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    The Wild Hunt

  • Helping the Saints Win

    Jason
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:08 am
    I’m not much of a sports fan, but I did end up watching the second half of last night’s Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. While the Saints seem like a well-honed and remarkably skilled unit, at least to my inexperienced eyes, I was also struck by how “lucky” the team seemed in those final quarters of the game. Did they have some “outside” help? Religion reporter Gary Stern noted that many of the Saints are devout Christians, who quickly thanked God for the victory. “Well, that was quite a game. You have to feel…

  • What’s a Cult in Russia?

    Jason
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am
    The Russian news service RT reports on efforts by the Russian government to change the laws in order to rein in “damaging cults”. “There are about 80 or 90 cults which are well known and active in at least several provinces of Russia. But if we are talking about local cults that act within one town, or one province or one area of a town, then those can be counted in the thousands,” says cult expert Aleksandr Dvorkin. But while the law seems aimed at news-making apocalyptic “doomsday” cults and groups that use aggressive missionary techniques, many fear that the…

  • More on that Air Force Academy Circle

    Jason
    6 Feb 2010 | 11:15 am
    What wild couple of weeks it’s been for the Pagans at the Air Force Academy! First it was announced that a special outdoor worship area was created for Pagan cadets and faculty (that had been in the works for some time), a positive step after past allegations of rampant Christian-fueled intolerance at the academy. Then, the story hit the national media, Tech Sergeant Brandon Longcrier was named an “intriguing person of the day” by Rick Sanchez at CNN, and the first rumblings of criticism were emerging. Sometime, during all this press, a “desecration incident”…

  • More Vodou Talk and other Pagan News of Note

    Jason
    5 Feb 2010 | 11:49 am
    Top Story: As post-earthquake Haiti continues to make the news, mainstream media continues to explore the unique and complex religious atmosphere of the small Caribbean nation. Specifically, the relationship of Haitian Vodou with Catholic and Protestant forms of Christianity, and the growing chorus of voices that have risen up to defend this oft-misunderstood faith. At the religion-focused interview program “Speaking of Faith”, Krista Tippett re-visits her previously run program on Vodou, adding new content from interviewee Patrick Bellegarde-Smith in the wake of the earthquake.

  • James Arthur Ray Arrested, Charged With Manslaughter

    Jason
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:25 am
    Notorious New Age self-help guru James Arthur Ray, who led a “sweat lodge” ceremony that ended up killing three people, has been arrested and charged with three counts of manslaughter. “The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said Ray was indicted on three counts of manslaughter relating to the deaths of James Shore, Liz Neuman and Kirby Brown on October 8 following the retreat near Sedona. His bond was set at $5 million.” Ray’s lawyer, naturally, is indignant on his behalf. “The charges are unjust and we will prove it in court,” the statement says.
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    Medusa Coils

  • Matrifocus Ceases Publication

    3 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am
    The wonderful e-journal Matrifocus has announced that it has stopped publishing. Happily, the archives, from the first issue (Samhain 2001) to the last (Lammas 2009) remain available on matrifocus.com , which also has more info on the journal's history and the decision to stop publishing. To editors Sage and Feral, thank you for the eight wonderful years of Matrifocus, which I know will be

  • Scholarly 'Avatar' Papers Sought

    2 Feb 2010 | 9:05 am
    Spurred on by the various reactions to the film Avatar, the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, is seeking proposals for papers for an issue discussing Avatar and nature spirituality. For more info, including how to submit proposal, go here.

  • Buzz Coil: January '10

    26 Jan 2010 | 11:00 am
    A look at some posts of interest from our blogroll and beyond:This just in...Jan. 28, 11:30 pm...The Wild Hunt: In his January 27 post,"Goddess Religion and Misandry?" (which I didn't read until just now) Jason Pitzl-Waters posts an extensive commentary on a new book, Sanctifying Misandry: Goddess Ideology and the Fall of Man by Paul Nathanson and Katherine K. Young, which apparently accuses

  • Availability of Goddess columns ebook--with discount code

    25 Jan 2010 | 2:34 pm
    All of my "Thealogical Musings" columns that appeared in the print journal The Beltane Papers from 2002 to 2007 have just been published as an e-book, Goddess Spirituality at the Crossroads and other columns, in multiple formats, at smashwords.com/books/view/8990. Among the columns: Goddess as Flow, Naming Ourselves, Do We Create Our Own Reality? Psychic Gifts, Death Reminds Us, Who says We're

  • New Report of Ancient Egyptian Goddess temple

    19 Jan 2010 | 2:28 pm
    AP is reporting that Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a temple containing many statues of the goddess Bastet. Thethe article says the temple is "more than 2,000 years old," dating the find to 3rd century BC. Thanks to MSNBC for including it in their news coverage. Here's the link(update 10:10 pm: my previous math error corrected thanks to anonymous tip--see comments)
 
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  • Understanding Magickal Royalty: Witch Queen / Witch King [Lady Abigail]

    Recently during one of my classes on the history within our magickal traditions, a question came up about levels and degrees of hierarchy found in Witchcraft and Wicca. Within these, is there a title or position wherein someone is called Witch Queen or Witch King.First of all: YES!This is a real term, older than recorded time. It does not matter what the word is you use King, Queen, Sovereign, Master, Elder Lord or Lady; these are each equal titles given to someone that is held i

  • Power of Polarity, Rose of Mystery [Sitara Haye]

    Fair warning -- this article is about SEX!! Congratulations — you will now be inundated with science porn! Seriously, though… sex is central to Wicca and we’ll be discussing it regularly but hold off on lighting up that cigarette for just a moment. Sex, as I’m referring to it, does not equal kink or titillating nuance. While we might be one of the species on this earth that has sex for pleasure, never forget that the act of sex is geared for one function and one function alone — reproduc

  • Polarities of Power: Gender in Magickal Society [Mi Kali D.]

    and quot;Female-Male polarities in terms of Universal energy is a very powerful magick all it's own. and quot;-Lynn V. Andrews Generally speaking men/male aspects and women/female aspect are very different, and everyone knows basically how and why. My friends and I joke about it all the time, how the men's version of church is the sports bar, their holy communion is beer and cheeseburgers. And it's all good, because 'girl's night out' is as sacred holiday as any Sabbat. It's my opinion that those aspects

  • Imbolc...or As The Wheel Turns [Fort Hood Open Circle DFGL]

    As the wheel turns…Sorry, that was a, now obscure, reference to an old soap opera. Imbolc is tomorrow! The meaning of the word it’s self is “in the milk” or something close to that. The real meaning of Imbolc is that we are beginning to see the changes in the days and that spring will eventually be here!The promise that we will be able to survive another year and thrive is starting to materialize. When Imbolc was Christianized, it became Candlemas, and is a celebration of light.

