We All Get To Do Everything, Because We're All Everyone

We All Get To Do Everything, Because We're All Everyone

In this episode of The Zen Pagan vlog (Feb 9 2020), Tom attempts to pluck insights from a dream mystical experience.

Lady Liberty, American Goddess (plus, Imbolc Reflections)

On this episode of the vlog for The Zen Pagan: where do gods come from, and is Lady Liberty becoming an American goddess? Also Tom reflects on Imbolc, the time of year that is either the end of or the middle of winter. Read the blog: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thezenpagan/2020/02/lady-liberty-american-god/

You Will Not Be Left Alone

Thoughts on the new year, birthday parties, Imbolc, Lady Liberty, and a poem inspired by a sign on the NYC subway. Read the poem (and find links to more fascinating posts!) at https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thezenpagan/2020/01/you-will-not-be-left-alone-52-make-up-week-2/ [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thezenpagan/2020/01/you-will-not-be-left-alone-52-make-up-week-2/]

Magic As A Social Force

Our first episode! Tom Swiss's talk "Why The Moment Calls For Magic" from the Starwood Festival, July 2019, discussing how Daniel Lawrence O'Keefe's ideas about magic from his book Stolen Lightning: The Social Theory of Magic are relevant to the social and political moment. Read the notes for this talk (and find links to more fascinating posts!) at https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thezenpagan/2019/12/magic-as-a-social-force/ [https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thezenpagan/2019/12/magic-as-a-social-force/<]