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Celtic Heritage
One of the ways we learn about our gods, goddesses and ancestors is through their stories. For those of us following a Celtic path this presents a difficulty. The Celts kept an oral tradition and none...
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Why I Am Spiritual and Religious
There’s a new Pew Research study out on the rise of the religiously unaffiliated or nones – as in “none of the above.” The numbers are ominous for organized religions in general (though perhaps...
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News and Notes
The Patheos Pagan Channel is getting thin. There have been several Pagan defections from Patheos lately. First Managing Editor Star Foster, then Jason Pitzl-Waters, then Teo Bishop. No one has made any...
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The Challenges of Large Public Rituals
Teo Bishop has a new blog post titled “I Felt Ashamed At Pagan Pride.” He went to the Denver Pagan Pride celebration in a large downtown park. The main ritual was Wiccanish and as such it included a...
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Circles
AveburyWhy do Pagans gather in circles? Why do we cast circles? What does the circle mean? In the wake of yesterday’s post on a circle that didn’t work out very well, I’d like to explore an area of...
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Politics, Magic and Your True Will
“If you’re not outraged you’re not paying attention.” I can’t find the original source for that quote – it could have come from the left or from the right. With the election less than two weeks away...
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Dreams
Most of my dreams fall into the category of routine sorting and filing – my subconscious grabs onto something from the waking day and reprocesses it. On rare occasions my dreams are prophetic. I can’t...
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Samhain Journey
There’s a lot going on tonight. There’s handing out candy to trick or treaters and walking your own trick or treaters around the neighborhood. There’s remembering our beloved dead and honoring our...
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Making a Deal with Morrigan
This blog is here because Blogger is simple, easy and free. It doesn’t have a lot of traffic analysis, but it does have some, including a list of the top 10 search phrases used to find your blog. Some...
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Vote!
Tomorrow is Election Day in the United States and I strongly encourage everyone who can to vote.Many of us – myself included– are frustrated with the political process, and I am convinced the most...
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This is Progress – Now Get Back to Work
This is what political progress looks like: a few more wins, a few less losses, and a lot more of the status quo.Same sex marriage won in Maine and Maryland and appears to have won in Washington, while...
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Gateways to More
Fellow OBOD Druid Dana Driscoll has a post on her blog about how she became a Druid. It’s led to some wonderful stories on another forum, including a condensed version of my own Druid story. Back in...
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Redemption
Star Foster has a post on her new blog titled “Redemption: Even Pagans Need Deliverance.” Star has been very public with the difficulties in her life and here tells a very personal and very emotional...
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Honor and Commitment
It would be easy to dismiss the David Petraeus – Paula Broadwell affair as yet another case of a powerful man who couldn’t control his lower urges. It is tempting to laugh it off as yet another example...
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To My Nontheistic Pagan Friends
Is there a Goddess or God, or goddesses and gods? Whether you consider yourself a nontheist, monotheist, duotheist, or polytheist, there is only one answer we can give with complete honesty and...
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Antlered Crown and Standing Stone
If you’re already a fan of Damh the Bard you don’t need to read this review. You know you want his new CD, you’re going to enjoy it, just go buy it. But if you want an opinion first, read on.Antlered...
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Thanksgiving Prayer
I give thanks for my family of blood: for my mother and brothers and all the people who share my name and my genes. Because of you, I am. I give thanks for my family of choice: for the Druids and...
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Gods and Fighting Men
For all my Druid reading I had never read any of the Irish myths. I’ve heard many of them: some in my OBOD studies, some in academic works like Celtic Heritage, and some in songs and rituals. Earlier...
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Interdependent Gods
In a post exploring the worship of power and powerful gods, Star Foster raises an issue with wide-ranging implications. Star says:As a polytheist, I worship multiple gods ... I am closer to some gods...
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New Website for Denton CUUPS
Denton CUUPS has a new website and a new address:www.dentoncuups.orgPlease check it out and update your bookmarks. Our old site is dead and gone - we built a new one from scratch. It's got a menu of...
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