Well? Did you survive the Mayan apocalypse? Did you survive the end of the world? I did. All those who didn't survive the apocalypse, please raise your hand so we can see you. Coming soon to a theater near you: ZOMBIE MAYAN APOCALYPSE!!!

As we come to the end of the year, I'd like all who practice magick of any kind, but especially those who do group rites, to consider a simple question: Are you doing ritual… or ritual theater? There is nothing wrong with either. There is nothing inherently "better" doing one rather than the other. I think there's great value in both. But there are major differences between ritual and ritual theater. Ritual, if done well, is magick Ritual theater, if done well, is magickal Ritual, if done well, can help you achieve your magickal goals Ritual theater, if done well, can remind you of your past and/or provide catharsis for the present Ritual, if done well,  is designed to change

I am writing this just a few days before the supposed Mayan Apocalypse on Friday, December 21, 2012. The belief that the "end times" are here is nothing new. This LINK will take you to a page that lists over 200 dates where experts and religious leaders said the end of the world was coming. They all have one thing in common: none of them have worked out as their promoters stated. And I will hereby fearlessly predict that the so-called Mayan Apocalypse will also turn out to be a dud. Some Mayans in Guatemala are denouncing the way the government is turning this into a "folklore for profit" giant party, with an expected 90,000 money-bringing suckers believers coming for the show. NASA has

Ever since I was young I've had a "thing" about religion and spirituality. Although I often found myself disagreeing with various religious beliefs, or with ideas being presented as supposedly representative of various religions, I still had respect for the underlying concepts. Sometimes, I found that people would create religions not to help others, but to help themselves—generally to power, money, and/or sex. I didn't like what they were doing. I felt they were harming others by mocking religions or spiritual paths. I still feel this way. And that brings me to Xmas. When I was old enough to understand that Xmas was an abbreviation for Christmas, I felt there was something wrong