Can of worms, anyone?Short version: Dianics at PantheaCon refuse to allow transwomen into their Lilith ritual, the event is dutifully reported on, Z Budapest spews a bunch of transphobic nonsense, hilarity ensues ( Read more... )

In response to a couple of recent abuse cases, some Pagans are working to make a "Pagans against sexual abuse" statement, either for the media or for the internal Pagan community or both. Background info is available at The Wild Hunt blog.

Author Brendan Myers volunteered to host the discussion and created a subforum for related topics. The ( Read more... )

I read a lot of posts and comments, on Pagan forums, about not discouraging people from finding their true paths. This is generally an admonishment not to argue too much, or not to use harsh words, or not to tell seekers they're wrong about something, but instead to be gentle and welcoming to them. Elders and mentors, we are told, should not be ( Read more... )

I dun wrote me some words! Today Witchvox published an article I wrote about 'Twittermancy' and generally encouraging people to create and use Technopagan tools.

You can read it here.Somewhat tragically, it's next to a 'never again the burning times' article, but I'm hoping that it manages to retain SOME credibility ( Read more... )

I hereby question the convention of the "three faces of the god/dess" as used in Wicca/Paganism/Heathenry/whatever practices use these designators.

Four primary directions are recognized (NESW), and four elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water), guardians, towers, etc...there are more phases of the moon than three (though I'll leave the exact number up ( Read more... )

I'm posting this here and nowhere else because this was the only pagan space I've seen this topic taken seriously and actually discussed and not dismissed out of hand. Anyone can TRY to post this elsewhere if they want. Good luck with that.http://www.

I apologize for the lack of explicitly pagan context in this. It's topical for me, personally: When I dance, it is always spiritual. Others may disagree, and if our moderators decide this is not appropriate here, I already have a copy of it. ;-)

Some disclosure about intent: During chasingtides' recent thread, I had the thought that "cultural" is a ( Read more... )

When does learning about another culture and worshiping the gods of another culture/working the magical framework of another culture become culture appropriation? Where is that line drawn ( Read more... )

Some non-fluffy pagan friends of mine are thinking about making a pagan podcast, mostly because they've found that the ones they've heard suck (including the "award winning" ones).   At some point, we were bitching about rude pagans, and I relayed to them the thread that was on this community. With that in mind, we're thinking of doing a podcast on ( Read more... )

Inspired by a discussion elsewhere, I'm wondering what you think about oaths ( Read more... )