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By a reader’s request here is an expansion/continuation of the post on Robin Artisson’s Conversion Essay. I’m not sure what all he wants explained but I’ll try my best.
First some background- Robin Artisson is the author of The Witching Way of Hollow Hill, The Horn of Everwood and The Flaming Circle. I have not read [...]

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This is a response to Robin Artisson’s Essay- The System and Psychology of Conversion
Go read it before this post. It is an essay about Pagans/Heathens/polytheists who convert back to Christianity or Judaism and the possible factors that make them more likely to convert. First, I have to give Artisson credit for admitting his biases up [...]

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About a month or so ago Pentecost was coming up and I asked my fiance to explain the history behind it. He explained that in the Book of Acts, the Apostles got together to celebrate the then Jewish holiday of Pentecost. They were feeling discouraged and didn’t know what to do next in since the [...]

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A while back I watched a documentary on PBS called “The Jewish Americans“. It was a fascinating show, detailing the struggles of Jews to be accepted in American society and the major role they have played in social justice movements, entertainment, business and many other aspects of American culture. One concept discussed in the documentary [...]

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Despite being rather outspoken on politics and current events, when it comes to religion I’m actually pretty moderate about discussing it. When I was younger I probably would’ve been louder about it, but after spending more time out in the community, particularly in a student pagan group, I’ve realized a better way to educate people [...]

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