Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope… and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls […]
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Gender and the Pagan Community
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This is a post that I’ve been wanting to write for awhile, but, as I’ve been finding out, it’s a pretty controversial issue. I know there are others out there who agree with my point of view, but there are just as many out there who either completely disagree, or don’t really think about it. […]
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Being a Priest
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In October 2003, I was in the last days of living with my coven leader and his partner, and it was pure hell. One Sunday, I left the house to get out of the way of some activity or other my coven leader was having, and I went to go get the keys to an […]
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Blessed Eid
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This year I’ve been learning more about Islam. This is mostly because of a co-worker that I’ve become friends with who is Muslim and really likes to have spiritual discussions with me. I also have another co-worker who practices a different flavor of Islam that I talk to occasionally, and this week I’ve been asking […]
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Walking the Talk
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My wife and I are starting the Open Source Alexandrian project, and as part of this project, we both have been reading as much as we can about the origins of Alexandrian, Golden Dawn, and other paths. In some ways, you can view a lot of modern paganism as living in the present. We have […]
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Progress
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I will be visiting Pacific School of Religion (PSR) all day on the 30th, and visiting Starr King the evening of the 31st. I’ll be visiting a class for both and taking a tour. For PSR I’m also interviewing with the admissions director, meeting with the financial aid folks, and attending a chapel service. I’m […]