Author Archives: William Blumberg

About William Blumberg

I engage in religious philosophy within a Pagan context. I serve on the Board of Directors of Cherry Hill Seminary and the Conference on Current Pagan Studies.

Wheat Class at PantheaCon 2016

PantheaCon 2016 is almost upon us and once again The Woven Circle will be teaching two traditional wheat weaving classes at the convention. The Woven Circle is made up of talented artists who travel to San Jose each year to … Continue reading

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How to Meet People at PantheaCon

PantheaCon provides a great opportunity for meeting other Pagans, some famous and other known mostly in their local communities. One of the best things about attending a conference is getting to meet those people you always wanted to. So if … Continue reading

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Wheat Class at PantheaCon 2013

PantheaCon 2013 is almost upon us and once again The Woven Circle will be teaching two traditional wheat weaving classes at the convention. The Woven Circle is made up of talented artists who travel to San Jose each year to … Continue reading

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2013 Conference on Current Pagan Studies

The Conference on Current Pagan Studies (Pagan Conference) is just a month away and for those who have not attended, I would highly recommend you do. Those who have attended keep coming back so I will take that as a … Continue reading

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Gene Roddenberry’s Humanist Legacy

I attended the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention in August 2012. The highlight of the workshops and panels was Rod Roddenberry and John Champion’s on Gene Roddenberry’s Humanist Legacy. They talked about the underlying principles that informed Star Trek. These … Continue reading

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Support for Logic, Support for Brendan Myers

Brendan Myers has a Kickstarter campaign for creating Clear and Present Thinking: A Free College-level Logic Text. You have a chance to be part of his project by pledging to his campaign to create a free critical text book for students. Kickstarter helps people … Continue reading

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What is your Sacrifice?

How do you follow your dream…what sacrifice do you make for your art, for being fully human?

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The Monkey Story

I am often asked to recount this story from my childhood and I hope you enjoy it as well. Thanks Mom for my sense of humor.

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May Day and Wheat

This May Day brings a new blog: Straw Blog. This is a project Morgyn Owens-Celli, Angela Pearson, and myself worked on to give voice to the international straw community. So please join us today for what is happening around the world … Continue reading

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The Rise and Fall of History of Rome Podcast

It is with some sadness that one of my favorite podcasts is ending soon. The History of Rome with Mike Duncan will be coming to an end just as the Rome Republic and then the Empire ended. Mr. Duncan will be ending this podcast … Continue reading

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