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August 2015

August 18, 2015

Polytheism, Politics, Discomfort, and Growth

We need discernment, as individuals and communities. We need gathering spaces where we can listen...

March 2015

March 03, 2015

Pantheacon Rituals are a Blessing

Good ritual fills my "cup" - a cup that is often dry for much of...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

Why Polytheist Spaces Are Important

Ideally our various communities in the wider Pagan umbrella can create webs of interconnected relationship....

November 2014

November 12, 2014

When Puja Goes All Wrong

Sometimes trying to be religious AND parent at the same time completely backfires.

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Full Moon Eulogy

Niklas Gander passed from this world on a beautiful Sunday morning. He was an extraordinary...

October 01, 2014

Pausing Polytheist Practice

I want to see what occurs in the space when I am not observing. What...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Magic Amongst the Mundane

In the life of a witch and polytheist parent, the mundane is part of the...

July 2014

July 17, 2014

Avoiding the Gods

Sure, it's hard to hear the gods. It takes practice and focus - two things...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Community Kali

Niki co-opts Christian music for her own polytheist end and Olympia needs more Hindu god...

June 02, 2014

The Hindus: An Alternative History

I can understand why there are Hindus offended by Wendy Doniger's book. Those who are...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

The Gods Are All Around Us

Our Gods appear in the most surprising places! I doubt these murals were intended as...

May 14, 2014

Reach Out and Touch Faith

Are the gods personal? Even Pagans seem to have "personal relationships" with their gods.

May 12, 2014

What I Do

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

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!

March 2014

March 21, 2014

Kali Puja

Several people for the last year or two have asked me to write about how...

March 19, 2014

Birth as Edge Walking

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

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Pantheacon 2014: Biggest Pagan Tea Time Ever

Pantheacon 2014 has come and gone! Niki chronicles her experience at the largest indoor Pagan...

February 12, 2014

Pantheacon: Health and Hygiene

Some con advice for all those traveling to Pantheacon this weekend.

December 2013

December 20, 2013

Top Ten Books of 2013

Niki gives you the top ten books she's read in 2013.

December 13, 2013

Singing In Christmas

Niki talks about the challenges of participating in Christmas and how she is managing the...

December 12, 2013

Dual Observance and Me

Dual observance, the practice of more than one tradition at one time, is more common...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

A Day in the Life

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

October 2013

October 08, 2013

Navratri 2013

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

October 04, 2013

Finished Yantras

I finished my yantras! It's taken me all week. Between finding the concentrated time and...

October 01, 2013

Letting Go with Dhumavati

Having tools to develop my Self, as a spiritual being and as a form of...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Attempting Yantras

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

September 19, 2013

What I Do

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

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...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

My Life is a Love Story

Falling in love is easy, if mysterious. It can be as simple as a chemistry-laden...