Community Inclusion: Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Pagans Cultural views on gender roles and definitions are in a state of flux. While working to achieve fairness and acceptance we must examine how our subconscious programmed attitudes may influence expectations about the role of gender in spirituality. We can share personal experiences and epiphanies, … Continue reading →
Personal Gnosis: Judging the Spiritual Experience with Raven Kaldera Most Pagans (and other polytheistic minority religions) would agree that personal experiences of Deit(ies) are fine when they’re kept to yourself … but what about when they’re not? How do we decide whose divine messages get incorporated into group practice, and whose don’t? … Continue reading →
When we expand our awareness, don’t ignore the things we perceive because “they aren’t real” we are able to experience the world more intensely, more accurately. No one denies that many animals have greater ability at hearing or scent that we do, or see in beyond the frequencies humans usually see. We … Continue reading →
Stone Riley is a modern renaissance man. He’s an artist, a philosopher, a story teller, an activist, a diviner,… he uses a paint brush or his voice or a computer whichever seems to be needed at the moment- or in combination. Well known in New England pagan circles, he works for ecology, … Continue reading →
There are real issues that make some people hesitant to let the public know that they are pagan or witches. Depending on the community, they could lose their jobs (it’s easy to generate an unfavorable review while not mentioning the real reason is that the boss thinks everyone not in his church … Continue reading →