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January 2012

January 31, 2012

By the Hair On My Chinny, Chin, Chin

Like many women, I have wild hairs that grow on my chin. Amidst the barely...

January 30, 2012

Almost Imbolc and I Feel Fine…

I should write something deep about poetry. Or fire. Or the sacred forge of life...

January 29, 2012

I’m Getting Old

After packing up and moving all my stuff with the help of amazing friends, every...

January 28, 2012

Hijacking Paganism in the Media

Imagine people began to refer to all people who wear religious jewelry as Catholic. The...

January 27, 2012

Gingrich Equates Gay Marriage to Paganism Like It’s A Bad Thing…

Newt is awesome. He is so arrogantly oblivious to his own hypocrisy that sometimes I...

January 26, 2012

Desiring a Sanctified Home

Word is Drew Barrymore is converting to Judaism. Remember last year when Julia Roberts converted...

January 25, 2012

Beans, or Keeping Faith in Tough Times

Saying it's tough right now may be the understatement of the year. Every day I...

January 24, 2012

The Magic of Smoke and Flame

I don't write about spells or magic very often. Rarely, truth be told. I do...

January 23, 2012

The Spiritual Component of Autism

The response to my last post on autism and Asperger's really overwhelmed me. I didn't...

January 22, 2012

Solitary Again

My solitary experiment for the month of December has evolved in unexpected ways. It began...

January 21, 2012

I Just Want To Light You Up

Imbolc is coming. It's a day that always makes me think of candles, and truthfully...

January 20, 2012

I’m No Little Lost Lamb

Months ago I told a friend I was thinking about writing a post on the...

January 19, 2012

What have you done, Paula Deen, Paula Deen?

I'm a Southern girl. I will fry anything. Chicken, pork chops, okra, squash, and even...

January 18, 2012

The Final Episode of Big Love, the Goddess and Alternative Family

NOTICE: This post has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, S.O.P.A. and has been...

January 17, 2012

13 Songs for Imbolc

I know it's early, but I needed some good music. Enjoy 13 songs for the...

January 16, 2012

Living In My Own Mind: A Pagan With Asperger’s

This is a post that I swore I would never write. I thought it would...

January 15, 2012

Petty, Carnal, Pagan Desires

Awhile back I talked about the Pagan concept of salvation being temporal rather than eternal....

January 14, 2012

Girl Scouts and Transgender Girls

I've never had a lot of pride in my Girl Scout career. It intersected with...

January 13, 2012

Lucky Friday the 13th

People have really only considered Friday the 13th to be unlucky for the past century...

January 12, 2012

The Irresistible Idea of Being One

We are all made of star stuff. It's just a scientific fact. There is nothing...

January 11, 2012

In the Midst of a Storm

There's an impressive thunderstorm raging outside. I'm sitting here listening to the cracks and booms,...

January 10, 2012

Dungeons and Dragons Gets A Makeover

The New York Times is reporting Dungeons and Dragons is getting a fresh makeover, and...

January 09, 2012

Pagan Soup: Polyamory, Piracy and Public School Pagans

I want to point out some interesting bits floating about on the web today. Steven...

January 08, 2012

Blessings Unawares

I'm feeling very blessed today. Many amazing things have come together for me this month,...

January 07, 2012

For the Prettiest Valentine!

Sometimes I think marketing people are on crack. That's the only explanation I could think...

January 06, 2012

Pagans Caught In The Twilight

Sometimes you will find yourself reading something written long ago, perhaps 125 years ago, and...

January 05, 2012

Derailed and Discombobulated (or 13 Random Things)

Ever have one of those days where absolutely nothing goes as expected? All your plans...

January 04, 2012

Fat Acceptance?

Have you heard of Fat Acceptance? It's a perspective pushed by activists like Joy Nash,...

January 03, 2012

Super Secret Project Revealed and Last Fundraiser Post

There are a lot of reasons to take a project on. Sometimes it's because you...

January 02, 2012

A New Year (What does it mean?!?!?)

The calendar New Year is rather strange for a Pagan, as many of us celebrate...