Offerings and Etiquette
Jason made a good post about not being moved into inactive with the goddesses due to fear and disposing of food offerings and then Gordon made really great points that offerings shouldn’t just be oh gosh you sure tried, sport and … Continued
Austerities
Austerities are for the obsessed, the unhinged and the desperate. But it sure does get someone’s attention, doesn’t it? It’s sort of like stalking the universe* until She’s forced to notice you. That kind of passion, that kind of desire starts … Continued
St. Guinefort’s Feast Day (Observed)
Suggested Offerings: Fancy doggie biscuits, a white vigil candle, Evian water (St. Guinefort is French after all), table scraps, anything but chocolate. Prasad is suggested. You can share the fresh water with your house pets and/or leave out some water and … Continued
Finding Your Own Meditational Practice
People who meditate are like many (though not all) dieters, parents and runners. If they’re doing it, they think it’s like the best thing in the entire world and everyone should do it! Like, yesterday! It’s life changing! The highs! The lows! … Continued
[Glamour Guide] Are You a Curator?
The First Card: The Present “Curator” is a word being thrown around with wild abandon if you have anything to do with fashion, food, booze, blogging, music, Etsy, Pinterest, Tumblr, and (as always) art. You have a Netflix queue, … Continued
Everything is Not Under Your Control: Making Sense of the Senseless
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
And Never Once Was There a Anthame Near My Chalice: My Very Sheltered Occultist Upbringing
Everyone loves to trade early Occultist/Pagan stories. The corrupt teachers! The Chthonic beings you summoned just because you could before you could even hold an anthame! Ostracization for petty crimes committed in your youth! In fighting! Coven drama! Sexism! Racism! … Continued
Ominous cemeteries, strange dwellings and tiny donuts
April and I found Cokesbury years ago. We were playing a rousing game of Let’s Get Lost. The rules are as basic as the name implies: 1. Get in the car. 2. Start driving. 3. Passengers shout out “turn left … Continued
Everything is Not Under Your Control
can’t stop what’s coming/can’t stop what’s on its way/ Bells and footfalls and soldiers and dolls/ can’t stop loving/ can’t stop what is on its way/ and I see it coming/ and it’s on its way. . . That’s like, … Continued