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August 2012

August 29, 2012

Review: Sacred Pregnancy

"Growing a baby offers a woman the opportunity to be part of Mother Nature's mysteries,...

August 27, 2012

Getting Started at Pagan Families

This blog began in May 2011 as a place to generate and collect resources for...

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 27, 2012

Birth Guardians: Ben Houshour

Today we continue the series profiling people who work with pregnancy, birth, or the postpartum...

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...

January 2012

January 26, 2012

CDC data: home birth on the rise

The CDC released new data today on home births in the U.S., finding that "the...

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...

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...

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...

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 07, 2011

Welcome Serena Rose!

Note: This birth story by Sierra Black is a reprint from July 15, 2007 on...

June 02, 2011

Walking the spiral

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

May 2011

May 31, 2011

We celebrate the birth of another Witch on Earth

Note: This beautiful birth story by Sierra Black is a reprint from June 1, 2004...