Official blog of Deborah M. Castellano. Author. Maker. Glamour Maven.
This is a revised version of an earlier post, revised for clarity. My circle sister, Donna got hit by a car while she was taking a walk down a residential street with her husband. She died on Wednesday, February 5th. How do I … Continued
Because I’m an emotional cutter, nothing says trying to unwind from a hectic schedule of nannying and a terrible fibro flareup like reading books about French women and why everything they do is awesome including, probably, pooping. And of course … 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
You want a truly humbling experience? If you as a Pagan have a practice that is not indigenous to your ancestry, go to a place where people who are indigenous to the practice shop. I had thought I got pretty … Continued
EPL is a very all or nothing sort of situation. As they used to say, you’re either on the bus or off the bus, it’s a very all or nothing polarizing sort of book. Some people love it with all … Continued
Mrs. B just posted about working with Hestia on her blog, so I thought I’d discuss my relationship with my Hearth Goddess, Parvati. I didn’t instantly know I wanted to work with her, it was more like a long parade … Continued
Predictably, Monday has rolled around and my exact thought is: Monday . . .fuuuuuuuuuuck . . .recipes . . .fuuuuuuuuuuck. My brain is barely working from Samhain, I’m tired, it’s cold. So guess what you’re eating? What I’m eating tonight. … Continued
Many parties on my blogosphere talk about how meditation is the cornerstone of their practice. And I really respect that, but it’s not the cornerstone of mine. And at first I felt like a complete dilettante about that. What? Sit … Continued
111) Never sleep with the boss’ wife unless you pay him first. 112) Never sleep with the boss’ sister. 113) Always sleep with the boss. – The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition Jow thinks I’m secretly a Ferengi. Dark secret, I’m … Continued