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This is a Druid knife. It says so.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some of the links that I saved that never turned into blog posts . . .<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Internet loves quizes, so “What Kind of Witch Would You Be?<\/a>” (answer: hearth witch). I always suspect that the answer is based on just one question, while the others are there just for fluff and decoration.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I saved this link from the Forest Door<\/em> blog<\/a> because I liked this thought:<\/p>\n

This is, indeed, one of the roots of many problems in modern polytheism \u2013 people being unwilling to wait and let things naturally evolve. My biggest concern here isn\u2019t the specific examples of mis-assignment (though they do exist, and are indicative of a serious lack of understanding in some cases). It is the fact that these folks are sitting around trying to artificially assign gods to places and things as if it\u2019s just a game, or at best an intellectual exercise.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2022 Local cultus<\/em> is the new kale<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Is a knife named for Druids meant for Druids<\/a>? (Echoes of allegations of human sacrifice?) Just what does “Druid” mean here?<\/p>\n

\u2022 I did like John Halstead’s post on “the tyranny of structurelessness.<\/a>” See also “Reclaiming.” See also “The Theology of Consensus<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

\u2022 Turn off the computer and play a 1,600-year-old Viking war game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 From last July, a Washington Post <\/em>story on Asatruar in the Army<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A photography book of modern British folklore<\/a>. Not an oxymoron.<\/p>\n

\u2022 More photography: “Earth Magic \u2013 Photographer Rik Garrett Talks About Witchcraft<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

What if witches hadn\u2019t changed that much since medieval times and were still fairly close to the popular imagery conveyed by their early enemies during the classical witchhunts?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2022 So you’re a Pagan? Here are ten ways to show respect for your elders<\/a>. It’s the Pagan way.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Philosophy should teach you how to live. “Why I Teach Plato to Plumbers<\/a>.” Also, it’s Pagan.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reviewing a book on Greek and Roman animal sacrifice,<\/a> which was, after all, the chief ritual back in the days when Paganism was the religion of the community.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Was it the bells? Morris dancers attacked by dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Camille Paglia’s definition of “Pagan” is not mine, but she still kicks ass. <\/a> Also, “Everything’s Awesome, and Camille Paglia Is Unhappy<\/a>!”<\/p>\n

\u2022 Embiggen thy word-hoard! Visit the Historical Thesaurus of Engish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 But if you really want to go down the 15th-century rabbit hole, follow The Great Vowel Shift<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The New Yorker <\/a><\/em>covers psychedelic therapy<\/a>. To learn more, follow and donate to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies<\/a>. Also: “How Psychedelics Are Helping Cancer Patient<\/a>s Fend Off Despair.”<\/p>\n

\u2022 Looking good for an academic interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A review from last year of Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 From the Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>: “How to Be Intoxicated<\/a>.” Not surprisingly, Dionyus figures in more than does binge-drinking.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Apparently the Yakuza, the Nipponese Mob, planned to call off Halloween due to a gang war<\/a>. So how did that work out?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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