Tim Boucher's Pop Occulture Blog has quickly become my new favorite blog. Smart writing about intriguing subjects. Like The Horn of Plenty and Sentimental Depopulation. I like the way this man's mind works and he really makes me think.

Thanks to Jason at The Wild Hunt for providing the first report I'd seen on the latest developments in the story about attempts to get the US Department of Veterans Affairs to approve the Pentacle as a religious symbol for grave markers of soldiers. He reports that Nevada Stops Waiting To Honor Wiccan Hero

Mike at Unknowing Mind, Sojourner at A Pagan Sojourn and Jon at Jesusfollowers Journal are undertaking an Interfaith Blog Event, wherein each of them is writing on a set of topics from each of their different spiritual points of view. The first subject: Karma. Mike presents the Buddhist philosophy. Sojourner discusses the Pagan approach. And Jon gives us his perspective as a Protestant Christian pastor. I love these sorts of comparative religion discussions!

And in another instance of intriguing comparative religion, I was drawn to Rachel Barenblat's post at Radical Torah, In your mouth and in your heart. She's talking about a distance we perceive between ourselves and the divine that simply isn't there. This really resonated because as witches we believe that the divine is in all things, even in ourselves. Sometimes, it's difficult to see but it's important to remember, as Rachel says: "There’s so much beauty waiting to shine through, and it’s always already right here."

Insane Zamboni at the journey shared a much needed laugh with his post The worst analogies ever written in a high school essay. My personal favorite? "His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free." IZ's daughter is experiencing a slower-than-usual recovery from cranial decompression surgery. Please send her healing energy and keep her and her family in your thoughts.

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 2:40 PM