Needs and wants have been on my mind tonight.  I know it’s the season for giving gratitude, but I’m selfless 364 days of the year. Tonight, I’m going to be selfish. Tonight, I’m going to ignore the required to heed the desired.  Desire. Will I EVER be desired again? Will anyone, EVER, want ME again?… Read More small blessings & tiny miracles.

Originally posted on The Wytch of the North:
This month, I’ve noticed my dream landscapes becoming more vivid and more strange, with some weird phenomena happening when I first awaken (things seen in the room, moving figures suspended in midair…and no, I’m talking shadows; it sound very seventies horror movie, but I’ve wondered if perhaps it’s…

Just…Wow…

The charge of “essentialism” has become equivalent to the “kiss of death” in recent feminist discussions. In this context it is taboo to speak of Mother Earth.  Yet, I would argue there are good reasons for speaking of Mother Earth that do not add up to essentialism. What if the values associated with motherhood are…

Originally posted on Naturalistic Paganism:
Today we continue our late autumn theme of “Death and Life” with Natural Pantheist.  The theme for early winter will be “Beginnings”.  Send your writing and art to humanisticpaganism [at sign] gmail.com by September 21, 2013. The Seed by Pawel Jonca Over the past few years I have lost two people…

Originally posted on Isiopolis:
The astral light! We are just starting a semester on the incredibly broad topic of “Magic” at Hermetic Society here in Portland. I’m up in December, so I’ve been thinking about and researching the topic lately. With a subject like magic, one of the first things you have to do is…

Originally posted on Fiercely Bright One:
Here is Elani Temperance’s post about this Hymn to Athena. Proklos’ Hymn to Athena Hymn to Athena by Proklos (8 February 412 AD to 17 April 485 AD) Daughter of ægis-bearing Jove, divine, Propitious to thy vot’ries prayer incline; From thy great father’s fount supremely bright, Like fire resounding,…

Originally posted on Fiercely Bright One:
Has anyone found any information about Nut’s worship influencing Aset’s or vice versa? Aset has many attributes shared with both Nut and Hetharu: Lady of the Sycamore, Tree Goddess, Lady of the West (Amenti), Eye of Ra, Giving Birth to Ra at Dawn and Creation, Celestial Cow Goddess, Mehet…

Originally posted on Cotton Clouds' Talk:
Can you believe there are only 5 days until Christmas! If there are crafty people on your list, sometimes it can be hard to know what to get them. Don’t stress, we’ve got suggestions for great gifts that the fiber-lovers in your life will be happy to receive. Our Five…

Originally posted on White Cranes:
Warrior Woman is the story of Lozen, sister of the famous Apache warrior Victorio, and warrior in her own right. Hers is a story little discussed in Native American history books. Instead, much of what is known of her has been passed down through generations via stories and legends. For…

Originally posted on AMNTE NOFRE (Amentet Neferet) :
we are very glad and pleased to announce that in the next few days our book “EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS CALENDAR – Great Year of Ra CDXIV-CDXV (2014 CE)”, the Complete Egyptian Religious Calendar with all the religious prescriptions and the sacred festivities for the next year 2014 will be…

I recently published an essay in the British quarterly Critical Muslim. In it, I chose books on Muslim thought and reform by three prominent, well-regarded male scholars and I counted mentions of individual women in their indexes, their texts, or both. I didn’t have to count very high. I looked at how often they cited…

Originally posted on Feral Druidry: The Crossroads Companion:
Hello all. There is nothing worse than having all sorts of blog posts in your head, and no time to write them. No I haven’t abandoned the blog, but it certainly has gone quiet while I try to… you know… do stuff. Anyway, here are two updates.…