Hawthorne's Blog – March 2015 Archive (2)

...In honor of April Fools Day, our theme this week is: The Trickster and Fool.  We'll take a look at the history of April Fools Day, as well as the Role that the Fool and the Trickster play in Earth-Based religious practices.



Also, a quick look at some of the best known hoaxes in the history of the Western World (well, sort of, anyway)



And we'll hear some foolishness from today's Modern Trickster, Russell Brand.  The English actor and commedian has, in my opinion, grown as…

...This week here on The Spiral Dance, we're Thinking About Deism.  



Deism as an encompassing thought and philosophy had a major influence over those we in American call our Founding Fathers.  Thus the shape of our Constitution is very much a product of Deism.



But what's the connection between Deism and Paganism?  Well, in the Eighteenth Century many Deists spoke of a Creator God, or The God of Nature.  They connected to the Devine through Rational Thought Processes, and by…