One of the things I love about living here in Western Maryland is our change of seasons. Each new turning of the Wheel of the Year brings a way to integrate the changes in the natural world into our lives. The lush growth of summer is past and most of autumn’s vibrant leaves have fallen….
Category: Lifestyle
One of the viewpoints common in Pagan spiritual practice involves our perception of the flow of time. We see the passage of the seasons as a yearly cycle, often referred to as the Wheel of the Year. Our experience of that Wheel shifts back and forth between light and darkness: the brighter, growing half of…
One of the aspects of Pagan culture that can seem unusual to newcomers is the names that some Pagans take as part of our spiritual journey. Many times, these names are unfamiliar and identifiably not part of the larger culture from which we hail. Some of us only use our spiritual name in religious spaces…
One of the many words used to describe Pagan religious practice is “celebratory.” We are a religion that seeks and honors joy, beauty, and pleasure. Rather than approaching our time in this world as a passage through a realm of shadow, we approach it as a learning experience. We go through the same life challenges…