One of the questions that I am routinely asked is whether or not a practitioner can be called to the service of a deity outside their cultural context. There’s a lot of concern in the Pagan world these days about cultural appropriation and the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, and it is an…
I learned the Craft of the Wise in a few different ways. I first learned on my own by reading and experimentation. Then I found a community group that led me to a training circle led by a high priestess and learned through weekly study sessions, complete with handouts and homework assignments. My advanced training…
n Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) utters important words to a young Will Turner (Orlando Bloom): “The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can’t do.” This philosophy is of utmost importance in realizing your personal sovereignty…
I 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…
There 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…