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February 2013

February 20, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Of the Earth

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

February 15, 2013

Moontime

Ever since moontime’s return for me in 2012 (after two years "off" during pregnancy and...

February 13, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Blood

Meditations on blood, menstruation, and childbirth.

February 11, 2013

January link round-up

This is a doozy of a monthly round-up.

February 10, 2013

Introverted Mama

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

February 05, 2013

Rituals to Honor Miscarriage

There is no right or wrong way to plan a ritual or ceremony to acknowledge...

February 04, 2013

Birth centers

A new study out last week provides evidence for the safety of midwifery care in...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: The gates of life and death

How close is birth to death? What can death teach us about birth?

January 28, 2013

All about my Birth book

"I want to give kudos to the author for writing a text that recognizes that...

January 25, 2013

Community wisdom for the NICU

After Niki's review last week of Pagan Parenting in the NICU, there was some great...

January 23, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Mothers, fathers, and grandmothers

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

January 22, 2013

Body Blessing to and from the Mother

Feet planted solidly on Mother Earth Drawing up Solid Gaia energy

January 16, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Sexuality

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

January 15, 2013

Reviewing ‘Pagan Parenting in the NICU’

Janet Callahan has written a short pamphlet with advice for Pagan parents dealing with a...

January 14, 2013

Pagan Health Survey II

Cultural anthropologist Kimberly Kirner is running an online survey on Pagans and access to healthcare....

January 10, 2013

December link round-up

On Twitter, Google+, and especially Facebook, I share lots of links and things associated with...

January 09, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Birthing bodies

Birthing bodies: What is this body? What can it do? What does it mean to...

January 08, 2013

Blessing Baby

I wanted the focus to be more on blessing the baby and, like in the...

January 07, 2013

Community participation

As we all get oriented at Patheos I'd also like to open a thread here...

January 03, 2013

Magickal naming

You need only look at countless fairy tales, myths and legends of creatures who would...

January 02, 2013

Wednesday Wisdom: Altered states

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

My favorite posts of 2012

It's fun to look back over the blog posts of 2012. This was the year...

December 27, 2012

How you envision birth at the deepest level

Birth art can be meditative, relaxing, problem solving and fun. You don’t have to be...

December 26, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom: Milk

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

December 19, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom: Sacred Space

A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...

December 18, 2012

Review: The Mother’s Wisdom Deck

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

December 17, 2012

Dar a luz on Solstice

When we light the candles, and tell the story of the Mother goddess pushing out...

December 13, 2012

Holidays After Loss: Spirit Babies Ceremony

Perhaps for the first time, we were not alone facing our grief. Isa said to...

December 12, 2012

Wednesday Wisdom: Faith

I'm trying something new here: a weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound...

December 10, 2012

November Link Round-Up

I share a lot of fantastic links and quotes on our social media pages. Here's...