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April 2015

April 01, 2015

Beltane Flowers for our Neighbors

As a single Pagan, I understood the eight holidays of the Wheel of the Year...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Kids Can Charm the Plow

Honoring the earth is especially important when planting-time begins. This chant to the tune of...

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...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Rain Rain (Don’t!) Go Away

How do you mark special moments in the natural world with children? Here's some fun...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

Our Top 5 Posts #Patheos5Yrs

In honor of these milestones, here are the 5 most popular Pagan Families posts (by...

April 2014

April 24, 2014

Plant a Tree

Arbor Day is a fun holiday for kids, and as Pagans it's very close to...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

August 2013

August 16, 2013

Passing Down the Trad

Niki Whiting looks at what raising kids in a Pagan household means to her, rather...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

Four Simple Ways to Honor Spirit in Baby’s First Year

The good news is that tending your spirit and connecting with the divine can still...

April 2013

April 08, 2013

March link round-up

Family, parenting, miscarriage, practice, breastfeeding, Goddess, and more... time for another monthly link round-up!

April 08, 2013

Baby’s First Meditations

She is a part of you who is wise and kind. She watches over you...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Five Spiritual Practices to do with Children Under Three

My daughter joins me in the formal offerings of water and blessings to the Ancestors...

July 2012

July 23, 2012

30 days of peace

By Janet Callahan Not every pregnancy goes according to plan. After 5 years of on-again,...

July 16, 2012

Seven Spiritual Habits to Set During Pregnancy

Fortunately, I dove into my spirituality during pregnancy and instinctively established some practices before the...

February 2012

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...

July 2011

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 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,...