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February 7, 2017
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore
February is LGBT History Month in the UK, and there are events exploring queer history up and down the country. Oxford Brookes University has an excellent programme of events, and the other day I went to the first event of LGBTHM 2017, the launch of an exhibition of Claude Cahun’s photographs, which included a film about Claude Cahun by Lizzie Thynne.
Claude Cahun was born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob in Nantes in 1894. She changed her name to Calude Cahun in 1919, and moved in with her stepsi...
February 5, 2017
Triple Goddesses
Most people, when “the Triple Goddess” is mentioned, probably think of the Maiden, Mother, Crone archetype. However, this archetype can be very limiting, and there are many other triple goddesses who are worth exploring: goddesses of the land and sovereignty, goddesses with many skills and roles, goddesses who are women in their own right, not merely roles in relation to a man.
Why the Maiden, Mother, Crone archetype is unhelpful
I find the archetype of the Maiden, Mother, Crone unhelpful fo...
February 3, 2017
The Blogging Ecosystem
The beautiful thing about blogging is that people can self-publish their work, and they own it, flaws and all. It generally rises and falls in the internet ecosystem on its own merits. Patheos attempted to give certain blogs an evolutionary advantage… but now they want to genetically modify them as well. That crosses a line for me.
I would rather maintain my independence and potentially have a smaller audience than sign a contract which compromises that independence. Generally speaking, I do...
February 2, 2017
Canadian Pagan Declaration on Intolerance
I was delighted to see the Canadian Pagan Declaration on Intolerance, especially given the current climate of fascism, bigotry, hate-mongering, misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, and ablism.
Over at Spiral Nature, Jade Pichette explains how the Declaration came about:
The Canadian Pagan Declaration on Intolerance came about in the wake of the US election when a number of Pagan, Heathen, and witchcraft leaders talked about what we were seeing in our communities, and the explicit rise...
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I could not accept the new contract from Patheos for a number of reasons, so I have moved the blog to this site.
I was still not comfortable with BeliefNet’s corporate links to Affinity4, and their links (however tenuous) to right-wing organisations. Nor was I comfortable with the new contract, even the adjusted version.
I would like to thank Jason Mankey and Christine Hoff Kraemer for their excellent editorship of the Patheos Pag...
Moving House
December 28, 2016
Review of Queer Paganism by Jo Green
This book would definitely be of interest to queer Pagans and open-minded heterosexuals, as it is not only about queer Paganism, but is about an inclusive practice.
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December 5, 2016
Imagining Other Possible Worlds
Science fiction, particularly the writings of Ursula le Guin, explores hypothetical alternative societies, cultures, futures, and histories. I am currently watching Babylon 5 again on DVD, and would highly recommend it as an exploration of what happens when a totalitarian and xenophobic government takes over, and how people come together to resist. Alternative visions of [Read More...]
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December 1, 2016
You say you want a revolution? (Review)
The exhibition tells the story of social change in the sixties through music, fashion, posters, propaganda, a very grainy video of the Moon landings, a piece of Moon rock, and much more. It includes album covers, clothes, furniture, a Wiccan sword, a goat head mask made by Arnold Crowther, The Lord of the Rings memorabilia, music, design, and architecture.
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