{"id":1692,"date":"2010-06-26T09:36:57","date_gmt":"2010-06-26T15:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2010-06-26T09:40:59","modified_gmt":"2010-06-26T15:40:59","slug":"anglican-priest-decides-pagans-have-the-juice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=1692","title":{"rendered":"Anglican Priest Decides Pagans are ‘Connected’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via The Wild Hunt<\/em><\/a>, a story of another Anglican priest with an attraction to Druidism.<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m actually a priest of the Church of England \u2013 but with a difference. Though I’m still in “holy orders”, I now work full time as a magician, writer and retreat leader. I’ve been described as a “priest at the edge”. My latest book, The Path of the Blue Raven<\/a>, describes my own encounters with the Pagan traditions of this land and what great treasures I’ve learned from them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He probably will not end up losing his day job, unlike his American counterpart William Melnyk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I don’t think anyone in the Church of England cares that much. The hierarchy is probably just happy to see signs of life. Or even compulsory parish archery practice.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via The Wild Hunt, a story of another Anglican priest with an attraction to Druidism. I’m actually a priest of the Church of England \u2013 but with a difference. Though I’m still in “holy orders”, I now work full time as a magician, writer and retreat leader. 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