Justice
Broomstick Chronicles
by Broomstick Chronicles
4y ago
Justice Ma’at, Themis, Justitia Recently I was invited to sit on a panel on the theme of Justice – what our faith tradition teaches about Justice at the Berkeley Buddhist Temple.  The panel convened after a short Buddhist service. Each panelist will have 10 minutes to discuss his or her thoughts on the topic from the standpoint of his or her religion or spiritual outlook.  The subject can be approached from any angle desired (personal experience, professional experience, doctrine, personal philosophy, whatever).  There will then be a short question and answer period, Well frank ..read more
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One Witch's PantheaCons
Broomstick Chronicles
by Broomstick Chronicles
4y ago
PantheaCon 2013 "Crones" rear l-r: Magenta Griffin, Rachael Watcher, Macha NightMare, Selena Fox, Vivianne Crowley, Margot Adler; front Anna Korn, Glenn Turner I’m annoyed that the comments for the post on The Wild Huntare closed only two days after its publication.  I had stuff to say.  I’ve been to many a Pcon, and have been there in various capacities, both inside organizing as a volunteer and as a presenter.  Thus, I’ll share what I had wanted to say, and more, on this blog. The first year, in downtown San Jose, not near the airport, I helped run the Green Room and had a role in Recla ..read more
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AAR 2017-IV
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by Broomstick Chronicles
5y ago
Steineset Witchcraft Memorial in Vardø, Finnmark, Norway     Contemporary Pagan Studies Unit Pagan Intersections with Social and Cultural Systems.  These papers investigate the ways in which Pagan belief and practices intersect with wider aspects of culture and experience and the ways in which Pagans themselves interact with services and institutions.  Topics include the impacts of being Pagan on health and wellbeing and the ability to see appropriate care and diagnosis, the impacts of Pagan leadership in environmental activism, and how a pilgrimage site is used for educational purpos ..read more
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Institutions
Broomstick Chronicles
by Broomstick Chronicles
6y ago
As a product of the counterculture, I tend to mistrust and avoid institutions.  I suspect this is a common attitude among “first generation”[1]NeoPagans in the U.S.  We found existing institutions, be they religious, educational, or governmental, to be oppressive, unfulfilling, and irrelevant to the conditions of the world in which we found ourselves. Let’s face it: established religions such as Christianity in its many forms, were created and gained ascendency in other times and places.  There was no threat of nuclear annihilation, no looming environmental degradation, no water shortage ..read more
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AAR 2017 Annual Meeting - I
Broomstick Chronicles
by Broomstick Chronicles
6y ago
Once again, with help from the Covenant of the Goddess, I attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, this year in Boston. As in most years, some Pagans planned a field trip to a local site or sites of interest to Pagans.  This year the place was obvious:  Salem, Massachusetts.  Under the guidance of Gwendolyn Reece, three of us (Gwendolyn, Jeffrey Albaugh, and me) lunched at the Tavern on the Green in the historic Hawthorne Hotel in Salem to plan our day.  I’d dined there before so I knew we’d like it.  The rest of our party (Caroline Tully, Chas Clifton, Sabina Magliocc ..read more
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