  • Why I'd Want Darkness In Me (Or, At Least, Not Mind It) [Fire Lyte]

    While listening to an old clip from The Way of the Master Radio – a Christian Fundamentalist show, the radio host asked why anyone would want darkness in them. He asked this because Kirk Cameron, the co-host, had infiltrated a Mabon ritual and recorded the whole thing. This question came about, because pagans supposedly celebrate the balance of light and dark within them and in the world on the vernal and autumnal equinoxes – contemporarily known as Ostara and Mabon, and the two hosts could not
 
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  • Valentine's Day Has Peculiar Origins

    9 Feb 2010 | 10:14 am
    Valentine's Day has never quite achieved the status of Christmas or Halloween in terms of exciting the masses and the business interests who make money off those masses -- but that may be because there is a built-in segment of people for whom Valentine's Day is not just a day to ignore, but a day to abhor.

  • No Pagan Circle at Naval Academy for Now

    9 Feb 2010 | 1:51 am
    There has been all sorts of discussion this week about the newly-opened Pagan worship circle at the Air Force Academy, by military officials say that at this point, there's no plan to create a similar facility at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.

  • Course explores wicca religion

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:47 pm
    The course is for those interested in exploring the wiccan or pagan path. The class will cover basic skills and knowledge needed for anyone new to the craft or wishing to brush up on old skills.

  • Advocates Of Pagan Church Near Bowdon Blame Prejudice For BOC Permit Denial

    5 Feb 2010 | 9:09 am
    Author: John P. Boan Source: Times-Georgian Title: ADVOCATES OF PAGAN CHURCH NEAR BOWDON BLAME PREJUDICE FOR BOC PERMIT DENIAL Appearing at the Carroll County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night, a number of residents spoke in favor of a conditional-use permit for a church near Bowdon, claiming the Planning and Zoning Board's past ...

  • Pagan Groups Join Forces To Offer Assistance In Haiti

    30 Jan 2010 | 8:59 pm
    Title: PAGAN GROUPS JOIN FORCES TO OFFER ASSISTANCE IN HAITI PaganFM!, a radio program and Pagan podcast, originating at WSCA-LP, 106.1 FM in Portsmouth, and Circle Sanctuary, located near Barneveld, Wis, have embarked on a collaborative effort, with the support of musicians from around the world, to create a music album, the proceeds from which ...
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    The Gods Are Bored

  • Super Bowl

    Anne Johnson
    7 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm
    Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored!" Some few quick thoughts:1. Would anyone watch the Super Bowl if they knew the final score before it started? It must suck to be a deity who does the predestination thing.2. I'm going to see The Residents tomorrow with The Heir. You know what? I think they were wise to wear eyeball masks their whole careers. I say this as I watch the Super Bowl halftime show. Peter and Roger singing "Teenage Wasteland?" I'd rather watch a psycho weirdo in a dirty bunny costume.3. I should be grading papers. Wouldn't it be just as easy to give everyone an "A?" Sounds like a…

  • Another Interview

    Anne Johnson
    6 Feb 2010 | 12:55 pm
    Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," your highway to heaven ... lots of them! Don't book with a busy carrier. Fly the friendlier skies!That is, if you can fly at all. You won't get off the East Coast of America today.Every now and then, in February in New Jersey, we get these crappy wind-blown rainstorms called Nor'Easters. And when we get them, we always say, "Oh well, at least it's not cold enough for it to be snow. Because if this was snow, we'd be buried.Today it's snow. And we at TGAB are buried. We've got two feet and counting. The Shrine of the Mists is totally obliterated.There's a bored…

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    Anne Johnson
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:57 pm
    Here we were at "The Gods Are Bored," congratulating ourselves on 77 followers and a nice new post about a fascinating topic, and ... WHO TURNED ON THE FAN?Everything has gone wrong at once. Including, yours truly would have died of asphyxiation in the lunch room today if a savvy phys ed teacher hadn't performed the Heimlich.Grateful to be alive while computers and relationships are crashing all around...Please bear with me.

  • Imbolc 2010

    Anne Johnson
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:39 pm
    Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored on Imbolc, 2010! Sorry, but I'm not going to ask my netbook, Lil Scratch, to load a picture. I treat my Scratchy gently.Our Druid Grove had a nippy but moving Imbolc ritual on Sunday. On the way out to the park, my daughter The Spare and I had a long conversation that got me thinking about Queen Brighid the Bright.The conversation was about all the different animals that can kill people. For some reason we concentrated on the African plains. Spare asked: what animals could kill a person? Must hurt to be attacked by a lion. How about leopards? Do they eat people?

  • Synchronous Brighid Poetry Blogging

    Anne Johnson
    30 Jan 2010 | 1:15 pm
    Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored" on this weekend before Imbolc! Brighid of the Mantle, enfold us!Queen Brighid the Bright is the Goddess of creativity, but she has not endowed me with the power of poetry. However, in recognition of the fifth annual Brighid Poetry Blogging (don't ask for a link, just do it), I want to contribute somehow.Brighid bloggingOn a snowy Saturday.It would be most excellentIf I had something of worth to say.Alas, this little siteIs short on sobrietyHumor's what you find here.It's just my form of piety.Laugh loud, smile more,Brighid you will pleaseExcuse me if I stop…
 
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  • Stunningly Preserved 165-Million-Year Old Spider Fossil Found

    Scientists have unearthed an almost perfectly preserved spider fossil in China dating back to the middle Jurassic era, 165 million years ago. The fossilized spiders, Eoplectreurys gertschi, are older than the only two other specimens known by around 120 million years. The level of detail preserved in the fossils is amazing, said paleontologist Paul Selden of the University of Kansas and lead au

