Category Archives: Pagan Practice

a few weeks back, i wrote about the elusive balance and how it relates to the lightness/darkness polarity within pagan practice.  the problem with using light and dark as a metaphor for moral behavior is that it doesn’t quite give … Continue reading →

The Heart Sutra Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, when deeply practicing prajna-paramita, clearly saw that the five skandas are all empty, and was saved from all suffering and distress. Sariputra, form is no different to emptiness, emptiness no different to form. That which … Continue reading →

so i’ve been thinking about oathbound traditions and the nature of secrecy in craft knowledge. for those who have taken oaths, what are the boundaries of your tradition’s particular oaths? what is acceptable to speak about and what constitutes ‘oathbound’ … Continue reading →

i’ve been thinking lately about  expectations of spiritual protection from physical hardship in ritual and meditation.  specifically how people, in essence, turn their practice into a spiritual exchange – where prayer and worship are bartered for tangible benefit. i can … Continue reading →