Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

A Witch's Ashram

Home
Pagan

virgin mary

Select a Category Alaska altar altars Ana Ancestors Anderson witchcraft Arddu Bhairava Biography bodies books Christianity Christmas community current events death Delphic Maxims Dhumavati dual observance Durga Faery family life feminism Feri Feri tradition Feri witchcraft food ganesha gratitude Guest Post guru health Hinduism holidays Jesus Kali Lakshmi land links magic Many Gods West movie review movies music my heart mystery myth Navratri Orthodoxy pagan pagan culture paganism pantheacon parenting Place politics polytheism practice pratice prayer Red Goddess review ritual sacred arts Samhain Saraswati Shinto Shiva singing Star Goddess Tantra tarot the Gods theory Uncategorized values virgin mary wales washington winter witchcraft year in review yoga

Select a Month September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011

June 2015

June 03, 2015

God is Not Either/Or, God/dess is Both/And

Using excerpt's from an unpublished paper analyzing ideas of Mary's proposed co-redemption, Niki tackles the...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

May the First

The first of May is full to bursting with reasons to celebrate!

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 11, 2014

The Immaculate Conception: A Common Misconception

Ever wonder what the difference was between the Immaculate Conception and the Virgin Birth? Niki...

September 2014

September 07, 2014

Encyclopedia of Goddesses & Heroines (Book Review)

Niki reviews one of Patricia Monaghan's last works, and considers it the work of a...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

Review: The Passion of Mary

What works incredibly well in this book are the fictional re-tellings of Mary's story. Mary...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Into the Woods

I went to Canada, into the woods, and thought I was going on vacation. How...

March 2013

March 07, 2013

Further thoughts on being a householder

One of the things I didn't get into in my last post on being a...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

My thoughts and predictions on the state of the Papacy

I got online yesterday morning and couldn't figure out why so many people were talking...

July 2012

July 11, 2012

Honor the Hearth

I've actually got a large post brewing in me about vulnerability and writing, but I've...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

The Annunciation

Yesterday was the Feast of the Annunciation, one of my favorite Christian celebrations. I know,...

March 15, 2012

Fifteen Years in the Wrong Shoes – part five

This is the final post in my 'testimony' series. (You can follow the links to...

March 09, 2012

New home, new altars

Last night's full moon was the kick in the pants I needed to get all...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

Virgin Mary in Song

Let's have some music for your weekend! My kids are feeling poorly. I'm blogged out...

February 20, 2012

Fifteen Years in the Wrong Shoes – part four

This part of my testimony is all about graduate school, and it brings us up...

January 2012

January 14, 2012

A House Blessing

Friday, January 6th, was Theophany (according to the Eastern Orthodox Church) and Epiphany for the...

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...