If all I did with my blog was tear apart pseudoscience masquerading as real science and promoted by pagans as being “proof our spirituality is real!!!” I would never write about anything else. Plus I would quickly despair for the future of our community… Continue Reading
Read moreSo Long, Patheos
So for those not already aware, there’s been quite the upset over at Patheos, where Paths Through the Forests, the blog I share with Rua Lupa, has been hosted the past few years. (She’s the one who created all the graphics for the blog,… Continue Reading
Read moreMulti-Layered Stone Totems
In Nature Spirituality From the Ground Up I talk about the concept of Land Totems. Most people associate totems with biological beings like animals, plant and fungi. However, in my own (nonindigenous) path, a totem is an archetypal embodiment of a particular force of… Continue Reading
Read moreA Call to Action
I tend to not get overtly political on this platform very often, but current events necessitate it. The Environmental Protection Agency is already under attack on multiple fronts. So is the National Park Service. Less than a week in, and the new administration is… Continue Reading
Read moreBook Review: The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals, and Other Forgotten Skills Tristan Gooley The Experiment, LLC 2014 402 pages I promise I actually still read books! I just read them… Continue Reading
Read moreBook of the Year
I’m flattered and flabbergasted to see that Godless Paganism has been named as “Book of the Year” by the ever-insightful Megan Manson. I’m proud to have two essays in this collection, which was edited by John Halstead and features a ton of writing by many folks more talented and expressive than I could ever hope …
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Read moreAll Things Change? by Thomas Schenk
When we conscientiously set goals, we are engaged in an activity that has its roots in the processes that shaped galaxies from the raw material of the Big Bang and that shaped oak trees from chemical information in the nucleus of a seed. In terms of matter, “we are stardust,” but in terms of our conscious intentions, we are of the very thing that shaped stars out of the primordial nebulae — we are an intentional part of the great process of the World. 
Saegoah Pursuits: Creative Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping
As this is the time of year when we reach the climax of seasonal gift wrapping, I have decided to share some of my creative eco-friendly wrapping techniques – and there are really two primary methods to it. 1) Cloth Bag Wrapping, and 2) Paper & Paint Wrapping
Looking for the Spark: Waiting on God
This is number two in a projected 6 part series on an Earthseed Wintermaesse. We are Earthseed The life that perceives itself Changing. ∞ = Δ The… Read more “Looking for the Spark: Waiting on God”
Self-Care as a Pagan Virtue
The past few weeks have been a rough ride for a lot of people between the election and the start of the holiday season. Tensions are running high, and with all the busy-ness of the season it can be difficult to find time to… Continue Reading
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