Crossposted from dancingbull.net.
Pantheacon is a large, wonderful convention where Pagans from across the country gather once a year to grow community and explore spirituality. This year, the main event for me was a sit-in on Sunday night.

The sit - I love this contemporary version of the sit-in of the ’60s, where one sits in silent meditation - ( Read more... )

I know most folks emphasize the first fruits aspect of Lughnasa, but for whatever reason, today I've been thinking about the games that used to be played to celebrate Lugh, and his stepmom, Tailtiu. About how games are as much about participation as they are about who wins and who loses. That whether we are prepping for a footrace (aka marathon) or ( Read more... )

Yeah, you're not surprised the Hebrew God had a wife, Ashera. She was pretty much edited out. Interesting new finds from Discovery.

It is weird stuff like this makes me so happy? ;-)

What the heck does it mean to 'minister'?

Are those duties different than those of a priest/ess?

I have a couple half-formed ideas (and have checked a website or two), but would like to hear others' thoughts. I've been encountering the word in pagan contexts lately.

A couple of my fellow spirituality/religion junkies might appreciate this.

What Did Jesus Do? From The New Yorker ( Read more... )

Pagan... Buddhist... Christian... Moslem... there is room for all, with a shared heart of compassion. That makes sense to me. !

http://charterforcompassion.org/  There are six short videos on compassion from different perspectives that I'm looking forward to watching.

Interestingly, this is associated with TED.

Peter Toscano. Amazing Christian view on transgender. If you're interested in the topic, watch the video.

I'm not Christian, but wow, I know a lot of folks have suffered around the intersection of that religion and their gender identity.

http://birdofparadox.wordpress.com/2009/01/24/trans-woman/

A great post on why 'trans woman' not 'transwoman' (or trans man).

Plus, a new word which explains clearly a concept I've always had a hard time articulating: gender dissonance. Not the same as the traditional psychological term 'dysphoria', which is about an internal response to ( Read more... )

really interesting article in the NYT about science relating to perceptions of being out of one's body and suchhttp://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/health/psychology/03shad.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0A

from Rob Brezsney's Astrology Newsletter

re what astrology is/isn't:
Today, astrology is not a science. It's a symbol system. When used with
integrity, it engenders poetic approaches for deepening one's connection
to life's great mysteries, not predictions of literal events. It's meant to
open our minds to the mythic patterns that underlie the ( Read more... )