My life is strangely split. In my personal life, I’ve been incredibly fortunate. I’m able to do work that I love and feel passionate about—and provide for myself and my family. I’ve been able to write, travel, organize, teach, and walk in the woods. I have a loving partner and a supportive community. Certainly, I’ve had losses and disappointments, but they are far outweighed by the gifts the Goddess has blessed me with.

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Religion is a human construct—the set of images, beliefs, stories, ethics and explanations we use to wrap our human minds around the Mysteries. Goddess—or God, Creator, whatever you choose to call the great underlying connectedness—is more than we can conceive.

Every religious system is just one possible doorway through which we catch a small glimpse of the awesome love and creativity that infuses the multiverse. From the Pagan perspective, it’s all poetry. If I say, “My love’s eyes are as blue as the sea” and you say, “My love’s eyes are as blue as the sky”, we don’t need to fight a religious war about it. Maybe I thrill to Beethoven and you adore Beyonce — it’s all music.

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