Three Branch River Grove ADF of Hampton Roads VA
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An Àr nDraíocht Féin (ADF) grove in Southeastern Virginia providing local community and support to those seeking to follow a druid path. /|\ #druidsky #pagansky #witchsky #HamptonRoadsVA
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November 12, 2024 at 1:42 AM
If you enjoy history, archaeology, etymology, and folklore podcasts and want to hear more of them, you can support Legends and Lectures on Patreon and even suggests guests! Past guests include Ronald Hutton, and upcoming guests include @stevewestenra.bsky.social:
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Ronald Hutton! The man himself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAbG...
Where did Modern Paganism start? - Ronald Hutton
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November 12, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Ronald Hutton! The man himself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAbG...
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"Christian Goddesses?" with Prof. Ronald Hutton
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November 19, 2024 at 9:28 AM
"Christian Goddesses?" with Prof. Ronald Hutton
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On the 9th day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me..
Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe?
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Prof Ronald Hutton considers a set of superhuman female figures from #medieval Europe - Mother Nature, Herodias and Cailleach
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Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe?
gres.hm/pagan-goddesses
Prof Ronald Hutton considers a set of superhuman female figures from #medieval Europe - Mother Nature, Herodias and Cailleach
@UoBrisHistory#history #pagan
Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe?
This lecture considers a set of superhuman female figures found in medieval and early modern European cultures - Mother Nature, the roving nocturnal lady often called Herodias, the British fairy queen...
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December 1, 2024 at 4:06 AM
On the 9th day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me..
Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe?
gres.hm/pagan-goddesses
Prof Ronald Hutton considers a set of superhuman female figures from #medieval Europe - Mother Nature, Herodias and Cailleach
@UoBrisHistory#history #pagan
Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe?
gres.hm/pagan-goddesses
Prof Ronald Hutton considers a set of superhuman female figures from #medieval Europe - Mother Nature, Herodias and Cailleach
@UoBrisHistory#history #pagan
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Anything by Lora O’Brien, Morgan Daimler, Courtney Weber. Check out the Irish Pagan School’s social medias for book recs and resources, they’re real legit.
November 17, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Anything by Lora O’Brien, Morgan Daimler, Courtney Weber. Check out the Irish Pagan School’s social medias for book recs and resources, they’re real legit.
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reminder to myself 😅
"the letters mh make the same sound as w."
🤯😵😂
"the letters mh make the same sound as w."
🤯😵😂
October 22, 2023 at 1:16 AM
reminder to myself 😅
"the letters mh make the same sound as w."
🤯😵😂
"the letters mh make the same sound as w."
🤯😵😂
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13
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November 26, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 13
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Sometimes the problem isn’t that I go too far with deep spiritual and magical experiences, it’s that I don’t go far enough. I want to do more but don’t know if I’m well enough to do more. But for this full moon, I think it’s time to try.
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The Need For Ecstatic Experiences
Sometimes the problem isn’t that I go too far with deep spiritual and magical experiences, it’s that I don’t go far enough. I want to do more but don’t [...]
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July 17, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Sometimes the problem isn’t that I go too far with deep spiritual and magical experiences, it’s that I don’t go far enough. I want to do more but don’t know if I’m well enough to do more. But for this full moon, I think it’s time to try.
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"11 Things About Mystic South 2024"
This year’s Mystic South conference in Atlanta was good as usual. Here are 11 observations from my time there last weekend.
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This year’s Mystic South conference in Atlanta was good as usual. Here are 11 observations from my time there last weekend.
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11 Things About Mystic South 2024
This year’s Mystic South conference in Atlanta was good as usual. Here are 11 observations from my time there last weekend.
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July 30, 2024 at 12:16 AM
"11 Things About Mystic South 2024"
This year’s Mystic South conference in Atlanta was good as usual. Here are 11 observations from my time there last weekend.
www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbe...
This year’s Mystic South conference in Atlanta was good as usual. Here are 11 observations from my time there last weekend.
www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbe...
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In 1941 Dion Fortune instructed her order to stop concentrating on defense and start visualizing what they wanted to build after the war. World War II would not end until 1945, but Dion Fortune was right. And what was right in 1941 is right in 2024.
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The Rising of the Star
In 1941 Dion Fortune instructed her order to stop concentrating on defense and start visualizing what they wanted to build after the war. World War II [...]
