#paganethics — Public Fediverse posts
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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/
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Beltane Reflection – When Clarity Lingers: The Ethics of Knowing Without Acting
Clarity changes responsibility. A Pagan reflection on discernment, delay, and how inaction quietly becomes consent as Ostara approaches. -
Beltane Reflection – When Movement Feels Premature: Pagan Discernment in the Space Before Action
As Ostara approaches, waiting loses its neutrality. When discernment hardens into delay, movement becomes unavoidable—even without certainty.https://pagangrove.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/when-movement-feels-premature/
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Sharing an old blog post:
All acts of love and pleasure...? https://musings.northerngrove.com/archives/2006/06/all-acts-of-lov.html #ChargeOfTheGoddess, #PaganEthics
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Sharing an old blog post:
All acts of love and pleasure...? https://musings.northerngrove.com/archives/2006/06/all-acts-of-lov.html #ChargeOfTheGoddess, #PaganEthics
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Sharing an old blog post:
All acts of love and pleasure...? https://musings.northerngrove.com/archives/2006/06/all-acts-of-lov.html #ChargeOfTheGoddess, #PaganEthics
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Sharing an old blog post:
All acts of love and pleasure...? https://musings.northerngrove.com/archives/2006/06/all-acts-of-lov.html #ChargeOfTheGoddess, #PaganEthics
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Sharing an old blog post:
All acts of love and pleasure...? https://musings.northerngrove.com/archives/2006/06/all-acts-of-lov.html #ChargeOfTheGoddess, #PaganEthics
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Being loving an caring absolutely has its place. But there are times when it is simply not the appropriate course of action. Some situations call for a much harder and/or sharper response.
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Being loving an caring absolutely has its place. But there are times when it is simply not the appropriate course of action. Some situations call for a much harder and/or sharper response.
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Being loving an caring absolutely has its place. But there are times when it is simply not the appropriate course of action. Some situations call for a much harder and/or sharper response.
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Being loving an caring absolutely has its place. But there are times when it is simply not the appropriate course of action. Some situations call for a much harder and/or sharper response.
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CW: Sex and Sexual Manipulation in Pagan Communities
Cross-posted from IG.
"All acts of love and pleasure are my ritual." Most Pagans are familiar with that line from the Charge of the Goddess. And it's a beautiful, sex-affirming line.
But sometimes, it gets abused. Some people use it to engage in unethical behavior. They use it to justify cheating on a partner they've promised monogamy to. Or they use it to manipulate someone into having a sexual experience they don't wish to have.
Let this image serve as a reminder that sacred sex is sex that honors the wants and needs of everyone involved, whatever those wants and needs may be.
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CW: Sex and Sexual Manipulation in Pagan Communities
Cross-posted from IG.
"All acts of love and pleasure are my ritual." Most Pagans are familiar with that line from the Charge of the Goddess. And it's a beautiful, sex-affirming line.
But sometimes, it gets abused. Some people use it to engage in unethical behavior. They use it to justify cheating on a partner they've promised monogamy to. Or they use it to manipulate someone into having a sexual experience they don't wish to have.
Let this image serve as a reminder that sacred sex is sex that honors the wants and needs of everyone involved, whatever those wants and needs may be.
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CW: Sex and Sexual Manipulation in Pagan Communities
Cross-posted from IG.
"All acts of love and pleasure are my ritual." Most Pagans are familiar with that line from the Charge of the Goddess. And it's a beautiful, sex-affirming line.
But sometimes, it gets abused. Some people use it to engage in unethical behavior. They use it to justify cheating on a partner they've promised monogamy to. Or they use it to manipulate someone into having a sexual experience they don't wish to have.
Let this image serve as a reminder that sacred sex is sex that honors the wants and needs of everyone involved, whatever those wants and needs may be.
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CW: Sex and Sexual Manipulation in Pagan Communities
Cross-posted from IG.
"All acts of love and pleasure are my ritual." Most Pagans are familiar with that line from the Charge of the Goddess. And it's a beautiful, sex-affirming line.
But sometimes, it gets abused. Some people use it to engage in unethical behavior. They use it to justify cheating on a partner they've promised monogamy to. Or they use it to manipulate someone into having a sexual experience they don't wish to have.
Let this image serve as a reminder that sacred sex is sex that honors the wants and needs of everyone involved, whatever those wants and needs may be.
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CW: Sex and Sexual Manipulation in Pagan Communities
Cross-posted from IG.
"All acts of love and pleasure are my ritual." Most Pagans are familiar with that line from the Charge of the Goddess. And it's a beautiful, sex-affirming line.
But sometimes, it gets abused. Some people use it to engage in unethical behavior. They use it to justify cheating on a partner they've promised monogamy to. Or they use it to manipulate someone into having a sexual experience they don't wish to have.
Let this image serve as a reminder that sacred sex is sex that honors the wants and needs of everyone involved, whatever those wants and needs may be.
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(Image source: https://displate.com/displate/4801189)
As it's Tuesday, let's consider Raidho as it relates to justice. Raidho, which means "riding" or "cart," has associations with the proper order of things and how it keeps things going smoothly. In many ways, justice is the act of maintaining and restoring the proper order when things go badly.
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(Image source: https://displate.com/displate/4801189)
As it's Tuesday, let's consider Raidho as it relates to justice. Raidho, which means "riding" or "cart," has associations with the proper order of things and how it keeps things going smoothly. In many ways, justice is the act of maintaining and restoring the proper order when things go badly.