continue reading →

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Gender essentialism has no place in Wicca

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Since Wicca tends to view the divine through the lens of dual deities, one masculine, one feminine, one of the unfortunate tendencies in some oversimplified approaches to Wicca exaggerates that dualism and applies it to everything in the world. Whole … Continue reading →

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Daily practice and being in relationship

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Hecate has another great post up about living in relationship with a specific piece of land. When I commented that this, like a relationship with another person, takes effort, Hecate expanded on that and linked it with the importance of … Continue reading →

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I refuse to live in fear

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, there has been the inevitable “but it’s eeeevil and will make your kids into witches and Satanists!” nonsense from conservative Christians. In one such bit of scaremongering, I … Continue reading →

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Polytheism and Judaism

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Jonathan Zasloff at the Reality-Based Community has a lovely piece up this morning reflecting on a place where the Psalms refer to the God of the Jews as being “among the gods.” It certainly puts a different spin on the … Continue reading →

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Review: Ann Moura, Green Witchcraft I and III

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

Moura, Ann (Aoumiel).Green Witchcraft: folk magic, fairy lore, & herb craft. Llewellyn, 1996. Paperback, 274 pages. Moura, Ann (Aoumiel). Green Witchcraft III: the manual. Llewellyn, 2000. Paperback, 238 pages. This is another double review, which is even more appropriate in … Continue reading →

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Open-ended promises

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Like many Wiccans and Pagans, I was raised Christian. Unusually, I was raised Christian by a father who had a doctorate in theology. Although Dad believed that women couldn’t be pastors, he spent a fair amount of my childhood passing … Continue reading →

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