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The Threefold Law: Unraveling the Different Interpretations
The Threefold Law is a point of some contention in Traditional Wicca. Some priestesses, like Phyllis Curott, suggest that the Threefold Law is a remnant of Christianized thinking and amounts to a threat of punishment for doing bad things, which is incompatible with Pagan belief structures and should be rejected. Others, like Raven Grimassi, suggest…
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The Video Game Theory of Life: Lessons in Flow and Forgetfulness
Categories: ArticlesWhen explaining my hypothesis on how life, death, and the eternal soul work, I use an analogy I like to call The Video Game Theory of Life. The Video Game Theory of Life could also be called The Really Good Book Theory of Life, as the immersive nature is very similar. It involves what is…
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Tired and Oathbound: Filling the Empty Cup
Categories: ArticlesThere are days that I wake up and I am tired in my soul. I feel burnt out and unappreciated and forgotten and ready to give up. I question whether I have the ability to suck it up and keep on going for just one more day. For my students. For my colleagues. For my…
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Don’t Should Yourself: Freeing the Mind and Empowering the Spirit
Categories: ArticlesTags: personal responsibilityI was a little ranty in my last essay. Or rather, I was very ranty but I had a message I was trying to get across. I considered taking it down, reworking it, polishing it up, but then I decided to let it stand because it reflects the truth of what I was feeling when…