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December 5, 2020
New book project: spiritual wobbles
Have you had a wobble in your Pagan path where you joined another religion, either temporarily or permanently? What caused it, and what other religion did you choose? Did it help you resolve the issue? Did you return to Paganism, or did you stay with the other religion? What did you gain or lose by your exploration of the other path?
Have you joined Paganism out of dissatisfaction with another religion? What was the cause of that dissatisfaction, and did you find what you were looking for in...
December 1, 2020
It’s only a model
I frequently see the skeptical crowd on Twitter pointing out that the Myers-Briggs test is “astrology for business people”, or dismissing astrology as hokum. I suppose this was inevitable, given that there are people who won’t get out of bed when Mercury is retrograde (despite the fact that the apparent retrograde motion is an illusion caused by our geocentric perception that the Earth is the centre of the solar system and not the Sun (whereas everyone knows that Galileo was right — with the pos...
November 30, 2020
Books I read in November
He, She, and It, by Marge Piercy (also known as Body of Glass). Outside the Charmed Circle, by Misha Magdalene.
He, She, and It, by Marge Piercy
This was written in 1991, so some of the ideas about the internet didn’t come to fruition in the way that was described in the book, but the ideas about climate change are pretty realistic. The chief strength and interest of the book is in its characters and setting: the people and the town of Tikva, a free Jewish settlement on the shore o...
November 28, 2020
inclusive Wicca calendar 2021
I just designed the inclusive Wicca calendar for 2021.
All profits on my Zazzle store go to the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society.
November 13, 2020
Potted history of Paganism
An overview of the history of Paganism from a history of ideas perspective.
Cultural appropriation: what it is, what it’s not, and to what extent Wicca involves cultural appropriation.
Recovering from fundamentalism: some ideas and strategies for extricating yourself from the fear of fundamentalism.
Coming soon:
How to pronounce words like athame and Mabon and deosilan introduction to inclusive Wicca
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November 7, 2020
Books I read in October
I had seen The Jewish Resistance recommended on Twitter, so I was very pleased to find it on sale for six dollars in Indigo. It is a very accessible read and contains important information. I re-read Le Grand Meaulnes, a French classic. And I continued my project of reading more witchy books with Lid off the Cauldron by Patricia Crowther, followed by Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson. Quite an eclectic mix of topics.
The Jewish Resistance: Uprisings against the Nazis in World War II, by Paul...
November 5, 2020
Notable and quotable 24: death and tea lights
I haven’t done a “notable and quotable” for a while. I’ve been a bit busy making YouTube videos and promoting the second editions of my books, Dark Mirror and The Night Journey. But I spotted some great posts and thought they were worth sharing in case you missed them.
Death
Samhain is a time when we think about death, although it’s been ever present all summer with the pandemic, and so we need to think about what it means. Paganism is one of a few religions that represent death as pa...
October 23, 2020
What’s on The Witch’s Mirror
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My channel is called The Witch’s Mirror. Here’s a Playlist of all the videos in the series so far.
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October 21, 2020
More potted history
In my last potted history post, I was half way through my ‘potted history of witchcraft‘ series. I have now completed it, and added a video on key concepts in Paganism.
Coming soon: a potted history of Paganism, and a video on recovering from fundamentalism. Subscribe to my YouTube channel so as not to miss any of my upcoming videos.
The Witch’s Mirror Episode 6: The Rebirth of Witchcraft
Witchcraft gets reincarnated and is surprised to find itself a babe-in-arms once more.
The Witch...