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August 1, 2024 at 11:06 AM
In 1941 Dion Fortune instructed her order to stop concentrating on defense and start visualizing what they wanted to build after the war. World War II would not end until 1945, but Dion Fortune was right. And what was right in 1941 is right in 2024.
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Religious questions are inherently uncertain. In the absence of conclusive evidence, doubt is unavoidable. But unlike what some religions teach, doubt is a good thing. Doubt keeps you honest. Doubt keeps you searching for the truth.
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Dealing With Doubt: A Modern Pagan Approach
Religious questions are inherently uncertain. In the absence of conclusive evidence, doubt is unavoidable. But unlike what some religions teach, doubt is a [...]
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August 20, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Religious questions are inherently uncertain. In the absence of conclusive evidence, doubt is unavoidable. But unlike what some religions teach, doubt is a good thing. Doubt keeps you honest. Doubt keeps you searching for the truth.
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"Why I Became More Liberal As I Got Older"
People say that as you get older, you get more conservative. That may be true for some people, but the older I get, the more liberal I become. And I think it’s worth exploring why that is.
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People say that as you get older, you get more conservative. That may be true for some people, but the older I get, the more liberal I become. And I think it’s worth exploring why that is.
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Why I Became More Liberal As I Got Older
People say that as you get older, you get more conservative. That may be true for some people, but the older I get, the more liberal I become. And I think [...]
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August 27, 2024 at 11:02 AM
"Why I Became More Liberal As I Got Older"
People say that as you get older, you get more conservative. That may be true for some people, but the older I get, the more liberal I become. And I think it’s worth exploring why that is.
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People say that as you get older, you get more conservative. That may be true for some people, but the older I get, the more liberal I become. And I think it’s worth exploring why that is.
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It’s not enough to walk away from a bad religion – true healing requires finding something good and helpful to replace it. The empowerment, acceptance, and joy Moss Matthey found are available to anyone who will follow the steps in this book.
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An Apostate’s Guide to Witchcraft
It’s not enough to walk away from a bad religion – true healing requires finding something good and helpful to replace it. The empowerment, acceptance, and [...]
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September 8, 2024 at 1:04 PM
It’s not enough to walk away from a bad religion – true healing requires finding something good and helpful to replace it. The empowerment, acceptance, and joy Moss Matthey found are available to anyone who will follow the steps in this book.
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The apologists of Threads aren’t trying to convert atheists so much as they’re trying to convince themselves that they really do believe the “right” things. They’re proselytizing for certainty for themselves. And that’s an impossible task.
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Proselytizing For Certainty: An Impossible Task
The apologists of Threads aren’t trying to convert atheists so much as they’re trying to convince themselves that they really do believe the “right” things. They’re proselytizing not for converts but ...
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September 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
The apologists of Threads aren’t trying to convert atheists so much as they’re trying to convince themselves that they really do believe the “right” things. They’re proselytizing for certainty for themselves. And that’s an impossible task.
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I don’t want to talk about what witchcraft is – I want to talk about what witchcraft is for. Why do you do witchcraft – however you define it? What does it bring you? How does it change you, for better or worse?
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What Is Witchcraft For?
I don’t want to talk about what witchcraft is – I want to talk about what witchcraft is for. Why do you do witchcraft – however you define it? What does it bring you? How does it change you, for bette...
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October 13, 2024 at 1:02 PM
I don’t want to talk about what witchcraft is – I want to talk about what witchcraft is for. Why do you do witchcraft – however you define it? What does it bring you? How does it change you, for better or worse?
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I see no reason to separate our celebrations into “secular” and “sacred.” They’re all part of what it means to experience October in the modern world. I see six lessons of Samhain and Halloween for us all, Pagan or otherwise.
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Six Lessons Of Samhain For The Modern World
I see no reason to separate our celebrations into “secular” and “sacred.” They’re all part of what it means to experience October in the modern world. I see six lessons of Samhain and Halloween for us...
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October 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
I see no reason to separate our celebrations into “secular” and “sacred.” They’re all part of what it means to experience October in the modern world. I see six lessons of Samhain and Halloween for us all, Pagan or otherwise.
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Our mainstream society likes to ignore death and hide it away. But sooner or later, all of us will die. The time to think about death is on a beautiful Sunday morning when we feel like we’re going to live forever, even though we know we won’t.
