Years ago at a national gathering, there was a discussion of sky-clad versus robed in circle. Into this, local leader Burtrand stood up and said that for years in the Twin Cities, we’d had people robed and skyclad in the same circle, and it worked just fine. Those who were there have said that attendees were astounded by this. A couple years later, people on the coasts started to say that it was okay for people to work sky-clad and robed in the same circle, and it hasn’t been much of an issue since then.
This is just one of the many stories about how the Twin Cities’ Pagan community has been ahead of the curve. When people in other communities describe the next step in the growth of Paganism, much of what they describe is what the Twin Cities has right now.
This community comes together to help each other. When community elder Burtrand passed, the community came together. Steven Posch remembers, “Within 5 hours of his death, I’d had nearly 20 phone calls to pass on the news, organize a memorial service, and to make sure that his widow had food delivered, and her sidewalks shoveled. That sure sounds like community to me.”
Pagan Newswire Collective - Minnesota Bureau 