Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
The Problem of the 'Disappearing Pagan Male,' and What to Do About It
It's become a truism in Craft circles that organizing witches is like herding cats.
Writer John Michael Greer suggested some years back, though, that this question approaches the problem from the wrong direction.
“Cats aren't herd animals,” he said. “If what you want is cats, what you need to do is to open a can of tuna fish.”
Students of the pagan community have not infrequently commented on the problem of the “disappearing pagan male,” and the resulting gender imbalance in our population. The long-term implications of such a demographic hemorrhage are, of course, dire: a community without men will not long survive.
Fortunately, I think that there's a solution to hand.
In June, the Warlocks of the Driftless will finally—after a year's hiatus for the plague—be raising the Bull Stone at Sweetwood Sanctuary in southwestern Witchconsin's Driftless Area.
Suddenly, there are men converging from all directions who have heard about the project and can't wait to help.
Clearly, men just want to raise standing stones.
My friend and colleague Frebur Moore is wont to say, with a glint in his eye: If you build the candy cottage, the kiddies will come.
So here's our solution to the problem of the Disappearing Pagan Male.
Facts on the ground, folks. Just start moving megaliths.
This message brought to you by the Sweetwood Megalith-Movers Guild, Local 13
“Meeting your megalith-moving needs since 3728 BCE.”
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