Getting back to writing

Many of you know I used to (until just a few months ago) write an article for PaganPages.org on Paganism and Mental Health.  They invited me to continue writing that, but I feel I’ve covered enough in three years.

I wrote them last month and asked if they would be interested in having me write a column on IndoPaganism.  I have the first 7 articles outlined already, tying Hinduism directly to Wicca through the use of phrases from a section of the Gardnerian Initiation Ritual.

I have not heard back from them.  Which is strange, as they used to get back to me in minutes, not weeks.

So today I cast about trying to find another online zine I could offer this to.  Rather than using the shotgun approach (write everybody and see who picks it up first), I looked at several and wrote to one, the Wiccan/Pagan Times.  I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Here is the text of my letter:

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Dear Editor,

I have been writing an article on Paganism and Mental Health for PaganPages.org for the past 3 years, regularly and on schedule.  I ended this series a couple of months ago, with an offer to pick it up at any time.

It is my wish to begin a new series, on connecting Paganism with our Hindu roots.  As you may have seen in the Spring 2007 PanGaia Magazine, IndoPaganism has gotten some coverage already (and I was quoted quite a bit in that article).  I have the first 7 articles outlined, using a series of phrases from the Gardnerian Initiation Ritual to introduce the wisdom available in Hinduism.

I have been writing on Wicca since 1987, with many of my early articles preserved in the Sacred Texts Internet Archive.  I have been a member of the IndoPaganPaths Yahoogroup since its beginning, as well as being a Moderator, and also am a Moderator on the companion site at http://IndoPaganPaths.ning.com .  Therefore, I’m confident in my writing ability, my knowledge of the subject, and have sufficient reason to believe that people will want to read it.

There has been some controversy surrounding my person that comes up every now and again, from an action I took — and paid for — over 30 years ago, which is well before Goddess found me as Her Witch.  I have used this to strengthen myself and others, to show all that, indeed, She changes EVERYTHING She touches, but I did not want to hide this from you and have you blindsided by criticism.  The few articles that still exist on the Internet about this are FAR from accurate, but will show you how far people will go to slander others.  I have no hatred toward these people, and wish they would get to know me, but there you have it.

If you would be interested in running my articles, please let me know and I’ll get started on them.

In service,
Moss Bliss