Tag: Scroll Of Thoth

Our Job

I’m glad I have this blog somewhat separate from the actual scrollofthoth.com. Now more than ever because I want to say some things about the upcoming podcast that would be inappropriate to post on the main page.

The topic was Pagan Leadership and LBGTQ Pagan Spirituality. One of our guests was a member of the Re-Formed Congregation of the Goddess. We got to a point in the conversation where we were talking about the experience of being a woman and I asked, “Does the RCG allow transgender women to join?”

To my surprise the answer was no.

One thing I berate my Christian friends about is that they don’t police their own. If I were a Christian, it would be my mission to let the world know that the Westboro Baptist Church and Pat Robertson DO NOT represent Christian beliefs. They are not good Christians.

Admittedly, I didn’t call out my guest on the podcast. I didn’t think it would be appropriate to attack my guest. Maybe I was just a coward. But I do want to say that I think this stance is wrong. That those who identify as female should be treated with all respect and given the same opportunities as someone who was born that way. I don’t believe that a person’s birth gender determines how well they will understand a particular spiritual path.

This guest does not represent the RCG, and I’m not sure if this is the policy of RCG International, but if it is, it’s up to us as pagans to say loud and clear they they DO NOT represent us, and that their behavior is not acceptable. 

SoT Ep5 Magical Influences

SoT Ep5 Magical Influences

“Magic in its earliest form is often referred to as “the art”.  I believe this is completely literal.  I believe that magic is art and that art, whether it be writing, music, sculpture, or any other form is literally magic.  Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words, or

New Scroll of Thoth Podcast!

In the last Scroll of Thoth podcast, I mentioned a short story that I wrote about Odin returning to Earth. I think it will be of interest to those who wonder if the gods have changed along with our culture. To give you a sample of my fiction, I’m offering it as a free download to everyone on Kobo, and through the Scroll of Thoth mailing list.

Of Little Faith

The old gods are returning, or have they always been here?

Odin wakes to the call of a dying warrior, crying out to be taken to Valhalla. Roused from his centuries of slumber, he wanders the Earth until he finds gods old and new. Do they have the answers he seeks? How does an ancient god of war find his place in the modern world?

A musing on the nature of religion and spirituality. We may no longer need a patriarch, but do we need to rediscover our divinities?

SoT Ep4 Invocation

SoT Ep4 Invocation

In this episode James and Colleen talk about invocation, what it is, how it’s practiced, the spirits involved, and adding it to your practice. You can listen by clicking the link below, download by right-clicking, subscribe to our RSS feed   in your favorite pod-catcher, or find us on iTunes.

New Podcast! Should be available on iTunes shortly.

Magic-K

Magic-K

The following is an excerpt from My Babylon – Book Six: Commentary, something I am putting together to explain the esoteric content to the uninitiated readers. You may have heard some of this griping from me before. Book Six will also contain some of my posts from Scroll of Thoth. So in fairness, if

New Post at Scroll of Thoth.com

Roll of Thoth – Non-Magick Magick Books

Roll of Thoth – Non-Magick Magick Books

In which I share with you seven things to expand your art and raise your gnosis. This time, books that have deeply influenced my magick, but are not about magick. The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood by James Gleick – As a devotee of Thoth, this book is almost a sacred text to me. It

New Roll of Thoth in case you missed it.