Modern Pagans, Ancient Roots
Creating a resource for new pagans to learn and discuss their journey into the old and shrouded wood that is our pagan way.
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Spending a moment to acknowledge Thanksgiving, a truly pagan celebration at heart
As those of us in the United States approach our Thanksgiving holiday on November 27th of this year, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the pagan roots of… Read more ⇢
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Offerings, or at least how I do them
Lately, I’ve been contemplating my offerings and their rituals. I don’t tend toward anything fancy. I have a small wooden bowl atop my altar into which I place dried fruit,… Read more ⇢
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The Modern Spirit of Paganism
When I embarked on this journey a couple months ago, I wasn’t sure where it’d take me. I sought a spiritual connection with nature in my quest for self-discovery and… Read more ⇢
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Out with the Old, in with the New
Today marks a significant day in the history of this blog. My website “derangednomad” is no more. In its stead is a simpler idea grounded in my own spiritual priorities,… Read more ⇢
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Some Things I’ve Noticed Studying Wicca
As I progress on my spiritual journey, I recognize the methods rooted in tradition, and their benefits proven by science. Though I try not to rationalize everything I read, I… Read more ⇢
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Diana, Aradia, and Lucifer: Wicca and the Devil
Listening to an audiobook today by Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon, I came across an interesting, and as it were, cardinal pillar of Wicca: the Charge of the Goddess.… Read more ⇢
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Confessional: Leaving Christianity and Interest in Wicca
For twenty-plus years I’ve been an on-again off-again Catholic. I went to church almost every Sunday growing up, and in some hard times when I had nothing else to turn… Read more ⇢
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Let’s Talk Mindfulness, Meditation, and Mental Health – Mental Health Awareness Month
Life is busy and all of us have struggles that we deal with daily. We’ve all experienced things that have hurt us, both physically and mentally. We’ve been in relationships… Read more ⇢
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Letters on Nature-Worship – II What is Wicca
In Letter I, I touched briefly on Christianity and began threading a needle between it and Wicca. Here, I won’t yet tie the knot, but rather sow a little further.… Read more ⇢
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Letters on Nature-Worship – I Christianity and Wicca
I think, examined in the grand scheme of things (especially in Europe and India), Paganism and Polytheism were the religions of the world. For each aspect of life and nature… Read more ⇢
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