  • Reincarnation: The Cabinet Of Dr. Stevenson

    Why, in their past lives, was everybody a princess or mighty warrior? Didn't anybody dig ditches in the ancient world? Who took out the garbage? Who fed the elephants? Despite these quibbles, reincarnation has many attractions as an idea: it offers us another spin of the wheel; it puts punishment or reward for our deeds into a more credible landscape than the flames or the clouds; it simplifies th

  • Author To Discuss Paganism At Pacific

    Margot Adler, an author and correspondent for National Public Radio, will lecture about paganism in America at 8 p.m. next Tuesday at the Long Theatre at University of the Pacific. Adler is a practicing Wiccan. She is author of "Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today," a book considered by scholars to be an authoritative guide. Her most re

  • Haiti Awash In Christian Aid, Evangelism

    The horrific destruction and human suffering in Haiti exert an almost irresistible pull on U.S. Christian missionaries eager to help. But as the jailing last week of 10 missionaries from a small Baptist church in Idaho illustrates, best intentions don’t always translate into good deeds in the chaotic aftermath of the monster earthquake. Many mission groups provide essential services for Haitian

  • In Kensington, A Store Neighbors Believe In

    Angel Perez leans on the counter in his botanica and listens intently as a tall blond woman tells him how she just lost her job - and her sense of purpose. Perez's Botanica Maria sits on Fifth Street in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia, between a laundromat and a pizza shop. The narrow, dimly lit store is stuffed with candles of various colors for various things, like red for love, ye
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    Peacock Dreams

  • Hummingbird Heart

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:09 am
    Prose Poem for This DayLook to the sky this fine day and ask yourself, "What is important to me now?"The heart beating in your chest is lugubrious compared to that of the hummingbird, yet they are both beating hearts. You both are breathing. What miracle of connection lies in wait for you? Reach out and touch the sky. Touch your chest. There is nothing here through which the sacred does not flow. Flourescent lights. The barking dog. The tapping of computer keys. Manzanita. Coming storm. Sounds of distant cars...You are creation. What shall you create? You are the giving over and the gift.

  • The Calling

    1 Feb 2010 | 8:07 pm
    The CallingWhen you stand before the fireThere shall be no more weeping.The trees shall whisper and wind shall moan:Your fate is in your hands.What is the path of your choosing?How shall you walk this road?With spine that reaches, earth to skyAnd feet that tread surely.Drink now of the watersThat bring life to your soul.There is nothing that will quenchYour thirst like this. Set forth. Be well. Walk strong.T. Thorn CoyleImbolc 2010(written for 5th annual Brigid in the Blogosphere)

  • Pagan Politix

    29 Jan 2010 | 2:18 pm
    Here I am, trying to leave North Carolina (where it is starting to snow) and finally spoke with chaplain Patrick McCollum who tried to leave me a message yesterday. Big news folks: California is siding with religious extremists. We have a chance now to fight this if we choose. Make some noise!

  • Breathing Presence

    29 Jan 2010 | 6:02 am
    Love is the valley in which you wander. Every day, we choose to set our feet upon the path. Again. Every day we seek that which feeds us and find inside that which we can offer. Every day we have to recommit to our lives, our relationships, our work, and our soul’s calling. Cut the ties that bind you to the past. Let the past be carried in cells and memory, not in this constant reliving. You are living now. Breath the sweet air that carries this message: life occurs in milliseconds. Things are born and destroyed in the blink of an eye. The future depends upon how you live today. Make your…

  • Gifts from a Stranger

    25 Jan 2010 | 2:36 pm
    Why do you reject that which you must know? Take up the work at hand and do not prevaricate within yourself. You are stronger than you know. Correction. You are stronger than you allow yourself to realize. – LVXHow well do we know ourselves? What are we avoiding?Try as I might, I could not manage to get a direct flight to Charlotte, so had a layover in Chicago yesterday. This turned out to be an act of synchronicity:Last night I held a stranger in my arms... She was on the airplane, in my row. We sat with a seat between us, empty but for her piles of papers and books, which she would…
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  • In Honor of Holy Bridey

    2 Feb 2010 | 5:54 pm
    I want to thank my friend Oak for reminding me again this year to stop and hear Her song. I've been in the midst of family changes, including the death of my partner Corby's mother in the wee hours of Friday morning, as well as having just returned from the Sixth Annual Conference on Current Pagan Studies at Claremont Graduate University, far from my home in Northern California. Candlemas nearly got away from me. (Corby circled with some of our Gardnerian friends last night, but I was too wiped to go.) Whining over; here are the poems I've chosen this year. Since Brigit is a triple goddess, I…

  • New Year Greetings from Cherry Hill Seminary

    7 Jan 2010 | 11:39 pm
    Greetings! We here at CHS hope your holidays were filled with the warmth of shared times with loved ones.As I move into my year as president of the Board of CHS, I am mindful of the big shoes I have to fill after the year headed by Druid Kirk Thomas. Kirk has helped us become more steady and ready for further growth. During his term, CHS has grown in revenue (although not yet nearly enough to really roll), staff, faculty, offerings, and, most important, enrollment. Kirk worked closely with Executive Director Holli Emore and the Board throughout the year, and I think the results are truly…

  • Paganism and the Academy: A Brief Overview of Pagans at the AAR

    7 Jan 2010 | 4:44 am
    The American Academy of Religion (AAR) celebrated 100 years at its Annual Meeting in Montreal in November. For four days scholars and theologians gathered to present papers, serve on panels and attend plenary addresses, films, concerts, walking tours, and concerts.People who study Pagans and Paganism, as well as some who practice one or another form of Paganism, comprised a portion of the presenters and attendees. For about 12 years a Contemporary Pagan Studies group has been establishing its presence and credibility, organized by Chas Clifton, Michael York, Wendy Griffin, Kat McEachern and…

  • Celebrating Art

    5 Jan 2010 | 3:49 pm
    This year past I celebrate three artist friends. Corby and I join a small group of middle-aged Pagans and Paganish folk for a convivial evening at Brigit House in Berkeley to ring in new years. Our custom is to spend some time sharing our creative endeavors of the year past. Corby showed slides of the many wildflowers he communes with in the Marin hills.Joanie Mitchell showed her delicate batiks, as well as some line drawings and water colors she did while serving as artist-in-residence at a local Renaissance Faire.Co-host Tom Lux has taken his fine photography into the digital age. He had…

