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…
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…
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…
Iamblichus on Prayer
Extended practice of prayer nurtures our intellect, enlarges very greatly our soul’s receptivity to the Gods, reveals to men the life of the Gods, accustoms their eyes to the brightness of divine light, and gradually brings to perfection the capacity…
Interview with the Mystical Positivist
This weekend I was interviewed by Stuart Goodnick and Rob Schmidt of the Mystical Positivist radio show. Great Fun! Practitioners of meditation themselves (the Way of Tayu), the conversation dove deep quickly past the surface definitions to meaningful experience. The…
Basic Dharma Practices in Translation
The Buddhadharma, the principles underlying Buddhism separate from the culture of Buddhism, has many profound insights about the nature of spiritual practice, which I find illuminative in my Pagan ritual and meditative practice. Since Buddhism is a cosmopolitan religion and…
Ancestor Worship & Dealing with the Dead
Ancestor worship has become a popular topic in the Pagan community, but it is worth noting that it is not universal, or necessarily normative. It can also lead to some problems. . . Some reflections on the practice from the…
Religious biological determinism is racism
Friends, My latest post on Arkadian Anvil is on the recent skirmish over racism in the Pagan blogosphere. I round up some of the relevant links and posts, where they are still extant, and take on one small corner of…