It’s Sunday at PantheaCon. I decided to sleep in this morning, which means I woke up at 9 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. I skipped the morning events and overpriced breakfast buffet and opted for an overpriced bagel and coffee in my room. Later, I went to the Golden Dawn Prosperity Ritual. It was formal, interesting, …
It’s day two of PantheaCon. It’s been a great festival so far. Yesterday was fantastic, and today was another great day. Although I went to bed last night at 2 am, I woke up early today and attended the Shades of Faith: Minority Voices in Paganism Panel. It was a good discussion with a panel of intelligent …
I am officially on my way to Australia, but first, PantheaCon! PantheaCon is a Pagan festival in San Jose, California. The problem with PantheaCon is that there are so many exciting workshops and events going on that it’s hard to decide what to do. After a relaxing morning and an overpriced lunch, I went to …
I make no secret of the fact that I practice an uncommon form of spirituality. I’m Pagan. What’s that? I’m so glad you asked. Here’s an introduction to Paganism. Paganism is more easily described in terms of observable behaviours than beliefs. Broadly speaking, it refers to a collection of spiritual behaviours that include animism, pantheism, …
I’ve been searching for my roots. National Geographic’s Genographic Project is a genetic anthropology study that aims to map historical human migration patterns by collecting and analysing DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. The theory is that our story begins in Africa between 150,00 and 170,000 years ago. About 60,000 …
I’ve become increasingly interested in learning more about my ancestral heritage. I know very little about it. My family has few documents in the US, I can’t access documents in Cuba, and nobody seems to remember more than a grandparent’s name. I have never even been able to figure out the origins of my surname. The best …