{"id":2242,"date":"2016-12-23T14:17:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T19:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/?page_id=2242"},"modified":"2024-06-08T18:49:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T23:49:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Seeking is a project I started in 2010, and since then it has grown to over 150 articles and other resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png\" alt=\"Resources: books on a black background\" class=\"wp-image-3963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header.png 900w, https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header-768x102.png 768w, https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/resources-header-150x20.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My goal <\/strong>has always been to provide thoughtful material for people exploring religious witchcraft or looking to figure out more options for their practice, whether that&#8217;s practicing on their own, in a larger community, or in a particular community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Over time<\/strong>, I&#8217;ve focused particularly on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Things other books and sources often gloss over (like how to sort out conflicting information, or where some ideas come from). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to learn about Pagan topics, both from conventional academic sources (like books and libraries), but also from ritual and personal practice. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessibility and adapting materials to your specific needs (while sharing the reasons some things are done certain ways). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in sharing something on the site?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can share links to this site with anyone! If you&#8217;d like to use an essay as part of a newsletter, course, or other material you&#8217;re sharing with others, please contact me for <a href=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/about\/copyright-note\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"412\">copyright permission<\/a> first. (I&#8217;m very likely to give permission if asked for non-profit educational purposes, but I may also have additional related material I can share with you if you ask.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History of the site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This site started as a collection of comments on religious witchcraft that came from my former blog, posts on online forums, or other comments to people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The oldest posts on the site are from August 2010, but I did most of the initial work in the first half of 2011. Since then I&#8217;ve regularly added additional articles and pages as I get a chance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did a major overhaul in December 2016 to rearrange pages, add some features, and improve accessibility. I migrated my general Pagan blogging here in 2018. You can find my Witch in Practice series, a weekly look at what I&#8217;ve been up to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did another major revision in 2020, for the 10 year anniversary, and things are likely to stay like this for a while now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Updates and news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye on <a href=\"https:\/\/gleewood.org\/seeking\/blog\/\">the blog<\/a> for news and updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting the site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve offered the resources here for free since 2010, and I&#8217;m glad to continue to do so. However, they do take time and energy to create. If you&#8217;d like to help me free up more time and focus to spend more time on the site, you can support me via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jenettsilver\">Patreon<\/a> for ongoing support. Mostly at this point, I update when I&#8217;m inspired (and questions are inspiring to me!)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last edited: June 2024 (removing the newsletter link that&#8217;s no longer active).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeking is a project I started in 2010, and since then it has grown to over 150 articles and other resources. 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