A contemplation on the role and relations of leadership. Leadership is a two way street. Those who lead only do so because of those they serve. Leadership is inalienably about service, or it is tyranny. Leadership is also risky. There…
Gods! Hard or Soft or ??? Are the Gods individual Beings or Cosmic Forces or Psychological Archetypes? Or are we just sticking Them in Boxes? A few thoughts to ponder in today’s Arkadian Anvil.
Words, Sir? Ah, you looked them up in a dictionary Those are not words, Sir Not the living things that come out of our mouths Only having real existence when they bridge between two of us, or more, or even…
Dawn of a day a life renewed a cycle completed and begun the wheel turns, and you are on it touch the milestone as you pass leave your mark and be marked the moment is ephemeral the effect is eternal…
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…
Last time was why, this time is how Pagans can save the world, or what I call the Pagan Restoration of Civilization, and what I named the blog for. Come, have a think, and let me know if you are…
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…
We think we see, yet perception is not so certain We reason, a powerful tool, yet it can lead us astray And when we scale the heights of spirit, We return deep in knowledge? gnosis? noisis? Certain in our convictions…
Following on the intention of posting each Wednesday, here are some thoughts on the state of discourse in our Net connected world… In the late 80s early 90s I had access to and was an early adopter of the Net….
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…