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August 2015

August 08, 2015

Many Gods, Many Peoples, Many Experiences

Niki Whiting, one of the conveners of Many Gods West, talks about how the conference...

June 2015

June 01, 2015

Shinto Blessings

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

May 2015

May 12, 2015

Playing Catch Up

Parenting, planning, and presenting! All in a week's work for this witch mama.

April 2015

April 29, 2015

May the First

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

April 27, 2015

Procession of the Species

Beltaine is full of magic. But Arts Walk and Procession of the Species weekend in...

April 08, 2015

Kindred Spirits

A mostly "wordless Wednesday" post. Kindred spirits are found in surprising places.

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Imbolc, aka False Spring

I rather like this False Spring. I like not knowing what we'll get in February.

November 2014

November 29, 2014

Many Gods West: Save the Date

Save the date for a new conference in the PNW next summer!

November 21, 2014

Nothing Replaces Community: Giving Thanks for “IRL” Community

My gratitude extends to the community I live in, both human and other-than-human.

November 14, 2014

Blessings Are Not Enough

My blessings are not the beginning, though. They are an intermediate step. I have to...

November 05, 2014

Homesick, or Learning to Love a “New” Place

I'm still homesick and it sucks. I feel like a bad witch.

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Hello Again!

Hello there. I'm coming back from my second break in a year. Thanks for being...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

The Coming Equinox

Preparing for Mabon is a challenge, but one full of gratitude.

July 2014

July 14, 2014

Magic and Community in the Pacific Northwest

A look at various Pagan and magical offerings in the PNW.

July 02, 2014

Literally in the Weeds

Niki went weeding this morning. She became a grown up in the process and learned...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Community Kali

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

June 21, 2014

Summer Solstice 2014

My summer solstice wasn't 'magical,' but it was exactly what I needed.

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Pagan Dinner Time

My last Pagan tea time highlights just how important face to face gathering is for...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Celebrating Imbolc Quietly

Imbolc marks a turning of the Wheel and a shifting of the seasons for me....

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Herbalism and the Craft

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

August 2013

August 31, 2013

Harvest in the Pacific Northwest

At the beginning of August many of my Pagan friends celebrated the first harvest, commonly...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Not of this world

On my way to the grocery store I pass two churches. The first is a...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Midwinter

Midwinter is here. I feel it in my energy levels. I see it in the...

January 08, 2013

Collaging the year, part two: 2013

Yesterday I posted about my 2012 collage, what came to pass and what did not...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

Out with the old!

Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my leaving the UK and arriving in Olympia....

December 21, 2012

One year ago, Wales

Today, if the world hasn't ended, marks one year since my family packed up and...

December 07, 2012

Link love

Today I started my official Friday blog at Patheos! First post is about the solstice...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

Maxim Monday: Love Your Friends

I love my friends. I'm loyal to a fault. I often cling to relationships well...

September 2012

September 12, 2012

Land as Lover

Inspired by The Spell of the Sensuous I want to explore more personally what Land and...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

A year later in My Own Ashram

When I started this blog one year ago I was living in Wales, debating whether...