What is Reconstructionist Paganism?
Also known as Polytheistic Reconstructionism, the specific origins of the concept are murky. The first mention in writing comes from Margot Adler’s Drawing(…)
Book review: Trance-portation
Trying to get back to my Monday book reviews, I’ve decided to review Diana Paxson’s 2008 book Trance-portation: Learning to navigate the inner world. I was excited to read this book after it was released because I feel that there is a distinct(…)
Crunch
Blessings Darlings!
I’m sitting here eating a very healthy breakfast as I type. Freshly made hummus and freshly sliced veggies that I’m dipping into it. This is a change.
I’ve been eating very badly lately. Like – yesterday, for example. No fruit or whole grains with breakfast, just eggs/ham/white bread, a huge sugary coffee for lunch, and two slices of greasy pizza for dinner. So I’m trying to crawl back to eating …
Tumbled Dreams: October 27 – November 02, 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.
11,983 words. Pace yourselves.
Dealing with grief
Grief is grief even if its not over something tangible. We still have to go through the steps of letting go, setting aside what was in order to get to the what will become. There are stages that one has to go through and I’ve listed them for those(…)
OATHBREAKER
I was tied down for my own good recently, but went to the crossroads. As I sat under the bridge waiting for those who would come, I pulled my cloak around me. I had a feeling tonight was going to be eventful and I wanted to be ready. First came a(…)
the Third Day of Samhain – Life without electricity
So hurricane Sandy has come and gone and my family is left without electricity. I spent the first day trying to take the romantic view and imagine that I was getting a feel for what life was like for my ancestors, but around the second day reality(…)
Night of Reckoning
90 days ago, August 3rd, was Audacious Day. If you played along, on that day you kicked open a door denied you. You challenged something that you felt held you back. You gripped the usurper that stole your throne. Today is November 1st. Tonight is the Night of Reckoning. If you charged the gates on … Continue reading →
Night-wandering, Saffron-Cloaked, Nurse of the Young
On this Samhuinn, I kept to traditions I established for myself over the years. I rededicated to my Great Queen and then drank as much mead as I could and spent the night divining by stone and bone and star and pool. I visited with my neighbors, shared a smoke and drink and wished them well, hope they felt all the good spirits that walk the land and converge in our …
tricks or treat
I opened the door and there he stood in all of his ash-ness. Ghede. “May I help you?” I asked. He smiled and held open a bag. ”I have brought your costume M’lady” he answered. Costume I thought? The hell? “I wish to try out your treating” he says. Light bulb clicks on..Okay..give me a […]