Dwelling on the Threshold
Announcing the publication of my new book, a collection of essays (and some poetry) from the past couple years of writing on this blog: Dwelling on the Threshold: Reflections of a Spirit-Worker and...
View ArticleThe effect of living backwards
(“It always makes one a little giddy at first.”) One of the many quirks of my spiritual life is that I go about learning everything backwards. That is, my pattern tends to be that initially I exhibit...
View ArticleWatch this immediately
I just watched this talk from Tim “Mac” Macartney this morning and started my day off with tears. It is very powerful. He talks about his love affair with nature – that he left behind and then came...
View ArticleTattoos
So it’s been awhile since I updated my Flickr set of tattoo photos. And this isn’t quite all of them. But thought some of you might be interested to see what I’ve got so far. They are all spiritual in...
View ArticleGods are not characters
Figured this was worth re-posting on my own blog. I just made a comment on a post called “Who oversees the modern marvels?” over on the Witches and Pagans blog. Aside from the fact that it’s a bit...
View ArticleIn the interim…
I haven’t had as much to say here lately, I realize…. things are happening for me, spiritually speaking, but they are all intensely personal and not relevant or useful to anyone else for the most part....
View ArticleDo not stop your devotions
Over and over again, I see the same pattern being described on the blogs of various pagans – something bad (or even something good!) happens in their lives, and they let go of most or all of their...
View ArticleQuestions?
I admit I’ve been at a loss lately about what to write here. Increasingly, my devotional and magical life becomes more and more personalized and complicated, not something I can necessarily make...
View ArticleAnswer: Biggest change in the past year
Cassie asks: “What has been the biggest change in your spiritual beliefs or practice in the past year?” While I have been through a lot of changes, I think they all basically come down to the same...
View ArticleGlastonbury
Ah, Glastonbury. It reminded me a bit of Eugene, actually – if Eugene had a 7th century monastery and world-renowned holy well and other neat stuff like that. But it was the first place I went in...
View ArticleFallow Times
Let me direct your attention to a significant post over at Mystical Bewilderment on the Spiritual Turnpike, called Fallow Isn’t Just About Fields and Dreams. She discusses the periods we all go through...
View ArticleWhere I find myself now
Having had some time away from online paganism to unwind from the latest kerfuffle and think about it more objectively, I’ve come to the following position. I have never claimed to write for all of...
View ArticleDevotional Practice
Sannion has suggested that many people are in need of some direction as to starting or maintaining a devotional practice. I am perhaps not the best guide in that my own practice is rather personalized...
View ArticleShrines in Unexpected Places
This weekend I was exploring the Oregon coast with one of my partners (he just recently moved here and I’ve been taking him on tours of my favorite places), and we went to Neptune State Park, where I...
View ArticleFallow Times
Let me direct your attention to a significant post over at Mystical Bewilderment on the Spiritual Turnpike, called Fallow Isn’t Just About Fields and Dreams. She discusses the periods we all go through...
View ArticleA Worthy Offering
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be satisfied with where I am in my life. To feel that my religious practice was sufficient, my progress with spirit-work on track, my complex relationships...
View ArticleNot-Doing
Well, I can’t say I didn’t ask for it. I spent three months calling the Wild Hunt to me, with ritual and song and offerings and prayer, through my spirits and Odin and even Dionysos. And one by one,...
View ArticleLiving with a Wild God
“…the world flamed into life. How else to describe it? There were no visions, no prophetic voices or visits by totemic animals, just this blazing everywhere. Something poured into me and I poured out...
View ArticleMaking Room
On Myth & Moor, artist and writer Terri Windling relates that she once asked a friend how to attract frogs to her little pond. Her friend told her to simply create a favorable environment for them...
View ArticleWorking with Animal Bones
Announcing my latest publication: Working with Animal Bones: A Practical and Spiritual Guide – a short booklet on one of my favorite topics, with several lovely illustrations by my partner! Finally...
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