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

Dandelionlady

Home
About

Home
Pagan

2013-07-03T11:34:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Walking a Healing Well

Last updated on: July 3, 2013 at 11:34 am By Melissa Hill

This past weekend I participated for the first time in relay for life. I had reservations, it seemed like a lot of work, I was concerned with how helpful Relay would be for me, for my family, for my grove and for the community as a whole. Relay was in full swing when I arrived to be greeted by the sound of loudspeakers blaring the old tune Lollipop Lollipop, Oh Lolli Lolli. It didn’t bode well. There was a carnival... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-06-26T10:35:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Thanking the Gods

Last updated on: June 26, 2013 at 10:35 am By Melissa Hill

A lot of people are thanking their deities of choice for the Supreme Court decision on DOMA, otherwise known as the Defense of Marriage Act. In case you don’t know, it’s about treating gay marriage as a second class sort of marriage, and about the federal government making laws about things that state governments should control. Personally I am deeply happy about the decision to overturn it. I am pro LGBT in every way. I don’t talk about that sort... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-05-13T08:05:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Ten Tips for Harvesting Herbs

Last updated on: May 13, 2013 at 8:05 am By Melissa Hill

I’m deep into harvest time. Usually we think of late summer and fall as the harvest season around here. That’s when tomatoes are ripe on the vine and if you’re into that sort of thing, the canning jars and dehydrators come out for the preserving of produce for the winter. violets But we often forget that there are other harvests to be had when you are talking about herbs. So far I’ve harvested violet blossoms for tea and incense. Motherwort... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-04-29T07:45:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

New Music, New Techniques, New Start.

Last updated on: April 29, 2013 at 7:45 am By Melissa Hill

New projects in the making: Organic plant dyed cotton and recycled leather recycled silk and embroidery Organic plant dyed cotton I’ve been experimenting with plant dying and loving it! All these and more will be up in my etsy store soon. I’m also looking forward to sharing some new techniques with you all. I recently was gifted with some woad which is really really exciting for me! To dye with it you have to change the chemical structure of the... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-02-28T14:25:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

After Imbolc

Last updated on: February 28, 2013 at 2:25 pm By Melissa Hill

A couple of days ago I heard the bird song change. The winter song they sing is thin and small. It’s as if they can barely bring themselves to sing in the dawn. This week it changed. The birds know more than we do. They are ancient beings, descendants of the giant lizards that roamed the earth so long ago. A couple of days ago, I went outside in the morning to sing with them, like I do every morning.... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-02-21T12:48:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Ritual Creates Community

Last updated on: February 21, 2013 at 12:48 pm By Melissa Hill

Ritual is a mixed media art form. It is a combination of word and song, smell and sight to create a sense of the extraordinary. Or maybe more accurately it is to create a heightened sense of what the ordinary really is. To vault the ordinary into the sacred, or to notice that it was already there. Emotional sleight of hand if you will. We can do this by ourselves and it can be a powerful experience. A feather that... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-01-29T11:50:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Creating Art as a Spiritual Practice

Last updated on: January 29, 2013 at 11:50 am By Melissa Hill

I’ve found out that painting is a difficult thing. It tires me physically and emotionally. I’ve only been at it seriously for a month now. I’ve set aside one day a week for my painting. I’m delving into my art in a way I’ve never had the discipline and will to do before. I’ve had the time, I’ve even had times where I had more money than I do now to throw at it. I’ve found something out: The creation... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-01-15T16:52:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Religious Ritual as an Art Form

Last updated on: January 15, 2013 at 4:52 pm By Melissa Hill

As a pagan, ritual is my way of connecting with the greater powers, my way of meditating, of communing. It is a form of prayer and also a form of art. One of the things I love about creating ritual is how it combines different forms of artistic expression. Of course there’s the verbal arts: song, poetry, and invocation woven together to create the framework for the process. But there’s also movement and the visual arts adding substance and depth... Read more

Uncategorized

2013-01-10T12:49:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Wandering in Wordlessness

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 12:49 pm By Melissa Hill

Moonlit Night(In Progress) by Melissa Hill I don’t have a fancy word this year. Last year my word was Grow and the year before that it was Incite. I don’t know if I really did grow or not. I did a lot of things. I helped my kids continue to grow. I helped my garden to grow, and worked on Three Brothers Farm. Definitely helped things grow there. I worked hard on my clergy training for ADF and completed a... Read more

Uncategorized

2012-07-12T18:23:00-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Earth and Sky

Last updated on: July 12, 2012 at 6:23 pm By Melissa Hill

Life continues to be busy. I wish I had more time to post and share things with you. I’ve been working on a lot of cool stuff. I wish I had more time, but time escapes me. Like trying to sculpt with sand. Maybe it’s my lack of willpower to resist pinterest and facebook.Maybe it’s just the dissonance created by the messy, shrieking, please-excuse-the-mess realities of life. It’s hard to be creative, it’s even harder to share that creativity. So... Read more

Uncategorized

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

True or False: In 2 Corinthians, Paul describes himself as having a thorn in the flesh.

Select your answer to see how you score.

TRUE FALSE

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category animism Cermony and Liturgy Columns Community Dandelion Seeds Health and Wellness History Holidays Magic Nature pagan parenting plant animism Politics Ritual and Practice symbolism and science Theology, Ethics, Philosophy Uncategorized

Select a Month August 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 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 January 2014 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 February 2013 January 2013 July 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Pagan