I decided to re-read The Lord of the Rings as it’s been about a decade since I last read it and it was Tolkien’s birthday. Then I read The Vanishing Half, which was amazing. And Labyrinth, which was enjoyable too.
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Heresy and haeresis
In Ancient Greece, a haeresis was one of many schools of thought. Christianity made heresy a bad thing, a deviation from the norm. In Paganism, having many schools of thought is a good thing.
Non-occult books that inform magical practice
My magical practice has definitely been influenced by books other than specifically occult ones.
Continue readingOn tradition
Tradition is a living, breathing, growing thing. It develops new practices in keeping with the spirit of the original. Trying to keep a tradition as an unchanging thing will cause it to stagnate and die.
Queer Pagan Reading List 2022
New titles this year by Enfys Book of the Major Arqueerna blog, Casey Giovinco, Fire Lyte of the Inciting a Riot podcast, Aaron Oberon, Fio Gede Parma and Jane Meredith, Lee Morgan, Devdutt Pattanaik, Roberto Strongman, Omise’eke Natasha Tinsley, plus translations into other languages of Mat Auryn’s book Psychic Witch.
Check out the 2015 list, the 2018 list, the 2020 list, and the 2021 list.
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Dowsing for Divinity 