Elections have the habit of making even the most radical among us elevate the project of democracy. If the United States were a true democracy, that would be a vast improvement over the present condition. But what this line of thinking fundamentally does is provide a simulacrum of arguments for equity.

The autonomy of those moving needs to be supported and not hindered because the particularity of challenges are different at different scales, requiring life at those scales to be allowed to act with nuance to the complexity of a changing world. Trying to manage this from on-high as an intelligent designer or manager only makes the situation worse as it hinders the adaptation that life needs to engage in to move with changing social and environmental climates and shifting resources.

I am reminded of those who, believe it or not,

with no awe, reverence or kinship feel like trashing it all

preaching on the divine...

He comes and goes with the rain and observes the different processes of eco-destruction, sometimes finding pieces of our old gods in the mix. What's going on?

New podcast episode from Alley Valkyrie and Rhyd Wildermuth

Let us call to them to enter into, as is Their mandate, this iteration of the never-ending fight against the Powers of Wrongness;the stealing and imprisoning of children. Send down Your power to help us stand for Right Action.

“You, reading this essay: you are an ark.”

From Tahni J. Nikitins

My worldview does not accommodate supernatural beings that exist separately and independently of human beings. In that sense I am an atheist. And yet, my world is full of gods...

The myth of non-political Pagan spaces acts as a blindfold for many of us in the Pagan community -- especially those of us who are privileged.

From James Lindenschmidt: "The world is bigger than the mechanistic, reductionist viewpoint upon which capitalism depends."

From James Lindenschmidt: "It doesn't matter what kind of Pagan you are, which specific tradition, subculture, or set of Pagan values you embrace, we Pagans are a conquered people."