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		<title>Sometimes You Just Have To Trust Yourself</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you can’t see what’s coming. Sometimes you can’t plan your way around trouble. Sometimes you just have to trust that you’ll be able to handle whatever comes up, because you’re intelligent and competent and you have resources you can draw on. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Makes A Good Ritualist?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ritual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ivo Dominguez Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Mankey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristoffer Hughes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ve created and presented a lot of rituals. I’ve participated in some excellent rituals led by others, and I’ve participated in some truly bad rituals. I’ve learned from all of them. Based on that experience, here’s what it takes to make a good ritualist. And also, here are the best ritualists I’ve seen.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indo-European]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Proto is the story of the origins of the Proto-Indo-European language and how it spread and evolved into one of the major language groups of the contemporary world. It’s also the story of humans doing what humans do: move. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Do You Believe Magic Is Real?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Chicosky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dean Radin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[witchcraft]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[No equivocation. No psychological jargon. No fear you might be rejecting the materialist assumptions of the mainstream world and someone might accuse you of believing in “woo.” Do you believe we can create change in accordance with will? ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Of Course Things Feel “Off” Right Now</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundations and Context]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ian Fleming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’ve lost track of how many times someone has told me “something feels off.” The progress we experienced for decades has reversed, and every time we think we’ve adjusted, something else happens. But humans don’t just adapt to our conditions. We also change them.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Luc Besson’s Dracula Is Better Than The Critics Say</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dracula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luc Besson]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here’s the bottom line on Luc Besson’s new Dracula movie: it’s beautiful and fascinating, and it’s a good though flawed story. But it can’t compare to the Four Great Draculas, and after watching it, I’m pretty sure there will never be a fifth great Dracula movie. 200 Draculas According to Google there have been around [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>More Organic Paganism, Less Protestant Envy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paganism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[polytheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Burge]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Less background noise from the dominant religion will make it easier for us to hear our Gods and spirits. Let’s use this opportunity to build a Paganism that serves our Gods, respects our neighbors, and supports us as we live deep and meaningful lives.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Paganism In An Era Of Christian Nationalism</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2026/01/paganism-in-an-era-of-christian-nationalism.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian nationalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dale Partridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nationalism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our predictions for the future of Paganism have always carried an unstated assumption: that we would be living in a multicultural and multireligious society. And that’s looking increasingly unlikely in this era of Christian nationalism. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is It Really 2016 All Over Again?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/johnbeckett/2026/01/is-it-really-2016-all-over-again.html</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nostalgia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tarot]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I see people saying “2026 is the new 2016” my first reaction is “that’s not really a good thing.” Still, I had a great 2017 in large part because of the foundational work I did in 2016. I’m confident that pattern will repeat for me ten years later… and for you.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tarot For Spellcasting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Beckett]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magic]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Announcing a new 4-week on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Tarot For Spellcasting” begins January 29 and registration is now open. Details are in Module 0 on the Courses page.]]></description>
		
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