Welcome back to another week’s edition of PaganQuill, or PQ if you prefer - because acronyms are hip. Let’s try the bandwagon approach: be hip and submit something!

The conclusion of John Michael Greer’s article on the Druidry and the Future ruminates on the possible courses of actions for the future. From “Steps Toward a Livable Future“:

“Human life depends on the surrounding natural world, to an extent that industrial civilization has forgotten but the deindustrial civilizations of the future will have to remember.”

Bernulf also continues with the in depth analysis of the Nine Noble Truths, from “Honor“:

In my own mind (and I suspect in the minds of most other contemporary Heathens), those Heathens of old, who stood in defiance of their kings when ordered to abandon our gods and convert to Christianity, are honorable heroes … but would they have thoughts of themselves the same way?

Cat Chapin-Bishop, in “The W Word“, talks about the dualism of a minority religion – on one hand, standing by who you are and on the other, the feeling of relief from not needing to fight for what you believe on a day-to-day basis. She says, “I have so _loved_ feeling that I have a truthful answer to the question of what my religion is that does not automatically earn me hatred and condemnation.”

Christopher Stone, from CunningFolk.com, delves into the wording associated with witchcraft and magic, “Folk who use cunning in the practice of the magical arts; which means that another word for “magic” might be “cunning”.”

Given the continuing Harry Potter fervor, S. Nicole has a well-timed note on her Pagan Misconceptions - “Pagans are trying to lure minors to paganism through popular books such as Harry Potter”. She notes, “To me it seems that if parents didn’t think that these books (or any other books) were inappropriate for their kids they would not let read these.”

Both editors at PQ are going to scramble to be up on the literature, but we don’t want to spend the whole weekend crying like Hogwarts First Years. (Oh, I went there!) Take care and see you all here next week!