  • Ascending the Giants

    8 Dec 2009 | 12:36 am
    While visiting our friends Sophia and Casey over the Thanksgiving weekend, Corby and I met some of their friends who were pursuing their passion. And what a passion it is! Two young arborists, Brian and Will, were in pursuit of a 30-foot (diameter of trunk) madrone tree somewhere in the woods of Southern Oregon. Armed with two snapshots of this giant taken in 1991, they and two friends wandered the woods for some days seeking the old one and showing the photos to locals in hopes of finding and documenting this wonder.You see, nowadays, we seldom see really large old trees. We cut them down…
 
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    Letter from Hardscrabble Creek

  • I'm Glad That is Settled

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:55 pm
    From my current reading, Essentials of Fire Fighting:As you look at the world around you, the physical materials you see are called matter. It is said [passive voice!] that matter is the "stuff" that makes up our universe.Sheesh.Maybe instead of being a volunteer firefighter I should be editing the textbooks.Anyway, got to study for the test on Saturday.

  • Air Force Academy "Turns Back Time"

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:07 am
    Back on January 27th, I mentioned that the US Air Force Academy, located near Colorado Springs, had created a ritual space for followers of Pagan religions.Jason Pitzl-Waters has been keeping up on various reactions, including some form of magic performed by (presumably) evangelical Christians, who think that putting two large crossed bits of lumber on the circle will somehow negate it. (My first thought: firewood!)At least one writer to the Colorado Springs Gazette accuses the Air Force of romanticizing druids who performed human sacrifice.It is shocking to contemplate a revival of druidic…

  • Who is Your Ancient Philosopher?

    5 Feb 2010 | 10:28 pm
    I took the quiz and came up with Epicurus, who is truly "the most misunderstood philosopher of antiquity."   Watch a short video about him.Take the My Philosophy Guru test yourself!

  • A Vodou Resource Site

    5 Feb 2010 | 5:24 pm
    Lots of talk about Vodou lately here among the polytheists (and among those who "view with alarm").Christopher Chase, the Pomegranate's reviews editor, offers this link to a sort of portal site on Vodou. Reviews editors are like that.

  • Magical Dolls and Missionary Board Games

    5 Feb 2010 | 2:14 pm
    From Publishers Weekly, a short review of a new book co-authored by Nikki Bado-Fralick, my co-editor in the Pagan Studies book series (This book is not a part of that series, however!)Toying with God: The World of Religious Games and Dolls by Nikki Bado-Fralick and Rebecca Sachs Norris, Baylor Univ. For Bado-Fralick and Sachs Norris (religious studies professors at Iowa State University and Merrimack College, respectively), religious games and dolls are charged with “the magic of childhood combined with the mystery of religion.”The authors brilliantly use their subject to reveal a complex…
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  • A New Poem for Brigid

    Anne
    1 Feb 2010 | 10:44 pm
    This poem may not be finished—I have spent the evening taking it apart and putting it back together, and still have some tinkering to do around the edges. But what fun to have a new poem to share for Brigid! And to be writing poetry again. The stress of the past few years must be [...]

  • 5th Annual Brigid Poetry Festival

    Anne
    28 Jan 2010 | 11:05 pm
    I had to go back to this post to find the earliest reference (Reya’s original blog post is lost in the mists) to the now annual Silent Poetry Reading in honor of Brigid (Saint or Goddess, as you prefer). And while the first invitation was for a single day’s blogging event, watching the misty full moon tonight [...]

  • Viva Haiti

    Anne
    14 Jan 2010 | 8:33 pm
    I have just spent an hour watching the excellent Rachel Maddow interview people about the public health disaster unfolding in Port au Prince. Once the visual shock of some of the images registered—the wounded lined up in the hallways and parking lots of barely functioning hospitals, the man lying on the ground whose IV had [...]

  • How To Survive A Divorce

    Anne
    10 Jan 2010 | 12:09 pm
    I did not buy my home on my own. It was bought several years ago by my then-husband and me, as we looked to the future and decided that we wanted a house on the California coast to retire to. We got a fixer for a great price, and spent the next couple of years [...]

  • Dreaming Up Success in 2010

    Anne
    31 Dec 2009 | 9:04 pm
    Just like dressing for success puts our best foot forward, dreaming for success can help us achieve our biggest goals this year. Last year I shared 10 great tips for having big winter dreams. But more important than having big dreams is knowing how to work with all the dreams we have. Here’s how to make every [...]
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  • Global Goddess Once More Offers Ordination as Priestess

    28 Jan 2010 | 9:49 am
    Global Goddess Definition of Priestess   read more

  • Winter Solistice Blessings

    22 Dec 2009 | 8:19 am
    May the new light of the Winter Solstice find you and yours well and happy.  May you find peace and joy in this season of Love. Our Winter Solstice Oracle is available for viewing. Simply click on The Oracle above and then select Winter Solstice 2009 from the left-hand column. Enjoy!

  • Blessings at Samhain

    Bendis
    1 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am
    Our newest edition of The Oracle is now available.  Simply click on the tab above and the select Samhain 2009 over to the left of the page.  We thank our many conributors and look forward to seeing new submissions from our readers, as well.  I offer you my latest poem in honor of the season. Many blessings, read more

  • Summer Solstice Oracle Now Availavble!

    20 Jun 2009 | 3:28 pm
    It is our pleasure to announce the Summer Solstice 2009 issue of the Global Goddess Oracle ezine is ready for viewing. Click onm the tab above "The Oracle" and then select the Summer Solstice 2009 from the menu on the left. We hope you enjoy the new issue of The Oracle. We would appreciate feedback and welcome your comments.   Blessings, Dawn, Bendis, Heather and The Oracle Staff

  • Dew Kissed and Beltane Blessed by Bendis

    Bendis
    2 May 2009 | 5:42 pm
    hawthorn gathered in the mayatop a tree of birchgaily blowing in the windrainbow ribbons spin queen of may, jack o'greenbless the fields and landlively dancing kissing twirlingribbons in the hand king making, goddess blessedsacred vows of ancient dayswrapping ribbons round the poledance the sacred ways spread the grass make a bedlay upon the landspill the seed bless the nightlovers hand in handread more
 
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  • Snow Day!

