 Under the Ancient Oaks
Religious Freedom, Religious Bullying
by John Beckett
Making hard choices in support of your religious beliefs and values is a sign of spiritual maturity. Making easy choices for yourself and forcing hard choices on others is not. |
 Agora/Alone In Her Presence
Ecstatic Monism - All Goddess...
by Erick DuPree
New Column! I am an ecstatic monist. For me, the Goddess is the immanent vessel that dwells within each of us and that is us, She that is the totality of everything and nothing. |
 Quaker Pagan Reflections
Here I Am, Wasn't I
by Cat Chapin-Bishop
You are meditating away, and just for a moment, you experience a flash of that simple, actual conscious presence that is the goal of your meditation. Then BAM! almost immediately, your awareness shifts to noticing how present and aware you are and just like that, you're no longer meditating, you're meta-tating. |
 Wild Garden
Sensitivity How-To's
by Holli Emore
Demonstrating appropriate sensitivity for cultures different from our own is arguably the topic which creates the most anxiety in those new to interfaith dialogue. This handout offers guidelines for getting your interfaith group started. |
 Agora/Queer of Swords
Oh What a Great Rite!
by Sarah Thompson
The presence of LGBT participants in witchcraft traditions that use gender polarity has led to changes in liturgy and practice. But is it really necessary to throw the polarity baby out with the inclusiveness bath water? |
 Agora/Seekers and Guides
A Sticky Subject - Teaching Sex Magick (Part One)
by Sable Aradia
Sex magick and sacred sexuality are a traditional part of the Craft, but how can witches negotiate the many social and ethical issues around their teaching and practice? |
 Daughters of Eve
Self Actualization, Spiritual Oneness, Freedom and the Fourth of July
by Crystal Blanton
Having a BBQ with fireworks does not equate freedom; it can be a distraction from the true fight for freedom that many Americans are still involved in... unless we remember. |
 A Witch's Ashram
A Polytheist Twist on Narrative Theology
by Niki Whiting
This is one of the many gifts that polytheism has given me. I have yet to feel that I am part of an overarching communal narrative, but finally I have been able to embrace my own narrative: I am the hero of my own story. |
