Many years ago, I was introduced to the idea of selecting a single word for each calendar year to act as an intention, touchstone, and big-picture goal. The beauty of a single word intention is that the simplicity means multiple ways of connecting are possible. For example, my word for 2020 was “Manifest.” One of…
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I have a confession for you today. Are you ready? Here goes. I am afraid of the dark. Ridiculous for a witch, no? Especially for one who regularly participates in events and ceremonies that put her outside in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere? There are reasons for the fear. Since…
This essay was originally offered to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick on Sunday, December 17th. Every religion, including having no religion, has challenges that come with it. The intricacies of practice, whether or not your religious holidays require you to use vacation time to honor them, how available supplies specific to your path are,…
I am a seeker of mystery in various forms. I look for opportunities to have a transcendental experience of some sort – a way to connect more deeply to that which is greater than all of us, regardless of the words we use to describe that force. This means that over the years I’ve…