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Standing for SanityLast weekend (January 26–27, 2013), I attended the 9th Annual Conference on Current Pagan Studies. This was not your typical Pagan festival or convention. The conference took place in a large room at the Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. Although anyone could attend, the presenters from all over the country were primarily university professors [...] Placebo, “Care Effect,” or Something Else?There is a new article on Wired Magazine’s website that draws my attention to the difference between real science, scientific writing, and pseudo-science masquerading as science. The article is written by Nathanael Johnson, author of a new book entitled All Natural. I haven’t read it yet, but please don’t hold that against me—it’s not going [...] Coming Full CircleBefore the internet, the main method of communication between Pagans and other magickal folk was through newsletters and magazines. One of the best was Circle Network News.  Many of us eagerly awaited for it to regularly appear and read all of the articles—repeatedly. In 1999 it changed its title to Circle Magazine, but ceased publication in [...] Historians vs. HistoryArthur Balfour (1848–1930) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902–1905. He was the UK’s Foreign Secretary from 1916–1919. Arthur Balfour He is perhaps best known for the Balfour Doctrine of 1917, which stated that the British government believed the Jews should have a national homeland in the Middle East. That doctrine resulted [...] Magic, Magick, and the Subliminal MythMany years ago, when I was living in Minnesota, I appeared on a local radio talk show. The host was Ms. Barbara Carlson, former wife of then Governor Arne Carlson. Why was I on the show? Well, in the major media, there are generally only two times they want to talk with someone involved with [...] Return to ReincarnationThere is an interesting blog post on Patheos where P. Sufenas Virius Lupus shares his ideas about reincarnation and past lives. He contends that some Pagans believe in reincarnation and others don’t. Either way, he says he doesn’t “hear a lot of discussion about reincarnation in Pagan circles these days.” He adds that the reason [...] Don’t Take My Word For ItPreston Sturgis was one of the top screenwriters and directors in Hollywood’s history. His Sullivan’s Travels manages to be wildly humorous, inventive, and touching while dealing with serious social issues. His mother, Mary Estelle Dempsey, married a traveling salesman, but moved to Paris to be a singer when Preston was just 3. She moved back to [...] Six Items of Interest for the New YearWith the new year comes lots of new things. I’d like to draw some of them to your attention and also ask you to share something with readers… 1st Up: Prediction Contest Yep. I’m going to be announcing this for some time to come. In my last blog post I announced a prediction contest. It’s [...] CONTEST! WIN A FREE TAROT DECK WITH YOUR PREDICTIONHappy new year, everyone! Increasingly, people at this time of year look back at predictions made by public psychics and mediums to see just how well they’ve done. Some are surprisingly accurate while others, well, let’s say they aren’t very good (are you listening, spirit of Criswell?). One of the important skills of magicians is [...] Five Magickal Keys to Successful New Year’s ResolutionsFour years ago (wow, has time flown!) I made the following post to my blog. I thought that after so many years (and so many posts) it would be relevant to look at again: Have you considered making any New Year’s Resolutions (NYRs)? You know, the promises you make to yourself about changes in your [...] MEET THE BLOGGERS
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