The Power of a Targeted Campaign: What Pagans Can Learn from the SOPA Blackout
Whether you agree with the proposed legislation or not, the online protest was impressive. The bills I’m referring to are the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). In case you were on vacation (somewhere exotic, I hope!), the protest happened Wednesday and involved sites voluntarily blacking out their content...
Forgiveness May be a Virtue Among Pagans But It Is Not a Pagan Edict
I have pondered forgiveness from a Pagan perspective for several years because holding a grudge is a family trait I have to resist. I started thinking about it again last week when I outed myself as leaving an oath unfulfilled.* I find myself in a position of having to either set things right or make...
The Tenuous Line Between Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion
Over the summer, Wild Hunt reported on a federal court case that originated in Texas called Rainey et al. versus U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs et al. The plaintiffs (Rainey et al.) filed in June and argued the case was about Freedom of Speech.* The defendants (USDVA) argued it was about Freedom of Religion. As...
Burning Man Celebrates 25 Years of paganism
This is a summer of notable anniversaries! The Pagan Princesses blog turned one year old last month, an event indelible in everyone’s psyche, surely. 😎 Ginger Rogers was born 100 years ago! (I ⤠Ginger Rogers.) The Titanic launched 100 years ago. One thousand years ago, Vikings plundered Canterbury. And this week, Burning Man turns...
The Quotable Jax: Year One
Happy anniversary, Jax! And readers! To date we have posted 96 gen-u-ine entries (not including introductory or vacation posts). Please come out next week and help us celebrate one year online. We’ll be at the Butterfly Bar on Friday the 26th (rsvp’s are most appreciated). Jax took a stroll down memory lane on Tuesday. To...
My Plans for Summer Solstice Ritual
Next Tuesday is the Summer Solstice and I am planning a ritual, or as Heathens call it, a blót (pronounced bloat). This will not be my first ritual (not by a long shot), but it will be the first blót have planned on my own. Jax usually takes care of the planning and the direction...
May 2nd is International Pagan Coming Out Day
A few months ago, Jax made a compelling case for coming out of the broom closet. The folks at International Pagan Coming Out Day (IPCOD) agree with her thesis! IPCOD is not just a day, it is a non-profit organization that promotes a positive image of paganism and offers advice on how to transition from...
The Vulnerability of Asking for Help (or Please Just Answer the Question)
You may think a princess is pampered and waited upon. Not these princesses. In fact, it’s not easy for me to ask for help. I rather hate it. Asking for help makes me feel vulnerable and, sometimes, weak. I’ve gotten better about it as I’ve gotten older, but I’m still a pretty independent person, and...
Pagan, Heathen, Druid… What’s in a Name?
I’ve been reading the Eddas (the Norse mythological cannons) and spending more time with local heathens. My ancestry is mostly Teutonic (German/Scandinavian), and the idea of getting a better glimpse into what they might have practiced appeals to me. But one thing that continues to strike me as strange is the heathen (and Hellene and...
Controlling Interest
Having embraced paganism, I accept that I and I alone am accountable for my actions. For the most part, what happens to me is a result of my deliberate decisions and behavior.
