All posts in category Modern American Polytheism

Libations

For the last couple of years, I’ve been leaving my libations and offerings in the back corner of our yard – particularly full moon and dark moon offerings, but others as the mood strikes me. It’s piled with large landscaping rocks, and we’ve always left it to grow somewhat wild – though the fire pit [...]

Group ritual & regular practices

Last Friday, I went to my first “group” full moon ritual (actually, my first group ritual of any sort) in over a year. Between my initiation at Imbolc last year, and the directions my coven was heading at the time, I felt I needed a break to get my own house in order before continuing with [...]

Daily Practice

So, the practice of religion. It’s an odd thing; I’ve rarely discussed this with anyone before, and it’s actually a little intimidating – so much of what I do is based on my own trial and error, which was based on reading and listening (and a very tiny bit of group ritual experience). I didn’t [...]

Where I’m Going

I’ve spent some time thinking lately about how to organize my thoughts in a way that will explain the things I believe. I’ve thought about how I would teach someone else to do what I do. And honestly, I’m somewhat at a loss. This is experiential – it’s not something I can always explain, nor [...]

Welcome to the Presence of the Goddess

Or, The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Hard Polytheist in the Modern Pagan World I generally consider myself to be a hard polytheist: I believe that the various and sundry Gods and Goddesses are separate individuals. But I believe this for a rather odd reason. I figure if it appears that there are many [...]

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