Official blog of Deborah M. Castellano. Author. Maker. Glamour Maven.
It’s seriously January in New Jersey and there’s me, showingcommon sense is for suckers. As many of you know, one of my patron deities is Yemaya. Ten years ago I was a v. young twentysomething with stars in my eyes … Continued
In ADF Druidry, there’s a whole section in the beginning of the rite on Outsiders which is actually one of the more hotly contested aspects of the ADF ritual between ADF groves, the contested aspects tend to focus on 1. … Continued
Maybe it’s just gone out of fashion, but no one seems to talk about Drawing Down anymore. Is it too touchy-feely? Too difficult to validate? Not a srs magikal practice? I think it’s actually a strange middle place – it’s … Continued
This Samhain is particularly significant to my grove as it will be the last one our Senior Druid is heading. She’s headed the last 13 and is ready for a break from that part of Senior Druid’ing at least. She … Continued
So, I’ve watched Florence + The Machine’s Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) about um five billion times this week. Revelations: * Why am I never invited to parties like this? RO, could we combine our Big Blogosphere Meetup Jamboree for … Continued
Yesterday was a bad day for my mother, sister and me. The details are personal, but most of the time we fight like typical Italians do – fast, hard, loud, mean and with forgiveness quickly following. Yesterday for a multitude … Continued
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but I got distracted by something shiny and Jenna being preggo on Degrassi. Previously, we had tiny altars everywhere taking up just about every conceivable surface of our house. Jow pushed … Continued
ADF has confirmed that Isaac Bonewits has passed this morning. I didn’t know him well, but I did know him a little. I attended his lectures, etc. Years ago, when I was a much more nubile young pagan, my grove … Continued
As we know, I can’t be bothered to read a lot of heavily theory based books because I get bored and tap out. So don’t expect a well referenced article here, just my personal experience. Starting out as a Dianic … Continued