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The Dream of Macsen Wledig in The Mabinogion – A Lesson in Wisdom
A Roman fort discovered in Wales may connect to an ancient tale from The Mabinogion. Revisiting the story of Macsen Wledig leads me to reflect on dreams, spiritual guidance, and the wisdom of questioning my own beliefs.https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/10/15/ancient-welsh-legends-and-the-wisdom-of-dreams/
Reflections on AI – When The World Is More Than Matter
Must every object used in ritual have a spirit, consciousness, or agency of its own? This post explores that question from a contemporary Pagan perspective, looking at the difference between energy, spirit, sentience, and sacred function, and considering whether even tools like AI can take part in spiritual practice without being spiritual beings themselves.https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/reflections-on-ai-when-the-world-is-more-than-matter/
Reflections on AI – What Should Remain Human?
As AI becomes capable of doing more, the real question is not simply what it can do, but what should remain human. In spiritual life especially, prayer, mourning, ritual, teaching, and storytelling are not only tasks to be completed. They are practices that shape us through presence, responsibility, relationship, and lived experience.https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/10/10/reflections-on-ai-what-should-remain-human/
Reflections on AI – Prometheus, Fire, and Artificial Intelligence
Prometheus gave humanity fire, a gift of knowledge and possibility that could create or destroy. Artificial intelligence raises a similar question: as our power grows, are we also developing the wisdom to use it well?
Reflections on AI – The Trickster and AI
Artificial intelligence may seem far removed from Pagan practice, yet its uncertainty, cleverness, and blurred boundaries feel strangely familiar. Looking at AI through the lens of the Trickster offers a useful way to think about discernment, meaning, authority, and the questions we bring to both technology and spiritual practice.https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/reflections-on-ai-the-trickster-and-ai/
Borrowed Fire: Cultural Appropriation in Pagan Practice
Modern Paganism often begins with hunger: a longing for ritual, rootedness, and sacred connection. But when spiritual seeking turns into taking from living traditions without context, permission, or relationship, that hunger can become harm. This reflection explores cultural appropriation in Paganism, the difference between reverence and entitlement, and how we can approach other traditions with humility, boundaries, and care.https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/borrowed-fire-cultural-appropriation-in-pagan-practice/
Touch Grass: A Pagan Take on this Online Insult
What if “touch grass” is more than an internet insult? This Pagan reflection explores how stepping away from online noise can become a small spiritual practice—one that brings us back to land, body, season, and the world still holding us.https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/touch-grass-a-pagan-take-on-this-online-insult/