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June 2015

June 01, 2015

Shinto Blessings

I received a blessing at a Shinto Shrine. It broke my heart with its beauty.

March 2015

March 25, 2015

The Annunciation as Divine Spring

The Annunciation: an example of patriarchy, or an example of feminist liberation?

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 10, 2015

Ave Maria

The Ave Maria is a poem, a prayer, and frequently a song. Taken from lines...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

Till We Have Faces – C.S. Lewis’ Masterpiece

What makes "Till We Have Faces" so good? Lewis grasps the depths of mysticism. If...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

The Left Hand Path

Niki writes about her experience and study of the Left Hand paths she practices.

May 02, 2014

What is Feri?

What is Feri? It's a form of witchcraft, it's a set of tools, it's a...

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...

August 2013

August 01, 2013

The Stories We Tell

Attempting to process one's life in public is difficult. It's challenging to avoid details that...

May 2013

May 12, 2013

A happy mother’s day

Being a mother is perhaps the single most life altering, spiritually powerful thing I've ever...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Maxim Monday: Be (religiously) silent

I love this one. Spring is in full swing here in Olympia. New colors from...

April 13, 2013

Desire

Last night my husband and I went on a date. An actual dinner without children....

January 2013

January 18, 2013

Dedication

Tomorrow I am driving north to Seattle for a dedication. My dedication. For the last...

April 2012

April 03, 2012

Moondays

I'm going to discuss Female Things, like fertility and menstruation, so if this is not...

December 2011

December 16, 2011

A Goodbye

The boxes are packed. We came to Wales with twelve boxes, four suitcases, two cats...

October 2011

October 24, 2011

Perhaps: a post about the gods

Most witches and pagans are polytheists - or agnostic to greater or lesser extents. I've...

October 20, 2011

For the love of tarot

I have had a love of tarot for well over a decade. In college I...

September 2011

September 26, 2011

A note on re/sources

This weekend I spent my time recovering from jet lag and getting things sorted for...