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2013-10-02T13:02:00-04:00

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Moment of Change

Last updated on: October 2, 2013 at 1:02 pm By Melissa Hill

Time, It can change in an instant. News that travels comes across like a pain in the side, like a slap. Dilated, A dark minute stares at me. A thread of comfort and friendship Fate forever altered, for the worse. Outward, The day continues onward. Dinner and the dentist will not wait. News to come waits, as do I. Read more

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2013-09-20T10:32:00-04:00

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Seeking my Solitude: Ways to Connect with Self

Last updated on: September 20, 2013 at 10:32 am By Melissa Hill

I was a lonely child. I had no siblings, and though I did have friends and cousins, day camp and swim lessons I also had large chunks of time where I was alone. I remember long summer days when I had played every game I could think of. My Lego spy devices bored me, my Barbies laid on the floor in their pirate costumes. (Why didn’t they have Pirate Barbie? Or caveman Barbie? That was where it was at as... Read more

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2017-02-16T17:06:50-04:00

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5 Reasons Why Raising Pagans is Not the Same as Raising Christians

Last updated on: February 16, 2017 at 5:06 pm By Melissa Hill

Sending your kid to church is a pretty normal thing to do. It’s a thing. People do it without thinking too much about if it’s a good idea or not. Pretty much it’s seen as a good plan, even by those who don’t do it. There are worse things than instilling some values in a kid right? Taking your kids to grove rituals is weirdly controversial. My religion has developed in the last sixty years. Neo-Paganism as we think of... Read more

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2018-03-23T12:37:58-04:00

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Devotion to a Lithuanian Goddess of the Dawn

Last updated on: March 23, 2018 at 12:37 pm By Melissa Hill

Working with a baltic dawn goddess has been a powerful way for me to connect with my own devotional and work practices as well as exploring liminality and magic. Read more

2013-08-07T17:27:00-04:00

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The Gates of Memory and Dream

Last updated on: August 7, 2013 at 5:27 pm By Melissa Hill

I find inspiration in odd places sometimes. Sometimes inspiration finds me. I had a dream last night of a dark skinned forest spirit. She appeared to be of African-American descent with wild black ringlets and café au lait skin. She spoke to me in my dream. Her words were strange, and lead me into odd places as I write about them. Let me digress for a minute, dear reader. You might think that the dreams of a druid priestess would... Read more

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2013-07-31T07:48:00-04:00

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What Does it Mean to be a Priestess of Light and Rainbows?

Last updated on: July 31, 2013 at 7:48 am By Melissa Hill

There are lots of cool pagan blogs out there. People leading dark and powerful oracular paths, a follower of the trickster god Loki, a priest of Odin who does ordeal work, rock and roll wicca and people following their spirituality into the deep, powerful, guiding darkness. It’s cool shit. Going into the Darkness I’m not that person. I do have a powerful and deep spirituality. I study the old lore. I do daily devotionals. I usually end up doing about 3... Read more

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2013-07-24T11:24:00-04:00

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The Beach of Dead Things

Last updated on: July 24, 2013 at 11:24 am By Melissa Hill

Let me tell you a story of how I discovered my inner Stephen King and the beach that inspired it. It happened that I was in the Bay City area and I got the chance to spend the night camping up there. I’m not one to turn down an opportunity to camp, even when I don’t know the area. So my companion and I drove into the Bay City Recreation Area Campground and proceeded to set up camp and have... Read more

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2013-07-17T13:26:00-04:00

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Fate Fire: Making Art for Making Choices

Last updated on: July 17, 2013 at 1:26 pm By Melissa Hill

One thing you can count on is change. It is one of the essential mysteries of ecology. Energy cycles from one form to another as plants harvest sunlight and animals harvest plants and each other. On the other end of the cycle there are the decomposers, those dark creatures of the forest duff who create the rich soil from which the acorn sprouts. Change y to us as individuals as well, in different ways as we walk the complex dance... Read more

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2013-07-10T11:35:00-04:00

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Things to Do With a Sycamore Tree: Make Masks!

Last updated on: July 10, 2013 at 11:35 am By Melissa Hill

I love sycamore trees. We had one growing in the front of my house as a child. They’re related to maples, but have weird seed pods in the fall and gigantic leaves. Today I’m going to show you how to make Leaf Masks with those gigantic leaves. First you need a leaf. Then you need some string (I love string too!) some masking tape of some sort, and a tapestry needle or at least some sort of needle that can... Read more

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2013-07-07T08:11:00-04:00

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Finally I Have Prints!

Last updated on: July 7, 2013 at 8:11 am By Melissa Hill

I’m super excited to announce that I finally have prints of two of my paintings up and ready for sale in my etsy shop! Hugin and Munin They came out really beautifully. I had them made at a locally owned print shop in Old Town here in Lansing. They’re matted and ready to be framed, so if you’re one of those people who sighed when I sold Hugin and Munin or even if you’re not, please take a second to... Read more

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