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am
    The first large storm of 2010 is upon us.  It started snowing some time after I went to bed last night and there was probablyh 3 to 4 inches of snow on the ground when I got up at 6 a.m.  The storm is supposed to last until 3 a.m. Wednesday, dumping anywhere from 10 to 14 inches of snow.  Not a problem necessarily for the plows to keep the roads more or less clear but - the winds are coming too.

  • Special DVD of 2009 U.S. Chess Championship

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:47 pm
    I received word today from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, host for the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship (also hosting the 2010 Championship and Women's Championship later this year) that a special DVD has been put together.  Here are the particulars from the CCSCSL website: Changing of the Guard: The 2009 U.S. Championship DVD $11.99SKU: 528 The 2009 U.S. Chess Championship was

  • Moscow Open

    7 Feb 2010 | 6:25 pm
    YAAAAYYYHHH!  WGM/IM Salome Melia takes second place after tie-breaks in the "C" Tournament of the Moscow Open!  Quote from the news report (in English) on the final round: The victory in the women’s event shared the Georgian Salome Melia and Nazi Paikidze scoring 7,5 points each. In the last tour they beat their rivals: Melia beats Zhao Xue from China and Paikidze – the Russian Valentina Gunina

  • Brooklyn Museum: To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt

    7 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm
    Thanks, Isis, for the link to this new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, which Don McLean and I had the pleasure of visiting during our visit to New York last May.  (Image - not part of the exhibit, this is a painting from the tomb of Sobekhotep - the bearer to the left is carrying a board game - looks like Senet -- and dangling a long gold linked chain from his elbow). February 12–May 2, 2010

  • London Chess Center Closing!

    7 Feb 2010 | 3:55 pm
    OHMYGODDESS!  I nearly had a heart attack when I visited Mark Crowther's The Week in Chess just now and saw the news that the London Chess Center has lost their lease!  Here is the story: London Chess Centre closes after 18 years Mark Crowther - Friday 5th February 2010 The London Chess Centre will close its doors for the final time on the 12th of February 2010 after 18 years due to the
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    A Weblog for Our Mother God

  • Coming home

    9 Feb 2010 | 6:33 am
    I discovered your website this morning and just wanted to say a very heartfelt thank you and Mother God bless you!!! I feel like I've come home after a very long and dry search, even though this is so very new to me and I really have no idea where to start. I've spent hours reading through the material on your site and have ordered both books offered. I am so looking forward to receiving them! Again, Thank You and Bless you! And bless you! It is communications like this that make our work worthwhile.

  • Orange County Temple

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:28 am
    Hello, my name is Jamie and I am the development director of the Goddess Temple of Orange County. You have a beautifully rich site of great information. Our Temple is located in Orange County, California in Irvine. I would like to get more information regarding your organization. I love the idea of the virtual shrines also and showing women about the home shrines. Excellent Excellent. We have shrines dedicated to durga, kali and we have a quan yin meditation room. Where are you located? I would love to speak with you more about your wonderful work. Thank you for what you are doing! Blessings,…

  • The Amazon Empress's Speech

    5 Feb 2010 | 9:53 am
    This breathtaking video presents a piece of historical fiction dating from the late bronze age - a reconstruction of the speech which launched the great Amazon Campaign that ended in the liberation of Atlantis according to both Greek and Egyptian historians. The video is likely to be of interest to readers of the Chapel Chronicle, since, while not primarily religious, it comes from a world in which the worship of Our Mother God is taken as axiomatic and forms the basis of the Empress's appeal to her followers.

  • Today is the Feast of Lights

    2 Feb 2010 | 5:49 am
    Today (2nd February) is the Feast of Lights - the day of the Daughter's Taking on of Fate Remember (if it if possible and if you are stable enough in one place in this strange, uncertain year) to bless candles you are going to use for devotional service in the next year or if you are attending Aristasian Virtual Service or have them ready at Rhavedi's (Saturday's) Rite. The liturgical color for the Feast of Lights is white and its traditional emblematic flower is the snowdrop.

  • Discussion on "The Cursing Ape"

    23 Jan 2010 | 6:28 am
    Some time ago we drew attention to an illuminating article entitled "The Cursing Ape", which made some important points about the use of foul language and the inadequacy of Christian sin-based morality to deal with the real issue, which is clearly understood by the Deanic law of Thame and by the Scriptures of Our Mother God. This article has since attracted considerable interest and sparked some detailed and valuable discussion. So we thought we should let you know - you will find the link to the discussion of the article below.
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  • Episode 64

    25 Jan 2010 | 7:35 am
    Ta Dah! Here is Episode 64, hot off the presses. We're so glad that you have taken the time to download our show, thank you so much!! I have about 5 minutes this morning to do show notes, damn mundane job, don't they kow that I have Wigglian Work to do. In tonight's show, we finish of four book interview with everybody's favorite witchy uncle, Fritz Muntean. Feature album, the 2003 release by Parnassus, First Degree. From First Degree we hear, Destiny and Late at Night and we end the show with Nothing Remains (The Initiation Song) Also tonight we hear from Kellianna with Warrior Queen and…

  • Episode 63

    10 Jan 2010 | 8:58 pm
      Hail and well met, Wigglians! Welcome to season 4 of The Wigglian Way, we're so glad that you've decided to join us today. Today, we sit down with our good friend Fritz Muntean and talk books, books and still more books. Ever feel a little down because Fraser and Graves and Murray have all been disproven as actual fact? We're here to tell you not to worry about the facts, read the inspiration! Most of these books can be found on the Pagan BookWorm's website. Tonight's feature album is the 2003 release by Chalice and Blade, Wild Hunt. From Wild Hunt we hear Pay the Piper, followed…

  • Episode 62

    29 Dec 2009 | 5:56 pm
      It's the end of the decade as we know it and we feel fine!!! OK OK, so maybe the end of the decade for you isn't till next year, in that case, we'll celebrate it again next year, just for you! Thank you so much for downloading the show, spending a little time with us during this busy season is truly a blessing to us, thank you. On this, our 18th show of the year, we go over some listener and spend just a few minutes reflecting on the year. Tonight's feature album is the 2005 release, Tangles, by SJ Tucker! SOOJ! (This is actually the only SJ album that we have featured this year, by…

