A Grove of Ashes and Aspens

  • The Paradox of the Queer Man: Masculinity and Performative Queerness

    Now Playing: Through Wolf’s Eyes by Elvenking So I’m pretty openly queer. I make no secret of the fact that gender is weird, a fact that can make navigating the world really complicated. But the thing is, it also makes navigating queer spaces really complicated. Hear me out for a minute. Also, as a note…

  • Deities and their Genders: Hard Mythic Truth, or Something More?

    Now Playing: The Ghosting by Elvenking So as a baseline, most pagans will generally agree that gender is weird. I mean, just look at the average pagan gathering, each one I’ve ever seen has been two berries short of a fruit basket. But what does that actually mean in terms of our experiences and UPGs…

  • Paganism and Gender: A Trans Man’s Perspective

    Now Playing: The Blackest of My Hearts by Elvenking While not necessarily a “common” concept, gender is something we see come up from time to time in various pagan circles, most prominently in Wicca, where there is a heavy focus on the masculine God and feminine Goddess duality. Before going further, I feel it important…