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March 2015

March 21, 2015

Equinox Wake-Up Call

The earth is wakening. Persephone, Brigid, and other goddesses of Spring and new life are...

March 09, 2015

Poems by Masery

Don't Hit the Girl Many sleepless nights she and her sisters cried As their mommy...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

13 Aspects of the Ouch Life

I live with chronic pain. I have undiagnosed muscular pain in both hands, from years...

January 06, 2015

New Year’s Ritual

I don't believe in resolutions for the new year. People like to resolve to do...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Solstice Reflections

This is a part of a series by Staff of Asclepius contributors. I think it...

December 16, 2014

Liberated: Disabled Dominant in a Strange City

Travel is both wonderful and terrifying simultaneously. I've decided to head out to Kalamazoo, taking...

December 02, 2014

self-determination vs. Predetermination

I think we are given the power to determine our own destiny, that every choice...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

On Gratitude Pt. 2

As newcomers to the Eastern seaboard of what is now the United States, we were...

November 18, 2014

Stressful

I've hit a brick wall lately, with all that is going on, and I'm scaling...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Dancing With the Dead Pt. 3: Honor

This is the third, and final part of my series on ancestors, the dead, and...

October 25, 2014

Dancing with the Dead Pt. 2: Connection

I know the dead, know how they are and why they are that way. If...

October 24, 2014

Dancing With the Dead Pt. 1: Legacy

This is the first part of a three-part series I am writing this weekend, focused...

October 19, 2014

Blood Ties

I finally got back on anti-anxiety and anti-depression medication on Tuesday. They also drew blood...

October 18, 2014

CI Pagan Pride Update

All in all, CI Pagan Pride was a success. I was too exhausted to come...

October 11, 2014

Central Illinois Pagan Pride Day

It's five A.m. This is how wonderful, and kind of insane, my life has become....

October 04, 2014

Balance

I love being a fighter. I went into journalism so I could nail bad guys...

September 2014

September 27, 2014

Spooky Bones

I keep this little black faux-leather pouch, which originally came with a pill sorting thing...

September 25, 2014

Try This

Recently Nornoriel posted a really good piece on his dealings with medication and the mental...

September 18, 2014

“Well, That Was Refreshing!”

This doesn't have much to do with Paganism, but it's a humorous incident I had...

September 14, 2014

Clutter and Distraction

I've heard the saying that if your sacred space is cluttered, so is your mind,...

September 07, 2014

Fun Times

Normally my posts are much more philosophical than this. They are also usually posted much...

September 06, 2014

Nothing For Granted

Because of disability among other things, I make just above minimum wage, and I'm scared...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

Losing Control and Spiraling Down

I feel like I'm struggling. It's a hard thing to admit, but I know something...

August 24, 2014

Blood Magic and Self Harm

Dark magic can be practiced with love and positivity as the driving forces behind it....

August 17, 2014

What It Will Mean to Be A Wife and Mother

What does it mean to be a wife and mother within the contexts of Paganism...

August 16, 2014

Interview with Artist Jennilee Rose Benda

I spoke with my good friend Jennilee Benda, who has created some lovely pieces of...

August 10, 2014

Feminist Metalhead Witch

Who are the artists creating the music you listen to most right now? For me,...

August 09, 2014

Defining Individual Values for Magic and the game of Life

As I sit here in the glow from my desk lamp, a lot runs through...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

Writers Wanted for New Book on Disabilities and Public Gatherings

Are you a Pagan with mental, physical or sensory impairments; in recovery from major injuries...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Beginnings (Festival Experiences from Pagans with Disabilities)

I learned that I have an important place in the world, even if I don't...