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A UU Pagan Looks at Death and Beyond
Our mainstream society likes to ignore death and hide it away. But sooner or later, all of us will die. The time to think about death and what – if anything – comes after is not when we’re about to di...
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October 27, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Our mainstream society likes to ignore death and hide it away. But sooner or later, all of us will die. The time to think about death is on a beautiful Sunday morning when we feel like we’re going to live forever, even though we know we won’t.
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While we need to be prepared for any contingency, it does us no good to dwell on worst-case scenarios before they happen. With less than a week to go, I want to take a look at what I expect will happen in the Presidential election.
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What To Expect In This Election, And Beyond
While we need to be prepared for any contingency, it does us no good to dwell on worst-case scenarios before they happen. With less than a week to go, I want to take a look at what I expect will happe...
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October 30, 2024 at 11:01 AM
While we need to be prepared for any contingency, it does us no good to dwell on worst-case scenarios before they happen. With less than a week to go, I want to take a look at what I expect will happen in the Presidential election.
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Acknowledge your feelings – they’re real. Take care of yourself, whatever that means for you. Mainly, do not give an inch unless you absolutely have to. Keep being who and what you are, as openly and loudly as you can.
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Do Not Comply In Advance
Acknowledge your feelings – they’re real. Take care of yourself, whatever that means for you. Mainly, do not give an inch unless you absolutely have to. Keep being who and what you are, as openly and ...
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November 7, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Acknowledge your feelings – they’re real. Take care of yourself, whatever that means for you. Mainly, do not give an inch unless you absolutely have to. Keep being who and what you are, as openly and loudly as you can.
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A Witch Decides A Witch’s Fate
Sometimes you have to choose a side. I choose witchcraft.
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November 10, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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This isn’t what we wanted, but it is what we prepared for. This is why we’ve been working magic regularly for the past several years, even if we didn’t have a need that was so great it required magic to fill. And so we’re ready.
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This Is Why You Did All That Spellwork
This isn’t what we wanted, but it is what we prepared for. This is why we’ve been working magic regularly for the past several years, even if we didn’t have a need that was so great it required magic ...
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November 13, 2024 at 12:30 PM
This isn’t what we wanted, but it is what we prepared for. This is why we’ve been working magic regularly for the past several years, even if we didn’t have a need that was so great it required magic to fill. And so we’re ready.
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Lots of new people on BlueSky, and I'm picking up lots of new followers in the process. I mainly promote Under the Ancient Oaks blog posts here, but I do occasionally comment when I feel like I have something to say.
Photo is from the House of Spirits cocktail party a couple weeks before Halloween.
Photo is from the House of Spirits cocktail party a couple weeks before Halloween.
November 14, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Lots of new people on BlueSky, and I'm picking up lots of new followers in the process. I mainly promote Under the Ancient Oaks blog posts here, but I do occasionally comment when I feel like I have something to say.
Photo is from the House of Spirits cocktail party a couple weeks before Halloween.
Photo is from the House of Spirits cocktail party a couple weeks before Halloween.
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Some of y’all don’t know what an ally is, and that’s causing harm for you and for our efforts to build a better world. An ally isn’t someone who supports you unconditionally. An ally is someone who fights at your side against a common enemy.
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Choose Your Allies Wisely – And Strategically
Some of y’all don’t know what an ally is, and that’s causing harm for you and for our efforts to build a better world. An ally isn’t someone who supports you unconditionally. An ally is someone who fi...
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November 17, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Some of y’all don’t know what an ally is, and that’s causing harm for you and for our efforts to build a better world. An ally isn’t someone who supports you unconditionally. An ally is someone who fights at your side against a common enemy.
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Conservative columnist and Orthodox Christian Rod Dreher’s new book Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age is three books in one. Two of them are very good. The third is dangerous, especially to those of us in the Pagan community.
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Rod Dreher, Re-enchantment, and Bad Metaphysics
Conservative columnist and Orthodox Christian Rod Dreher’s new book "Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age" is three books in one. Two of them are very good. The third is dang...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Conservative columnist and Orthodox Christian Rod Dreher’s new book Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age is three books in one. Two of them are very good. The third is dangerous, especially to those of us in the Pagan community.
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I'm on the most recent episode of the Polytheism Today podcast.
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Ep 20: John Beckett, Druidry, and Public Ritual
Polytheism Today Podcast Season 2
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November 25, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I'm on the most recent episode of the Polytheism Today podcast.
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