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October 2011

October 13, 2011

Values, part 1

Pagans get a bad rap in the media. Nonconformists and anti-establishment, the lot of them....

October 10, 2011

Ritual

There are many stereotypes of pagan ritual: witches gathering in a coven to call down...

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 30, 2011

New quarter, new altar

This quarter's altar is really a three-in-one. I'm limited for altar space around here. While...

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 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...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Another fast for women

Today is Gouri Vrat (also called Swarna Gowri Vrat in Southern India and Hartalika Vrat...

August 22, 2011

Shiva

Om namah Shivaya! This is perhaps the best known Hindu chant in the Western world,...

August 13, 2011

Raksha Bandhan

Today is Raksha Bandhan, a celebration of the bond between brothers and sisters. The brothers...

August 12, 2011

Karma-yoga and the struggle as a woman

Karma-yoga is the yoga of action. It is the main form of yoga advocated in...

August 11, 2011

Pradosham and fasting

Pradosham is a day of devotion to Shiva and fasting for liberation and removal of...

August 09, 2011

Mangala Gouri Puja, or how to practice as a feminist

Mangala Gouri Puja is a day of fasting for wives in the first five years...

August 01, 2011

Annaprasana

My baby girl is five and a half months old and is just itching to...

July 2011

July 29, 2011

On Discipline, and Doing It Right

"A life of discipline is not an easy life, but it is a joyous one,...

July 28, 2011

Reach out and touch faith

I don't know if it's the time spent in the Christian world or the time...

July 25, 2011

Bonalu

Bonalu is a holiday celebrating Kali and the Dark Mother. My understanding is that it's...

July 09, 2011

In which I trust that my confusion is actually a good thing

I'm discovering that the realities of my life don't mesh so well with the ambitions...

July 01, 2011

Challenges on the path

I am ten days into Project Ashram. Some aspects of this project are very challenging,...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

Who’s your guru?

In my last post I wrote that nothing is all that different about life as...

June 24, 2011

Theory vs Practice

When it comes to religion and/or spirituality (take your pick) I've been struggling between theory...

June 21, 2011

Day the first

4.55 AM - The alarm sounds. I struggle to open my eyes. It wasn't the...