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A geologist friend and Pagan just sent me a report in the  Journal of Cosmology of microfossils similar to trichomic cyanobacteria  deep inside several meteorites.  “Trichomic” means they resemble filaments, and “prokaryotes” are cells without a membrane bound nucleus. But these cells differ from all others of similar characteristics. Apparently they are not of earthly origin.  For more…

I have lots of notes, from Pantheacon, even some from my Utah trip in the fall, but I just can’t get inspired.  I’m thinking mostly about a meeting tomorrow with some friends about starting a co-housing community, and heading off in an hour to do some healing work. So the ball is in everyone else’s…

This isn’t quite the write-up I anticipated doing because I left my notes somewhere or other.  A drag, but maybe a blessing in disguise.  Now I have to search my memory about what impressed me most.  And a great deal impressed me.  I’ll pick one issue here, and I hope my memory of two presentations…

As I read again about the utter nastiness and hypocrisy of America’s ‘conservatives’ now that they are anticipating growing in power I wonder what their spiritual significance might be at a personal level.  In so many cases what they do and say seems far more motivated by malevolence towards others than by any positive value.…

Th West Coast’s annual Pantheacon starts Friday at 1 and goes through Monday afternoon. It is one of the high points of the years for me, a chance to see old friends from different parts of the country, as well as make some new ones.  There are more Pagans in one lace than I ever…

Ali Gomaa, Egypt’s Grand Mufti has just made a statement that should raise the spirits of all who care for the well-being of the Egyptian people and a future of religious toleration and, even more, ultimate acceptance.  No, he did not endorse Pagan spirituality, that is a statement that will not happen in my lifetime.…

Nancy Graham, an old friend of mine, and talented documentary producer and journalist, moved to Denmark,  For many years she taught journalism at the University of Aarhus.  Europe has much more actual experience with Muslims than does the US, and Nancy became interested in women’s status in Islam, which involved her learning a great deal…

When I became a Pagan I had to rethink my views about Christianity, which had become overwhelmingly negative.  If the Sacred manifested in many ways and everywhere, it had to manifest there as well.  But as the religious right in Protestant and conservative Catholic guises became Christianity’s public face, the evidence increasingly indicated that tgis…

One of the less commented on aspects of the recent overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt is its extraordinary peacefulness. Or was it so extraordinary? America’s gun fantasists have poisoned public debate over guns’ role in a civilized society with plenty of chest thumping about their  importance in overthrowing tyranny. And while their definition of…

This post repeats my reply to Randi’s comment on my “Abortion, Slavery and Women” post.  It does not deal with abortion because she raised more important issues. With clarifying revisions here and there added at 9:20 PST. More cleaning up of typos on Wednesday
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