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April 2012

April 24, 2012

Book Review: Pagan Pregnancy

It is important to think of pregnancy as a process, not a condition... pregnancy changes...

February 2012

February 23, 2012

Eating and Spirituality Part 3: Food rituals in the childbearing year

In part 2 of Eating and Spirituality I talked about how the food we eat...

February 16, 2012

Eating and spirituality Part 2: From the fields to our bellies

Food is the product of the earth; the earth is a mother goddess, literally the...

February 09, 2012

Eating and spirituality when you’re growing a baby

Food, nutrition, and nourishment can raise a bewildering array of questions during the childbearing year. ...

February 07, 2012

Ten Moons: The Inner Journey of Pregnancy, Preparation for Natural Birth

A review by Niki Whiting I admit I am completely intrigued by the idea of...

February 03, 2012

Prayer Beads as a Pregnancy Practice

by Kira Nuit Growing up Catholic, I’ve prayed a rosary or thirty. The experience is...

January 2012

January 11, 2012

Review: Birthrites

Birth is the archetypal rite of passage for a woman, containing the essential elements of...

January 09, 2012

The first Spirit Babies ceremony in San Francisco

On the night of the Winter Solstice this year, between fifty and sixty people gathered...

December 2011

December 07, 2011

How the Spirit Babies Interfaith Ceremony came to be

It was a very off-the-cuff simple pagan ritual. I consulted with a close friend who...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Meditations during pregnancy

I would like to share with you an extract from my book, which suggests meditation...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

The Pagan Health Survey on Pagan pregnancies

Here's the part that's particularly relevant for Pagans having babies. An enormous 96.9% of respondents...

September 2011

September 15, 2011

Responding to Ina May: The sacred is multiple

Like Gaskin, I feel the sacred in some of our most basic biological processes: in...

September 14, 2011

Responding to Ina May: Not a universal experience

Editor’s note: I asked some of our regular contributors to each respond to a quote...

September 13, 2011

Responding to Ina May: I was The Goddess at that moment

Editor's note: This week we're trying something new. I asked some of our regular contributors...

August 2011

August 23, 2011

It’s a Girl!: Gender and Pagan Birthing

I just got the word that I'll be making a presentation at the Pagan Alliance's...

August 10, 2011

A Ritual for Childbirth and Naming

Before my second son was born, I did these spells. At the time, I wanted...

July 2011

July 08, 2011

Review: Bless This Child

"Here, under my heart you'll keep till it's time for us to meet..." --Erica Mann...

July 05, 2011

What color is your pain? Magic for pregnant aches

By C. B. Cabeen Midway through the second trimester, my ribs started hurting around the...

June 2011

June 23, 2011

How to make birth art

The state of mind you're in when you create artwork is the same state of...

June 22, 2011

Birth mandalas

Amy is a mother, birth doula, La Leche League leader, and artist. She says on...

June 20, 2011

What’s in a Name?

Since the names our parents give us mark us throughout our lives (whether we like...

June 20, 2011

Pagan names

Let’s be honest. Pagan names are weird. They are the source of much mockery, from...

June 15, 2011

Spiritual practice in pregnancy

Note: This essay by Suus is a slightly revised reprint from Heart of the Witch. ...

June 02, 2011

Walking the spiral

Scenes from the labyrinth The kids all banged on their drums and shook their rattles,...