not normal…
It’s clear the things that people say are just rumbling echoes So, I don’t let them get in the way of conduct of yogic pursuits I’ve tossed away all those pretenses of trying to look good So, reputation, you can…
From the Poimandres
as translated by John Everard, 1650 My Thoughts being once seriously busied about the things that are, and my Understanding lifted up, all my bodily Senses being exceedingly holden back, as it is with them that are very heavy of…
In times when
In times when the demos locks itself up In times when mediocrity is the only value remaining In times when all truth is opinion In times when ‘the best lack all conviction and the worst are full of passionate intensity’…
The Armor of Loving Kindness
I am protected from the sword of anger by the armor of loving kindness. I am protected from the sword of ego-clinging by the armor of loving kindness. Though my vow of loving kindness is peaceful, it conquers anger. The…
Announcing the 2014 Diotima Prize Selection Committee
I am pleased to announce the members of the 2014 Diotima Prize Selection Committee: Rev. Dr. Bonnie Dlott, Christina Gargiullo, Christine Hoff Kraemer PhD, and Hayden Reynolds, PhD. Their bios can be found here. Along with myself as chair, they…
Golem: a Pagan view of Corporations
My latest post on The Wild Hunt— Have you heard about the GM ignition switch recall? It was a long-standing problem that resulted in a number of deaths but ignored by the executure. Rightly, many are horrified but few have…
Taking Place…at The WIld Hunt.
In case you did not see it, my latest post ran Saturday May 24th on The Wild Hunt. It was a exploration of how we Pagans relate to sacred locations. Here after I will have a column on the 4th…
Building the Priesthood of Hermes
Part of the on-going project of rebuilding the Cults of the Many Gods is to re-establish their priesthoods. Since all those lineages were destroyed so many years ago,the only choice before us is to rebuild. Those of us who have…
The Place of the Mage in Cosmos
Given that the main tap-root of the Golden Dawn is in Neoplatonic theurgy, we can start there to ask questions about the place and nature of the individual soul, and especially that of the mage, in the architecture of the…
Belief is a Mental Illness
Christianity is a strange religion. It is the only one which makes ‘belief’ a central component. Originally instituted by Paul of Tarsus, called ‘saint’, it was a way to get around circumcision. By believing in Christ Jesus, one becomes ‘circumcised…