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May 2015

May 06, 2015

A Pagan Mother’s Day

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, grandmothers, and those who care for children! Though this...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

The Importance of Self Care

Learning how to take time out for ourselves - whether that means limiting ritual hosting...

February 11, 2015

2 Mama Essays and 2 Pregnancy Prayers + 1 Roadmap To a Healthy Birth

A round-up of January's best reads for Pagan families from around the web.

October 2014

October 16, 2014

Haunted Time

I read somewhere that it's not just our ancestors who come back at this time...

September 2014

September 12, 2014

Children and Public Paganism

Is it important that we allow children at Pagan rituals? For me, it's the reason...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

Birth Guardians: Moriah Burke

"There’s nothing I’ve found more touching than watching women be Goddess and witnessing the first...

March 2014

March 03, 2014

February Link Round-Up: Dragons, Gods, Mothering, and Social Media

We've been busy here at Pagan Families! Having Pagan Tea Time, welcoming Molly Khan and...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

November 2013

November 04, 2013

October Link Round-Up: Blessings, births, babies, and more

An round-up of October events and links on Pagan pregnancy and parenting: blessings, births, babies,...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Ancestors

Ancestors, beloved dead, mothers and fathers behind us, generations to be born long after us......

October 01, 2013

Link round-up for September: Mothers, godparents, advocates, and more

I started Pagan Families so that Pagan moms (and dads and grandparents and...) wouldn't have...

September 2013

September 09, 2013

Birth Guardians: Leslie Stager RN, LMT

In the midst of highly technologized birthing, I bring a reminder of the original Source...

April 2013

April 03, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Motherhood

When did you know yourself as a mother? What's your motherhood weather? How do you...

March 2013

March 09, 2013

The magic of making a life

A brief reflection on the holiness and magic of creating a new human.

March 06, 2013

Wednesday wisdom: Storytelling

PS. I'd love to publish more Pagan birth stories here. Please send yours to [email protected]...

February 2013

February 10, 2013

Introverted Mama

I'm amazed at the connections I uncovered once I starting thinking about how my introverted...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Mothers, fathers, and grandmothers

What makes a person a mother? A father? A grandmother? A grandfather? Are mothers and...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Review: The Mother’s Wisdom Deck

These cards speak to me of motherhood, of truth, of pain, and of beauty, and...

June 2011

June 06, 2011

On Being a Holy Mother

‘Holy Mother, In whom we live, move and have our being, From you all things...