Author Archives: Brendan

As of today, my credit card is totally paid off. My personal debt is now half of what it was yesterday. I will be completely debt-free by the middle of December. I can start putting the money that I used … Continue reading →

Here’s something I wanted to add to the last post, but I decided it deserves a little space of its own: If you want to buy a book, don’t wait until you see the author at a festival or event … Continue reading →

This morning, I was asked to comment on this blog post by Raven Grimassi, concerning the pagan publishing industry. The problem that Mr. Grimassi describes here, that the pagan book publishing market is flooded with silly, superficial, “101 level” books, … Continue reading →

I have just learned that James Arthur Ray, the new-age motivational trainer who was brought to trial for the deaths of three people in his sweatlodge on Oct. 8, 2009, has been found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide. … Continue reading →

I wrote this on the back of a menu in a restaurant in Montreal, for the open-stage night at the Gaia Gathering, a few days ago. Enjoy! I am the very model of a pagan intellectual I’ve studied ancient knowledge, … Continue reading →

A few days ago, I was going over some things in my notebooks which were originally cut from various past writing projects, to see if any of them can be rewritten, edited, or otherwise salvaged for future projects. Between two … Continue reading →

In our nation’s federal election campaign, I normally look at all the major parties, and give them a chance to reason with me, although I (normally) vote the way I voted last time. This time, when looking over some news … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, Well, the deadline for the “Loneliness and Revelation” contest was about a week and a half ago. All the contest entries are visible in the photo section of my Facebook “Fan” page. I have to admit to a … Continue reading →

This is a very short response to some criticisms directed at my essay “Thinking Shall Replace Killing”, published on Patheos.com back in February. The first thing I’d like to remind critics of is the appearance of the word “short” in … Continue reading →

Making short promotional videos is fun. 🙂 For this one, instead of using nothing but still photos, I also used some very short clips from various video sources, so it can look a little bit more like a “movie” trailer. … Continue reading →