I am sitting on the bank. I like watching the play of the breeze upon the water below. It’s the first time I’ve been back to the in-between in awhile. “How long you going to stay mad at me Cher”, asks a familiar voice behind me. I don’t(…)
Sacred Symbols
In my experience many pagans have a sacred symbol that represents their belief, if only to them. These symbols may be somewhat mainstream, like the pentacle, or less well known, like the irminsul, but they all serve as a touchstone of the religion(…)
Harvesting a Harvester
The dark dirt of the forest floor had become mud and was slowly creeping up my ankle. It had already covered my foot.
“I see you.” My words were more mirth than warning.
The creeping mud stopped. I watched a large area of dirt around me ripple.
“Is that it? You’re not even going to try?” The mud retreated from my ankle, but held on to my toes.
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Reflections on Life and Legacy
I awoke this past Tuesday morning from a very strange dream, most likely rooted in seeing too many previews for the new movie the Hobbit. In the dream I was traveling with a group of dwarves and an elf – picture the ones from the movie and you’ll(…)
With My Hands, I Do Devote to Thee
My good friend Shirley graced me with a commission for a Hekate idol, an altar statue created to her specifications and wishes I’m proud to say my work is done and I’m extremely happy with the result. I’m always trying to push myself a little further, trying to iron out the flaws of the last idol so that I may further perfect my art- which is devotional idol making.
Thoughts on the Holidays
My first blog is up on the Hartford FAVS site. http://hartfordfavs.com/faith/doctrine-and-practice/tis-the-season It’s basically me ruminating on holiday traditions in 500 words, and my opinion on the idea that any tradition belongs to any one group (…)
Tumbled Dreams: December 01 – December 07, 2012
What are “Tumbled Dreams”? These are the posts I made to my tumblr during the week because I felt they did not warrant a separate post on this blog. However, these “interstitials” often explain some of the backstory to the larger dream posts. For those readers that only read Three Different Ways, they may help explain some of the characters and sudden changes in plot and direction.
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Tumbled Dreams: November 24 – November 30, 2012
What are “Tumbled Dreams”? These are the posts I made to my tumblr during the week because I felt they did not warrant a separate post on this blog. However, these “interstitials” often explain some of the backstory to the larger dream posts. For those readers that only read Three Different Ways, they may help explain some of the characters and sudden changes in plot and direction.
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Dealing With Deities
Author: Raven Kaldera
Published: 2012
Publisher: Asphodel Press
ISBN: 9781938197024
Synopsis: Polytheism―the worship of multiple Gods(…)
Living life as myself
“Given a choice between my life and yours, I will choose mine. Every time. Without hesitation. “ This is the time of greed, commercialism, right? Well not to hear those who spout off about the origins of said holiday season. One side will be the(…)