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November 2013

November 25, 2013

Maxim Monday: Do what you mean to do

Intention. Do what you mean to do. Do what you say you will do. Follow...

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 13, 2013

The Power of Self Care

I recently wrote a two-part series on health (you can read them here and here)....

November 11, 2013

Maxim Monday: Use your skill

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

November 08, 2013

Serpent Songs, A Review

By now you probably know that I am an unrepentant fan of Scarlet Imprint, publishing...

November 04, 2013

Maxim Monday: Down-look No One

This translation seems really clunky to me. I suppose it means to say "don't look...

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 25, 2013

Health, part 1

Warning: This post has nothing to do with Paganism or Hinduism or magic. This time...

October 23, 2013

Herbalism and the Craft

Witches, midwives and herbal healers all have some history in common. Throughout history many midwives...

October 21, 2013

Maxim Monday: Test the Character

I feel like this one is incomplete, as in an incomplete sentence. Test the character...

October 18, 2013

Surrender

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

October 14, 2013

Maxim Monday: Consult the Wise

I love this one, and it's one I have problems doing myself. Who are the...

October 11, 2013

Living Saraswati

Today begins the final three days of Navratri, in which Saraswati, goddess of language, knowledge...

October 08, 2013

Navratri 2013

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

October 07, 2013

Maxim Monday: Pray For Things Possible

Do witches and Hindus pray? Absolutely! I think Paganism gets looked at as though it's...

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 30, 2013

Maxim Monday: Shun Murder

This is another maxim that at first glance seems so obvious as to warrant only...

September 26, 2013

Attempting Yantras

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

September 23, 2013

Maxim Monday: Act When You Know

This is a tricky Maxim for me. I like to think that I know far...

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 17, 2013

Family Announcements

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

September 13, 2013

Sharing the Love

Earlier this week I was nominated for a Liebster Award by a reader. Basically this...

September 10, 2013

Ganesh Chaturthi

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

September 09, 2013

Maxim Monday: Choose What is Divine

With this Maxim I immediately want to know what the ancient Greeks considered divine! From...

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...

September 02, 2013

Maxim Monday: Be a Seeker of Wisdom

I feel like this one has been covered before in the Maxim series. But we...