Where are We Going? A Response to “What I Expect from My Church” 20 Years Later
It’s been 20 years since this brilliant article was penned by Peter Gold for the ADF publication Oak Leaves. 20 years ago I was just barely a teen, and I […]
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Explaining Wyrd with Back to the Future 3
I’m a child of the 80s, and it shows in my tastes. So it should go without saying that I love the Back to the Future trilogy. I rewatch it […]
There is No Folkish and Universalist Debate in Heathenry
For the last few decades, the Heathen world has maintained an uneasy truce between its various umbrella organizations through what is known as the Folkish versus Universalist debate. The idea […]
An Urglaawe Ritual Response to the Pulse Massacre
When I heard about the shooting at Pulse in Orlando, and the massacre of LGBT victims, I was overcome with shock and grief. I couldn’t stop crying for an hour […]
Religion and Politics
As a kid, I was taught that there are two things you don’t discuss at polite gatherings, which for us included family dinners, holidays, and any time we were in […]
The Pagan Experience: “F” is for “Family”
This post was inspired by a prompt at The Pagan Experience suggesting writing for the letters “E” or “F”. Like many modern Americans, I have a complex relationship with the […]
The Pagan Experience: “E” is for “Erntfescht”
This post was inspired by a prompt at The Pagan Experience suggesting writing for the letters “E” or “F”. The calendars of many polytheistic religions are filled with agricultural rites, […]
Tell Us Where You’re Coming From (And Let Others Do the Same)
There’s a difference between your personal experience of the spiritual and the “rules” of spirituality. Sharing your experiences means saying “when I do this, I experience that”. This is different […]
The Pagan Experience: “D” is for “Deitsch”
This entry was inspired by a prompt from The Pagan Experience. What does being Deitsch mean to me? Before I can answer that, I probably need to explain to you […]
Urglaawe Gets Some Press for Grundsaudaag!
Check out this article and video from the Bucks County Courier Times! It introduces Urglaawe and talks a bit about the next major Urglaawe holiday, Groundhog Day or Grundsaudaag. Did […]
Grundsau Burrow 