Creation's Paths

Set your table, light the fire, and let the Dagda’s laughter guide your Beltane feast This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Beltane is just around the corner — are you ready to sing, feast, and light the fire? In this joyful episode, Charlie and Brian walk you through the essentials for planning your Beltane celebr...

What if the world isn’t broken—what if it’s working _exactly_ as it was designed to? CreationsPaths reacts to Andrewism video This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this thought-provoking episode, Charlie and Brian dive deep into a powerful reaction to Andrewism’s "What Can We Do When the System Fails Us?" They u...

Darkness isn’t evil. It’s potential. Step into the unknown and rediscover your power This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. We often fear what we cannot see—but what if darkness is not absence, but potential? In this New Moon reflection, Charlie and Brian guide us through the via negativa: the sacred path of unknowi...

Break the Cycle with Disruptive Grace—Master the Sacred Art of Glitching This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What if you could interrupt the chaos instead of being swept away by it? In this energizing and insightful episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and Brian explore the magical and spiritual power of glitches...

The Sabbath was made for you, not the other way around so reclaim the Sabbath to transform your life, your spirit, and your sanity This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The world runs on burnout—but you don’t have to. In this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, Charlie and Brian explore the power and libe...

You are not broken. You are becoming. Let Brigid's fire reshape what the world tried to bend. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. As the world heats up and challenges mount, how do we rise to meet the moment? In this episode of Creation’s Paths , Charlie and Brian return to Brigid’s Blessed Forge , the sacred spa...

One branch of Hawthorn. One house full of chaos. Learn from Brian’s mistake This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Beltane is just around the corner, and in this lively and wisdom-packed episode, Charlie and Brian walk us through the first steps of preparing for Bealtaine as Christopagans. From bonfire safety to pro...

Let your cauldrons turn upright. Let your Awen pour like rain This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What if Easter wasn’t just about a historical event 2,000 years ago—but a living, breathing reality that unfolds within us every day? In this episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and Brian, Christopagan druids and pr...

Explore the pain, guilt, and stillness between crucifixion and resurrection. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Between crucifixion and resurrection lies a day shrouded in silence—Holy Saturday. In this powerful and raw episode, Charlie and Brian explore the most overlooked moment of Holy Week: the day when even...

This is not a blood sacrifice—this is a revelation that shatters forgetfulness. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this powerful Good Friday reflection, Charlie and Brian reframe the crucifixion not as a divine demand for blood, but as a radiant act of love, resistance, and truth. Drawing from the Gospel of T...

All he has to hold onto now is hope—that this choice, this night, will mean something This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this deeply human and spiritually rich episode of Creation's Paths, Charlie and Brian guide us through the Garden of Gethsemane—not only as a moment in Christ’s story, but as a mirror to ou...

Grace is the battery we run on—and Eucharist is how we plug in. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What if the Eucharist wasn’t just a ritual of remembrance, but an enchanted act of sacred communion? In this episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and Brian explore the Eucharist through a Christopagan lens—unpackin...

Are you a sheep or a goat? Jesus made it clear—it's about fruit, not faith alone. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Jesus had the most to say on Tuesday of Holy Week, and it wasn’t about ritual or purity—it was about justice, compassion, and what the kingdom of God actually looks like. In this episode, Charlie...

Jesus flipped more than tables—he flipped the system without lifting a flail This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What really happened when Jesus cleansed the temple? This episode of Creation’s Paths dives deep into the radical, restorative act of resistance Jesus embodied during Holy Week. Charlie and Brian unpac...

Jesus didn’t enter Jerusalem to be worshipped—he entered to save his disciples This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Was Palm Sunday truly a celebration—or a calculated act of nonviolent resistance? In this special Holy Week kickoff episode, Charlie and Brian explore the radical historical and theological implicati...

What does it mean to be in right relationship with Passover? This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this powerful episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and Brian explore how Christopagans and other non-Jewish spiritual seekers can honor the sacred tradition of Passover without appropriating it. With deep respect a...

Your true self is waiting in the roots, winds, and stars. Nature already knows who you are. Let’s go find it. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What if the secret to discovering your true self wasn’t hidden in a distant temple, but in the soil beneath your feet and the stars above your head? In this episode, Ch...

What if Holy Week was more dance than dogma? Explore it through a Christopagan lens This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. As Holy Week approaches, Charlie and Brian invite you into a sacred conversation exploring what this pivotal time means from a Christopagan perspective. Blending Christian tradition with pagan p...

Evangelicalism’s Dangerous Turn, The Cult of Nationalist Faith, and Christian Nationalism Isn’t Christianity. Continuing the talk about it. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Is it Christianity, or a cult of power? In this eye-opening episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and Brian take a deep dive into the rise...

If you're not persecuted, you're not righteous.” That’s the cult mindset we’re exposing This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Is it Christianity, or a cult of power? In this eye-opening episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and Brian take a deep dive into the rise of American Christian Nationalism. Using a Wisecrack...

Unleash your inner wild—learn to ride the leopard of passion and creative energy. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this episode of Creation's Paths, Charlie and Brian dive into an ancient Greek metaphor—the leopard—as a symbol of creative passion, primal vitality, and emotional instinct. Under the first qua...

“If you only have anger when lightning strikes, you're a servant to the storm.” This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Anger is everywhere—on the news, in our feeds, and deep within our souls. But what if you could channel that fire into meaningful, righteous action? In this episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and...

“Let the one without sin cast the first stone…” but what if that’s not the point? This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this powerful episode of Creation’s Paths, Charlie and Brian respond to a listener’s request to unpack the meaning behind one of the most misunderstood phrases in the Bible: "Go and sin no more...

Say the magic words, skip accountability—Evangelicalism’s cruelest trick exposed. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. In this powerful Creation’s Paths episode, Charlie and Brian take aim at Evangelical Christian Nationalism, exposing it as “the cruelest prank of all time.” With sharp wit and deep theological ins...

Magic spells in scripture? Let’s talk about Psalm 109 This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Episode 31 of Creation’s Paths dives into the spiritual, political, and ethical complexity of praying for national leaders. Hosts Charlie and Brian, Christopagan Druids and spiritual teachers, explore how Psalm 109 is used a...