What is a witch? The question has ten thousand answers, of course. A spiritworker, a healer, a magick-weaver, a wise one. And? What else? Think back – what did that word mean before you knew about the light it contained? An inconvenient woman. A troublesome, sometimes frightening lady possessed of powers who makes the tightly-corseted…
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The July sun shines bright and merry in the summer sky and the vegetables are starting to be heavy with this year’s harvest. This time of year, we would normally be several Pagan gatherings in and the lack of time with my chosen community weighs heavily on me. I find my thoughts returning again and…
Back on April 7th, I led the Frederick CUUPS community in an online full moon ritual. Our ritual focused on developing an intention and supporting affirmation to carry us through the next lunar cycle. Although this ritual was performed for the full moon, it could be done at any time. The way I am using…
This is the age of overstimulation – of so many concerns vying for our attention that intellectual, emotional and focus burnout is a daily occurrence for many people. When we look at the needs of the world, or even just our individual countries, it’s easy to become overwhelmed: poverty, climate change, war, illness, natural disasters,…
I am today’s guest writer on the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans Patheos blog. “It’s bad right now. The news is a horror show of atrocities and it seems like anytime we find a brief moment to breathe, another earth-shattering round of violence explodes across the networks. Our social media feeds are often just as…
Sometimes when I write an article, it’s based on something I’ve been asked a lot, or something that keeps coming up. Sometimes it’s when I notice a pattern, or realize I’m holding a piece of knowledge that isn’t commonplace. But on days like today? It’s when I recognize that I’m struggling, and have been having…
Today’s offering is a guest blog on Nature’s Sacred Journey, the CUUPS Patheos blog: “Midsummer offers us the longest day of the year – a golden gift of sunlight and warmth. How will you say thank you this year? How will you deepen into this season of abundance and growth?” Click here to read more.
Festival drop is real, and it really and truly sucks. If you haven’t heard the term before, festival drop refers to the depression and malaise that can set in after spending time in a festival environment. People experience varying levels of drop, and those levels tend to change from festival to festival. For example, a…
Here in the mid-Atlantic, festival season is in full bloom. There are so many events going on that it’s impossible to go to everything I want to attend and also live anything resembling a normal life. And that’s a real shame since I LOVE festivals. Over the years I’ve had the great fortune to attend…
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of leading this ritual at Fertile Ground Gathering, a wonderful Beltane celebration in Northern Virginia. As a former Marine, I sometimes get tapped to organize and support events that are specific to veterans, so I was honored to be asked to offer a Warrior Blessing ceremony. As I…