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2013-08-08T10:16:33-04:00

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Link round-up

Last updated on: August 8, 2013 at 10:16 am By Sarah Whedon

It's time for a round-up of the best links shared on the Pagan Families Facebook page in July. Read more

2013-08-05T15:02:20-04:00

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Birth as a Spiritual Experience (Thesis Project)

Last updated on: August 5, 2013 at 3:02 pm By Priestess Molly

I'm working on a thesis project and I have some questions for readers! What are your experiences with the spirituality of birth? Do you consider birth to be a spiritual experience? Did you have any spiritual revelations or encounters during your births or any other events along your reproductive timeline (miscarriage, menstruation, lactation)? And many more questions! Read more

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2013-08-01T10:08:21-04:00

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Planning Pagan Families Includes Access To EC

Last updated on: August 1, 2013 at 10:08 am By Sarah Whedon

After 10 years of debate in the U.S., emergency contraception is now on store shelves nationwide. Read more

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2013-07-31T10:30:48-04:00

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When Pagans Adopt: Open your soul, heart, and mind

Last updated on: July 31, 2013 at 10:30 am By Sarah Whedon

How do Pagans prepare to adopt a child? Read more

2013-07-22T02:39:23-04:00

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A Mother’s Nest

Last updated on: July 22, 2013 at 2:39 am By Priestess Molly

I am planning a mother blessing ceremony for a good friend in September and we will be preparing a Mother's Nest for her. We are going to communally decorate a birthing sheet for her bed and bring supplies for a "birth box" to have available during birth and postpartum. And, each guest will bring items to add to her bedroom, so that the whole room becomes a Mother's Nest of birth power, strength, and support, basically like one huge birth altar... Read more

2013-07-20T10:56:46-04:00

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Can children appreciate nature?

Last updated on: July 20, 2013 at 10:56 am By Sarah Whedon

Are children's spiritual lives fundamentally different from adults'? (They're born with natural innocence and wonder, they learn appreciation of nature eventually, they should be more developed spiritually at 14 than at 4...) Read more

2013-07-17T11:36:57-04:00

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A gallery of birth altars

Last updated on: July 17, 2013 at 11:36 am By Sarah Whedon

A gallery of beautiful, inspiring, individually intimate birth altar photos. Read more

2013-07-03T22:31:33-04:00

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Blessing the Wait to Become an Adoptive Parent

Last updated on: July 3, 2013 at 10:31 pm By Guest Contributor

“You are invited to my Blessing Wait… Why: because we are still waiting for a baby… It takes courage, self-love, and fortitude sometimes to keep wanting and believing in it… Please join me to celebrate longing and faith.” Read more

2013-08-08T10:19:46-04:00

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Book Highlights: Birth, Breath, & Death

Last updated on: August 8, 2013 at 10:19 am By Priestess Molly

I just finished reading a lovely little book by Amy Wright Glenn. Lyrical, gentle, contemplative, and touching, Birth, Breath, and Death explores Amy's meditations on life as a doula, mother, and hospital chaplain. Read more

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2013-07-11T09:31:12-04:00

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Birth Song, Life Song, Death Song

Last updated on: July 11, 2013 at 9:31 am By Priestess Molly

"In some indigenous cultures of the Americas there is the practice of finding one's death song while alive. This song becomes the ally of the person throughout their lives, so that they become very acquainted with what the song means in their lifetime." Molly explores her experiences with the mother blessing chant "Woman Am I" during pivotal moments in her life. Read more

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