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

Daughters of Eve

Home
Pagan

Ancestors

Select a Category Ancestors Culture goddess justice Magical work Natural hair Paganism parenting ritual service Spiritual Growth Uncategorized Wicca

Select a Month April 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 September 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 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 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011

April 2016

April 30, 2016

Conjuring a Path: Embracing African-American Folk Magic

I’ve said it before and I’ll saw it again: my grandmother was devoted to God....

December 2015

December 06, 2015

Magic Out of the Land of the South

Inherently connecting with the land of my mother’s family has led me to a place...

November 2015

November 01, 2015

Personal Musings on Samhain

This time of year breaths opportunity into the overwhelming feelings of loss that deaths leave...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Avoiding Appropriation and The Perpetuation of Privilege

While I will not link the article that pushed this piece from my mind and...

July 2015

July 10, 2015

My Wicca, My Life, My Way – A Story

All this context leads to something very important to me. I am Wiccan. And I...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

Grief: A Working of Love

I have not written any blessings or workings this year for the 30 Day Real...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Paganism in Full Color

The only thing that is truly colorblind is my love. My love for people has...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

PantheaCon 2015; Pain, Healing Work, Allyship in Action and Coalition Building

Bringing Race to the Table Panel, my experience of the Con changed. I immediately felt...

January 2015

January 25, 2015

Magical Beginnings Begin Again

I was initially taught that magic was a candle, some incense, a clear intent, a...

December 2014

December 24, 2014

Solstice Hope in the Darkness of Justice

The revelations that have been coming out the last few weeks, the 'in your face'...

November 2014

November 02, 2014

Through the Veils of the Ancestors

As the flavor of smoke and crackling leaves fills the air around my home, I...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Renewal and Rebirth; My Path to Justice

In walking through this pain with my students -- and in my own being --...

October 26, 2014

Listening to the Ancestors; Visions in Plain Clothing

I believe the ancestors are limitless. Beyond the material and conscious world of the living,...

October 22, 2014

Journeying With the Ancestors of Blood and Heart; A Self Reflection

Part of my work the past three years has focused on the stories and experiences...

July 2014

July 04, 2014

Self Actualization, Spiritual Oneness, Freedom and the Fourth of July

We cannot break the glass ceiling if we do not recognize that it is glass....

June 2014

June 28, 2014

30 Day Real Black History Challenge 2014 – Week Four (#30DayRBHC)

This week's digest is full of very interesting studies on transgenerational trauma, historical oppression, Nina...

June 28, 2014

30 Day Real Black History Challenge 2014 – Week Three (#30DayRBHC)

This is the week three digest for the 30 Day Real Black History Challenge. I...

June 17, 2014

My Kid is Kind of Swedish….. (#30DayRBHC)

This uncovering of ancestral information will be a lifelong process for my son that I...

June 14, 2014

30 Day Real Black History Challenge 2014 – Week Two (#30DayRBHC)

Exploring topics of culture and intersectionality, such as colorism, beauty, culture, the prison industrial complex,...

June 01, 2014

Pressing the Black Out; Hot Combs, Fear and Culture (#30DayRBHC)

I was conditioned to sit in that chair, stiff as a doll, while a metal...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

The Magic of Maya Angelou; The Lost Voice of the People (#30DayRBHC)

She was magic. Maya was and is magic; she is the best kind of magic....

May 28, 2014

30 Day Real Black History Challenge Year Two; Opening Credits

So this year, the 30 Day Real Black History Challenge will continue: same time, same...

May 08, 2014

Why Everyone Hates Donald Sterling But I Am Grateful For The Opportunity

Sterling is the most recent scapegoat for Americans around the issue of Black people in...

February 2014

February 21, 2014

A Community Influx: The Journey to Redefine the Umbrella

This community is not the same as the one I entered a little over 11...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

Happy Birthday to Love

King’s fight for equality wasn’t just about race, but also against the war, and against...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Kwanzaa in a Pagan Home: My Spiritual, Pride Practice

I am ending this year with pride and culture. I have been hesitant to start...

December 14, 2013

Guest Post: Honoring Troublesome Ancestors by Cecily Joy Williams, M.Div.

There is no greater benefit to working with troublesome ancestors than learning who you really...

December 05, 2013

Changing Culture to Change the World: Honoring the Warrior Spirit of Nelson Mandela

A celebration of life is the gift that Mandela left, a gift he often was...

November 2013

November 09, 2013

A Voiceless Practice; Forced Introspection

I am at the end of a long sickness and recovery from some kind of...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Dreams, Degue and an Ancestor Visitation

This year, as a result of an important dream visitation from my step-sister, I decided...