Everyone is Sort of Terrible: On Taking Breaks from Community Participation

Sometimes I really just don’t want to be around other Pagans. Part of it is my introverted personality. Part of it is the stress that just naturally comes along with running a group. And part of it is genuine irritation at the pettiness of other people, bringing out my own pettiness. There are times when …

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The stigma of mental illness in Pagan and metaphysical communities

I don't usually double-post my YouTube videos to my blog, but I thought this one may be valuable to the people who keep googling wicca and depression and ending up here.  Clearly, there aren't enough people talking about this sort of thing.  I see the subject of mental illness and the notion of the "proper person" …

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