  • Episode 61

    9 Dec 2009 | 7:15 am
    >Well well well, look who's back! That's right, H1N1, hard drive crash be damned, it's us and we're back for Episode 61, thank you so much for downloading the show. Tonight, Mojo begins his look at the four basic male Archetypes starting with The Warrior. Warriors, come out to play-ee-yay. Sparrow has a Yuletide tale from the Witchy Godmother to share with everyone. Tonight's feature album is the self titled album from The Devil Makes Three. From The Devil Makes Three, we're going to hear Shades and Old Number Seven and we end the show with The Plank. Great stuff. We also hear…

  • Episode 60

    9 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    What? Another show so soon? You got that right Brothers and Sisters, we're back! What a quick turnaround! We got news, great news!Thanks to you, dear listeners, thanks to you, dear PodKin, we have been nominated for the 2009 Podcast Awards, The People's Choice! Thank you, thank you, thank you! What an honour this is! We've been nominated in the Religion Inspiration category.But wait, it's isn't just an honour for us, this year we are joined by our good friend Jason Pitzl-Waters, his show; A Darker Shade of Pagan; was nominated in the Podsafe Music catergory. Great work, Jason!Voting opens…
 
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  • VWnG022 News and Announcements

    morvenwestfield
    15 Jan 2010 | 4:28 pm
    News and announcements about vampires, witches, and geeks. This episode we have: Dacre Stoker’s book (www.audible.com) Vampire Anthology (www.Pretty-Scary.net) Twilight Reviews (www.cinemaknifefight.com - Click the link for November, Scroll down to the bottom to New Moon) Lilith’s Love (www.outofthecoffin.com, www.Liliths-love.com) This episode’s sponsor: www.flyingwitch.biz

  • Lynda Hilburn Reading

    morvenwestfield
    2 Dec 2009 | 8:01 pm
    In this companion episode to Episode 21, Lynda Hilburn reads from  Dark Harvest, the second book in her Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series. This reading was recorded June 11, 2009. Lynda Hilburn’s material is copyright Lynda Hilburn. Podcast copyright 2009 Morven Westfield, but licensed under a Creative Commons license. See sidebar for details.

  • VWnG021 Interview with Lynda Hilburn

    morvenwestfield
    23 Nov 2009 | 8:33 pm
    Interview with Lynda Hilburn, author of the Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series which includes The Vampire Shrink and Dark Harvest. In her other reality, she makes her living as a licensed psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, professional psychic/tarot reader, university instructor and workshop presenter. Her first novel, “The Vampire Shrink”  — which introduced us to Denver Psychologist Kismet Knight and a hidden vampire underworld — was released by Medallion Press, October, 2007. The second book in the series, “Dark Harvest,” was released October, 2008. Several more…

  • VWnG020 News and Announcements

    morvenwestfield
    27 Oct 2009 | 9:18 pm
    News and announcements about vampires, witches, and geeks. Web links for this episode: Smoke and Mirrors Magic Show - www.theatreofthenight.com ~~~ The Vampire Lestat Fan Club - www.vampirelestatfanclub.com ~~~ I Kissed a Vampire — www.ikissedavampire.com ~~~ Out of the Coffin Podcast - www.outofthecoffin.com ~~~ The Witches’ Almanac - www.thewitchesalmanac.com ~~~ WitchTalk - www.blogtalkradio.com/witchtalk ~~~ Wild Hunt - www.wildhunt.org/blog/2009/09/marion-weinstein-1939-2009.html ~~~ Lynda Hilburn - www.lyndahilburnauthor.com ~~~ Being Human -…

  • Margaret Carter Reading

    morvenwestfield
    14 Sep 2009 | 8:44 pm
    This is a companion to Episode 19, where I interviewed longtime vampire author Margaret Carter. Here she reads from her vampire romance, EMBRACING DARKNESS, which was published in the Silhouette Intimate Moments line. This reading was recorded May 9, 2009.
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  • Methodology

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am
    Being a Mad Person, yesterday I undertook to help Warren load an entire chopped-up Pearl Acacia and an entire chopped-up Bougainvillea onto the bakkie and take it to the composting centre near Roodepoort. 'Flu bug and all.*In recognition of the fact that I was not 100 percent well - still shaky, nauseous and sore - I took frequent sitting-down breaks in the lapa.It was on one such interlude that I noticed a plant growing down near my feet.I've had a small amount of experience with plant communication by now, since the Coltsfoot opened the dialogue a couple of years ago, so I went ahead and…

  • Snarl

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:15 am
    One of the reasons I love Frank Herbert's Dune Series (the original, not the rubbish his son and Kevin Anderson flooded the market with):A sophisticated human can become primitive. What this really means is that the human's way of life changes. Old values change, become linked to the landscape with its plants and animals. This new existence requires a working knowledge of those multiplex and cross-linked events usually referred to as nature. It requires a measure of respect for the inertial power within such natural systems. When a human gains this working knowledge and respect, that is…

  • Wet Lammas

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:32 am
    Outdoor Lughnasadh was washed out when the heavens opened once again in Joburg yesterday. I looked at my soggy altar and decided to move the whole ritual indoors.After which, and continuing this morning, we're reading Children of Dune for the twenty-millionth time.

  • End:Civ

    3 Feb 2010 | 6:56 pm
    A good piece illustrating Jensen's Premise 1:"Civilization is not and can never be sustainable. This is especially true for industrial civilization."From End:Civ, by way of Guerilla News

  • ..In the Service of Life

    3 Feb 2010 | 6:37 am
    As some of you may be aware, I occasionally like to blabber on about Panspermia on this blog, having an irrational urge to support Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinge's progeny.Fred Hoyle passed some years ago, but Professor Wickramasinge has recently published his findings that seem to fully support the gentlemen's ideas.As we already know - if we're paying attention - large parts of the galaxy contain dust clouds carrying organic molecules.The twist, however, follows:In his paper, he says recent interpretation of spectra readings from the organic molecules found in interstellar clouds has…
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  • New Tarot Images

    Storm Faerywolf
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:28 am
    It's been awhile since I've updated my blog... well... I really don't have anything all that terribly interesting to say, expect perhaps maybe here are a few new images from my tarot collection.New images: The Moon, Three of Swords, The Page of Cups, The Devil ... and new versions of The High Priest, The Emperor, and The Empress!More to come later...

