Yearly Archives: 2012
CFS: Huginn 2.2: Ethics and Values
Volume 2, Issue 2 : ETHICS & VIRTUES HUGINN is now accepting submissions for the Midsummer 2012 issue. Submissions deadline is 1 June 2012. The Midsummer issue will deal with ETHICS & VIRTUES: living your values; ethics in myths, from … Continue reading
Sex and Gender Identity: Part 2, Gender Identity and Gender Dysphoria
Last time we discussed the complexity of what defines male and female in terms of physical sex. This time, I am going to attempt to give a little information around the much more nuanced issue of gender identity. Gender identity … Continue reading
February Link Roundup
For a summary of some of the discussion around PantheaCon, take a look at this link roundup. Some other essays and articles from around the web: On No Unsacred Place John replied to Lupa’s We Do Not Return To Nature, … Continue reading
Sex and Gender Identity: Part 1, Sex
After reading a few different perspectives on what happened at PantheaCon both this year and last year, along with a few of the perspectives in the book Gender and Transgender in Modern Paganism, I figured it would help to provide … Continue reading
My Bigotry Is Not Better than Your Bigotry
This is part 2 of my stroll through the field of landmines, emphasizing ideas about community, inclusion and exclusion. As I mentioned in my last post, Z. Budapest has been a strong feminist and Dianic voice in the pagan community … Continue reading
PantheaCon Gender Issues
As a followup to Biology Does Not and Must Not Equal Destiny I figured I would provide a few links about what was going on. Thorn Coyle has written a series of posts: Holding Beloved Community (along with Part 2 … Continue reading
Biology Does Not and Must Not Equal Destiny
I’ve been working on this post in my head for awhile. Because the subject is a field of landmines. PantheaCon has had what are called “ciswomen” or “women born of women” rituals, led by Z. Budapest, who has been a strong … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day or Why Love “Spells” Are A Bad Idea
Every once in a while, someone comes to me and says, “I’m in love with ____, but they don’t love me. What can I do?” I sympathize. I think everyone does. We’ve all been in that situation when we are … Continue reading
Three Deep Breaths
One of the challenges in starting to meditate is finding application in our daily life. Daily meditation is something that can take days, weeks, months, or even years to reliably show up in our lives. What’s more, many people have … Continue reading
