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June 2014

June 21, 2014

Summer Solstice 2014

My summer solstice wasn't 'magical,' but it was exactly what I needed.

May 2014

May 12, 2014

What I Do

What exactly does a witch or a magician do? Niki shares the core of her...

May 06, 2014

Happy Five Years Patheos!

Niki's top 6 posts to help celebrate Patheos' 5th birthday! #Patheos5Yr

April 2014

April 24, 2014

Everything at Once: An Anouncement

Niki moved house and gave birth in the same weekend. She's going on maternity leave!

April 20, 2014

He is not here, He is risen!

Even though we are not a Christian household and even though Jesus is not my...

April 14, 2014

On Finding My Yoga

Hinduism has an 'in' for everyone. Hatha yoga was my gateway, but I've found other...

April 05, 2014

Third Trimester Update

Niki preps for maternity leave.

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Birth as Edge Walking

"I've given birth twice and I completely trust that my body will birth a healthy...

March 06, 2014

We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Programming…

Friends, readers, I am taking this week off. I'm sure you've noticed as it's already...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Pagans and Money

I wade into some sticky subject matter. "...without facing our own assumptions, personally and communally,...

February 17, 2014

Maxim Monday: Honor Good Men

Maxim Monday: praise good men. I praise my husband.

February 10, 2014

Maxim Monday: Gain Possessions Justly

Maxim Monday: Gain possessions justly. Just what does this mean in the modern world?

February 07, 2014

Superheroes, Magic, and Kids

A brief musing on raising magical kids in a superhero world.

January 2014

January 07, 2014

Shiva the Witch God

Shiva is a god of witches. But it's not his witchiness that makes devotion to...

January 03, 2014

2014 Begins

2013 was incredibly challenging, ending in reminders to rest. 2014 continues the trend of resting...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Giving Thanks

Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. A day where we all eat the same...

November 20, 2013

A Day in the Life

I see the light peeking around the edges of the curtains. I know I've slept...

November 11, 2013

Maxim Monday: Use your skill

All of us are skilled at something. Maybe you are a violinist, a carpenter, or...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

Today is the rather secular holiday of Halloween, where kids dress up in costumes and...

October 29, 2013

Health, part 2

In my last post I talked about five dietary changes to help you be healthy....

October 28, 2013

Maxim Monday: Give back what you have received

I think this is basically an ancient way of saying 'Pay it forward.' I absolutely...

October 18, 2013

Surrender

I suck at surrender. I'm a dominant, organized, go-getter who has a very hard time...

October 08, 2013

Navratri 2013

Navratri, nine nights devoted to the Holy Mother in her various forms, began on Saturday...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

Family Announcements

When I started this blog just over 2 years ago my youngest child was only...

September 10, 2013

Ganesh Chaturthi

Yesterday was Ganesh Chaturthi - the first day of a ten (or so) day festival...

September 03, 2013

Not Everyone Appreciated Our Rite of Passage

Last week I wrote about the coming of age ritual my husband and I did...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

What We’re Reading

I like books. I really like books. I seem constitutionally unable read only one thing...

August 27, 2013

Chop Wood, Carry Water

There is a Zen saying, "Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood,...

August 20, 2013

Five Year Old Rituals

Last week my son had his 5 Year Old Rituals. What does that mean? Let's...

August 15, 2013

Passing Down the Trad

There's a series of blog posts over at Patheos on passing along one's faith to...