  • The Fairytale of Equality

    Storm Faerywolf
    4 Nov 2009 | 11:51 am
    "Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities." ~Ayn RandI'm not usually into Ms. Rand, as she tends to be invoked fiercely by the conservative right... but I agree wholeheartedly with the above statement. Really, Maine... if you wanted so desperately to be like California why couldn't you have just voted for social programs that you have no way to pay for? ;)Rise up... do magic... share your anger, and your love... until…

  • Love

    Storm Faerywolf
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm
    From our day at the beach. A couple days later I opened up my laptop and this picture with the caption was set as the desktop.

  • A poem...

    Storm Faerywolf
    24 Sep 2009 | 10:36 am
    Under the Starsby Storm FaerywolfDaring took me hand in handEvening fell as did my heartVeil lifted, oh such splendor!Imagination has not prepared meNever have I felt this way before.He looks deep within my eyes and soulUnderneath the dancing starsNight has claimed our hearts as oneTogether now within our kissEverything has led me to this placeRapturous love, I welcome you.

  • A poem...

    Storm Faerywolf
    9 Aug 2009 | 4:21 pm
    This one I wrote while at Feri Camp during Thorn's and my class on creativity:Women of Song©2009 Storm FaerywolfThere is a meadow down belowwhere women sing a velvet tuneand dance within the golden sunand praise Diana of the moon.With lilting voices raised up highinto the open azure skya prayer is made on wings of songTo keep the covenant to which we all belong.Verdant grass beneath their feetHow soft! How lush! How earthen sweet.Greets their prayers with upward bladeAnd here it is their living bed is made.Priestess! Lover! Harlot! Teacher!You who hold the space of honor’s kissUnveil thy…
 
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  • North American Discworld Con 2011 - NADWCon Updates

    9 Feb 2010 | 7:30 am
    NADWCon 2011At the end of NADWCon 2009, during at a small, lunch with some very exhausted, happy people, Terry Pratchett asked some of the core staff to offer their expertise to the next group wishing to host the North American Discworld Convention. When the guy in the black hat asks, you say "yes", which is how a number of us who worked on the first NADWCon have again signed up for various roles. For example, 5 of the original NADWCon organizers will be on the newly formed Steering Committee. Yours Truly will again play her part with friends and colleagues from the Seamstress Guild. For…

  • Letting Go at Imbolc

    3 Feb 2010 | 3:25 pm
    Today is Old Imbolc, the actual cross quarter day in the Wheel of the Year. Today in honor of Imbolc, I am cleaning house, both inside and out. Today I am mediating and letting go of some old hurts and some disruptive/negative attachments. I am also working on my gratitude list and writing letters to people I cherish (and who cherish me) or catching up with these loved ones by phone.Today I am thinking and writing and talking to others about what it means to let go of old hurts and to forgive someone as a Pagan. Today, in my rituals, I put some of those hurts on the bonfire or let them flow…

  • JK Rowling on the Fringe Benefits of Failure

    2 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am
    I have another offering to make for Imbolc. This is JK Rowling giving the Harvard Commencement speech. She choose to talk that day on the power of failure. This heartfelt talk is something every artist, writer, speaker, activist and organizer will appreciate:Text & Video: J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.Found at TED: Ideas Worth Spreading Sia@FullCircle

  • The 5th Annual Brigid Poetry Festival

    31 Jan 2010 | 11:31 am
    As Hecate has noted, it's time for the 5th Anuual Brigid Poerty Festival, a tradition begun by Anne Hill. Hecate has written (her usual) inspiring and insightful posts on Imbolc and poetry. Take the time to read those and then check out the original poem written by Anne Hill at her blog.Would you like to contribute? Then post a poem (or poems) on your own blog and post a link in the comments section at Anne's Blog O Gnosis. Blessed Imbolc to you and yours. Here is my offering. Ode To A Chesnut On The Ground by Pablo NerudaFrom bristly foliageyou fellcomplete, polished wood, gleaming…

  • Connecting With Folks in Recovery at PantheaCon and Other Events

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:03 pm
    Folks at that Spiral Steps online support group are discussing how to hook up with others who want to stay clean & sober, keep on their food plan, handle the energy or just otherwise deal with some things (mental, emotional, physical and spiritual) that might come up at PantheaCon this year. Similar discussions are also going on at the PantheaCon communities at Facebook and Live Journal Update 1/31/01 I am now told that there will be meetings among a group called Pagans In Sobriety but that these are not on the schedule (and why not?) I will post contact info when available.Meanwhile,…
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  • The Artists Way – The Final Chapter Begins

    Beth
    9 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am
    Most people die before they are fully born. Creativeness means to be born before one dies. - Erich Fromm First, thanks for your patience while I took a much-needed break over the Imbolc period. I know that I was, in some ways, not as available to you as usual, which may have been a bit disappointing to some. I never like to let anyone down. But it allowed me to do some deep magical work that aligns with this being my Tarot year of Death and Transformation.  I believe you will see much of it manifesting here and in my practice in the coming months, as I retool and rebirth my services. So be…

  • Tarot Card of the Week: February 8-14, 2010

    Beth
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:13 am
    If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Elegiac Verse As we emerge from the quiet days of Imbolc, we are being awakened by the Eight of Wands. The eights of the Tarot are about abilities, self-directed action, and moving ahead. And of course, Wands are fire, action, growth, creativity and energy. So here we have a very simple, but powerful image of eight wands, flying like arrows, all in alignment and balance. The wands are approaching the Earth, and the fire is finding its goal. …

  • The Zen Hermit

    Beth
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:30 am
    This “guest post” is from one of my favorite bloggers, Leo Babauta, of Zen Habits. In his post today he recommends that folks new to his blog check out “The Beginners Guide to Zen Habits,” which is a compilation of some of most illuminating posts since he began, back in 2007. This one seems particularly attuned to some of the things I am working on, while on my “Hermit retreat.”  So I thought you, too, might be inspired.  Enjoy! Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do Today to Simplify Your Life by Leo Babauta Simplifying can sometimes be…

  • A Survey for Pagans and Witches

    Beth
    6 Feb 2010 | 7:11 am
    A request from Macha NightMare: This is an informal survey for an upcoming panel I’m moderating at PantheaCon, featuring Holli Emore, Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and Sam Webster. The topic is how Pagans involve themselves in efforts to create a better world, or for those who don’t, why. To give us some idea of how Pagans do or do not volunteer, donate to charities, etc., I’ve created a brief survey.  Please consider taking it before February 10, 2010. Thank you kindly.  Yours in changing culture, - Macha Please click here to take this brief survey.

