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September 2013

September 26, 2013

Attempting Yantras

Yantras are intricate, geometrical Hindu designs. Tantric Hinduism uses them for meditation, magic, and devotion....

September 21, 2013

Equinox Thoughts

Equinox is the time when light and dark is balanced. From here we tip discernibly...

September 19, 2013

What I Do

Earlier in the week a friend on Facebook linked to a great blog post on...

September 10, 2013

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Winners!

Don't worry, you're all winners to me. Thanks to everyone for entering my first...

August 07, 2013

Win some books!

Winsome books that can be won. I have three books to give away! Make Magic...

July 2013

July 22, 2013

Guru Purnima

Today is the full moon and this moon marks Guru Purnima, a day to honor...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

A Budding Theologian

Last night I was chanting Om Namah Shivaya. My son, who will be 5 at...

April 2013

April 02, 2013

Observing the week with Shiva and Kali

I've been writing a lot more frequently about Traditional Witchcraft stuff, but what's been happening...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

What I’m reading

I read a lot. All day long I'm reading, whether it's blogs, Facebook, actual paper...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Resistance is futile

Expansion, contraction, expansion, contraction. It would be nice if this was an easy, regular pattern...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

Celebrating Diwali

Diwali is like Christmas. It's a festival of lights, a celebration of light over darkness,...

November 13, 2012

A blessed Diwali!

Diwali decorations are up. Candles are lit. Lights are on. Wine is poured. Gifts given....

November 11, 2012

Holidays and Hinduism

Diwali begins today. Well, in some communities. The major Lakshmi puja is observed the day...

October 2012

October 24, 2012

From Lakshmi to Saraswati

Today is the third day of honoring Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, wisdom, maturity and personal...

October 19, 2012

From Kali to Lakshmi

The first three days of Navratri have passed. Three days of making purification (via kala),...

October 16, 2012

Navratri begins!

After doing my dark moon cleaning of the altar, I changed my altar just a...

October 12, 2012

Looking Ahead

I love October. It's my favorite month. I adore autumn, with the changing leaves, the...

April 2012

April 27, 2012

Everything I need for this quarter I learned from Hinduism

On my last entry the ever insightful Niklas suggested I think about things in terms...

April 20, 2012

The newness isn’t really so new

New(ish) quarter, new altar, new practices, new challenges. I'll be honest: I don't feel up...

December 2011

December 12, 2011

Full Moon Kali Puja

What do Kali, elephants, and robots have in common? Me! I can't help but love...

October 2011

October 26, 2011

Diwali

There is a part of me that wishes I was still practicing Hinduism so that...

October 07, 2011

What about the children?

With witchcraft's negative reputation this is not an uncommon worry. Anyone who knows anything about...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Navratri, as seen through Feri eyes

Navratri is a major Hindu celebration of the Shakti, or feminine, aspect of the Divine,...

September 21, 2011

The Left Hand Path

Today is all about change. This evening I leave the US to fly back to...

September 19, 2011

The end is nigh

My blessed time with Hinduism is coming to a close. On Wednesday I begin with...

September 12, 2011

More of the same

My vacation stopped feeling like a vacation and has felt more like a holding pattern...

September 08, 2011

Letting go

My time with Hinduism is winding down. I feel a variety of emotions as I...

September 06, 2011

Linkage

I feel I have very little of interest to share these days. Being out of...

September 01, 2011

Jai Ganesh!

Today starts Ganesh Chaturthi, a ten-day festival celebrating Ganesh, the Elephant Headed God. It's a...