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Inner work, which some call shadow work, is a necessary part of our duty to become better people throughout our lifetime. It’s always wonderful to have a trusted friend or professional to help you do inner work, but sometimes you just have to go on your own. This meditation is one I have used for […]
One of the best things about starting on the path of witchcraft so long ago is that most of my early discoveries and learning came about when many were just sharing the information they themselves were discovering, or creating. One such was Shakti Gawain’s book, Creative Visualization.
I visited the oft-overlooked Cairnpapple Hill in May of 2023 and discovered an ancient mystery.
This is a call back to something I wrote back in 2016. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the large vast scene we call ‘paganism’ is also immensely diverse. There’s an old line you may have heard that sums it up beautifully: ask 10 pagans what paganism means and you’ll get 13 answers.
This post continues my thoughts on ways to break the negative feedback loop of DOOM. Because There are things we can do to reduce the stress of modern life. Even dissipate it completely. (First post is here.)
You hear it all the time, from everyone you know: “I’m so stressed.” “I feel overwhelmed.” “I can’t get caught up.” Stress is the defining characteristic of the 21st century, and sometimes it seems impossible to manage, which creates more stress — I call it the negative feedback loop of DOOM. When we are stressed […]
Next week Mercury, the planet governing communication and travel, will move “backwards” from March 1th until the evening of April 6th.
Just at the beginning of January my husband’s mother died suddenly. (It was a situation where she didn’t feel well, went to the hospital, and was dead a few hours later.) As one does, the household dropped everything and figured out how to get from the western edge of Europe to the southeastern United States […]
I’ve got some new people joining me on various social platforms, so it seems like a good time to be explicit about how I am and act within the world, and to the extent that I can control. A Statement of My World View
I’m not a professional astrologer, but I’ve been working with (and teaching) this fascinating system for decades. One area it can be used for is finding the best time for a surgery or medical procedure, because there are a number of “rules.” (Rules is in quotes because we don’t always get to choose the time […]