  • More Good Voices and Visions

    Beth
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:55 am
    Today, while I remain on my Hermit journey, I urge you to get to know the glorious artwork and blog of Lauren Raine.  Get hooked with this most recent post.  Then revel, be inspired, drink deep and lose yourself in all of her luscious art. Blessings to all.
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  • A note on Indigenous Peoples, Nordo-Celt History and a Pep Talk!

    7 Feb 2010 | 5:42 pm
    Did you see the article on a few channels yesterday about the woman who was the last of her tribe in India?   Well, I was a little irritated by that. It always irritates me when the media covers something like that in an offhanded way as though they were doing a Coke commercial.   I found a link though; Survival International   Which is an organization dedicated to helping Indigenous peoples all over the world. You can sign up, donate, do other stuff.. whatever you wanna, or can do, you should. I try to keep the focus here on the Argr Seids but when the issue of Indigenous…

  • Sinland, Germanys Jesuit Problems and 9 Worlds...at least.

    5 Feb 2010 | 1:43 pm
    Alright, today what's going on here at Baldur Magazine is a couple of things of note;     First America...then Ireland...now Germany is facing scandal of biblical proportions (pun intended) Again, I'm not trying to make light of peoples suffering, but this is definitely one issue that needs to be talked about; child abuse in the Catholic church   on a completely different note in Deutschland; Apparently some bigwigs from the You-S and Germany are meeting to see if they can resolve the issue of Nuclear weapons     A moment, if you please, for Dylan Thomas...who amoung…

  • Gay Friendly Gods, Red Deer Bashing and Links

    1 Feb 2010 | 10:59 am
    Alright, first off qualifications and admissions; The above pic was sneakily swiped from the "Gay Tarot" available at most online tarot dealers. It's also photoshop'd to give the pics a more etheral quality and is only intended to represent what one might call "gay spirits". I did this because I couldn't find any illustrations of Loki as a woman, or Thor, or Odin in a dress. (more about that later in the broadcast) Ask google and you'll find lot's of links to Queer mythos...some of which I'll throw up here. Todays article is mostly about not only the important role that the GLBT community has…

  • London Mayor says Boo! to homo-bullying, Rune tattoos and a note on Viking men

    29 Jan 2010 | 11:10 am
    Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London just came out in favor of education for kids RE: homophobic bullying.   (A couple of days ago, I blog'd the issue of the education film vs/ the UK churches film on why queers shouldn't be in churches)     Gareth Thomas, Welsh rugby star and recent outee, just joined a host of other out "stars" in Europe for a little party.   I gotta say, he's pretty hot.   Birkir Fjalar Viðarsson reminds us a bit about Scandinavian metal and why (even though it's offensive to a lot of ears) it's important to keep it around.   On that note:…

  • Gaelic Education, Viking Parties and a really cool picture of Norse iconography.

    27 Jan 2010 | 11:48 am
    First off...How AWESOME is this picture??? Win a "Thoth Says" Sticker if you can name the context for every frame!         In Scotland, appears volk are really making an effort not to forget their roots by throwing some ancient gaelic into the mix of public education. Rock on!     Let me tell you why I've decided that this is where I'm going to live eventually; Up-Helly-A’ Hits Shetland!     Something mythic. I found this site while trying to decide what element of Ancient Northern European culture I'd report on today. I found some great Egyptian…
 
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  • Fae – A Completely Stolen Post

    Fae
    3 Feb 2010 | 12:23 pm
    While reading “New York Magazine” (I am addicted to the puzzles, and the articles are good too – we don’t live far from Manhattan, so the info is useful as well), I came across a comment about how when you type “I don’t” into the Google search engine, the autofill suggests “Why can’t I own a Canadian”. This piqued my interest enough to try it…sometimes my curiosity gets the better of me:) The first page that came up was this one from 2002, and I’m totally cutting and pasting to share this, because I’ve never seen it…

  • TurnAround Tuesdays – The Goddess Within

    Fae
    1 Feb 2010 | 6:46 pm
    Every Tuesday, Juniper and/or Fae will pick a great blog post from our  friends and write a paragraph about it. We’ll  include a link to their post in our paragraph. We’re going to invite you to do the same – find a post that you’ve found that moves you (and it doesn’t have to be from today, it can be an older post) and share it here. We’ll have a centralized list of of recommended posts here, and a button that can link us together. The group can grow and grow, we don’t have to limit the amount of recommended posts…but it would be a way for us…

  • Fae – Hoping That Being Wiccan Just Isn’t That Shocking Anymore…

    Fae
    1 Feb 2010 | 3:40 pm
    I’ve had so many wonderful responses and incredible support through sharing the ongoing saga of getting a 504 passed in our school system to legally protect Gillian by setting up rules and parameters to be followed while in school. I’m very grateful for all the support! I’ve also reached parents who’s kids also have Celiac, who didn’t know that their children had rights…being able to actually help people in one way or the other has always been the driving force for me putting it all out here on the web, the good, bad and ugly. I was prompted to write a…

  • Fae – Outed!! It Had To Happen Sooner or Later…

    Fae
    20 Jan 2010 | 7:35 pm
    I do believe we’ve unintentionally bumped ourselves “out of the closet” due to my blog posts about Gillian’s Celiac Disease, and putting the first 504 for it in place in our district. My intention in writing these posts has been to share our experiences and to disseminate information regarding the rights of students with CD, as 97% of people who are suffering from it are still undiagnosed. Many, many parents are going to be fumbling through the dark trying to protect their children in their public school system, much akin to the troubles and confusion that arose when…

  • Fae – Paperfetish – I Have One!

    Fae
    16 Jan 2010 | 12:13 pm
    I found myself meeting some incredible craftspeople during the course of the “31 Days of Yule” giveaway that finally ended last week. One of those people was lovely Cheri Ucci from Paper Fetish Designs , who offered to make me a personalized journal. She asked me what I’d like – I told her I’d love somewhere to put ‘my writings’, and that I loved her hand-ripped pages and the triple-moon design she’d used for one of the pocket-journal sets she’d offered us to be used in the giveaway. Beyond that, I wanted her to do what she did, and take…
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