Neopaganism

Totems of the Holiday Season

Kelley Harrell | Posted 02.21.2012

Kelley Harrell

As you decorate for this season, think about the totems that are important to you and the reason that they move you. Are they traditional to your family or religion? Have you discovered new totems as you explore personal meanings of the season?

Neopagan Author Barbara Ardinger Dishes on Magickal Grandmothers in Secret Lives

Kelley Harrell | Posted 02.05.2012

Kelley Harrell

Barbara Ardinger explores woman's journey through time, culture, sexism, spirituality, aging, and even death.

Samhain -- Nature's Holy Day for Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder

Kelley Harrell | Posted 12.04.2011

Kelley Harrell

I know it's still several weeks away, but the last harvest is upon us, which means a chance to explore our own darkness and reserves is coming, too. Take some time now to think about the accomplishments of this year.

Neoshamanism: A Call to the Western Animistic Soul

Kelley Harrell | Posted 11.26.2011

Kelley Harrell

The path of shamanism in the West is a curious thing. The dogmatic world religions of our ancestors are crumbling as institutions no longer meet the needs of the modern spiritual seeker.

Trick-or-Treat? Halloween and Druids are Holy and Tax-Exempt

Blake Bromley | Posted 05.25.2011

Blake Bromley

On some not-too-distant Halloween, or Samhain to your Druid friends, Canadians might be tempted to claim a charitable donation tax credit for the cost of those Twizzlers and Twix.

A Tribute To Neopagan Visionary Isaac Bonewits (1949-2010)

Wes Isley | Posted 05.25.2011

Wes Isley

I see something refreshing in Bonewits' unconventional and daring life, a life that helped redefine what it means to be a spiritual person in this modern world. Thank you, Isaac.

One Nation Under Democracy

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael DeJong

One might have thought that Obama would slant more towards the Constitutional First Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and forgo the tradition of "Prayer Breakfasts."