
Sharing Space; An Honor It Was
May 21, 2012 By Crystal Blanton 3 Comments
Saturday I had the privilege of participating in a book signing and party at The Sacred Well in Oakland with other ladies that are contributors in the Shades of Faith; Minority Voices in Paganism anthology. Since the book came out last year I have had the honor of participating in two events that featured some [...]
Guest Post: Why I Believe It’s Time For ALL of Us To Start Working With Ancestors
May 16, 2012 By Crystal Blanton 4 Comments
By Luna Pantera Greetings. I have been working on this essay/blog for several months.I wanted to wait until the anger subsided, and if I waited for that I would never get this piece written! Once again I received not only inspiration, but also strength from Crystal Blanton, who I’ve only recently gotten to know [...]

Magical Green Elephants: Pagan Finance
May 14, 2012 By Pythia Theocritos 15 Comments
It seems like pagans only talk about money when someone is attempting to raise funds and, quite frankly, that isn’t enough. Many pagans are on low incomes, one income, or no regular income, but still need to find ways to build assets, achieve some form of financial security, and, with time, create something they can [...]
An American Love Story: In Black and White
May 7, 2012 By Pythia Theocritos 5 Comments
An American Love Story in Black and White We sat across from one another; peach to cinnamon, brown to green, brown to black and in our eyes were love and misunderstandings. We would never fully see things from the other’s point of view. Sure, we could listen and create the kind of dialogue [...]

Caramel in the Bay
May 2, 2012 By Crystal Blanton 1 Comment
I left my home in Georgia Headed for the ‘Frisco bay ‘Cause I’ve had nothing to live for And look like nothin’s gonna come my way So I’m just gonna sit on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Ooo, I’m sittin’ on the dock [...]

Turn up the Megaphone; The Gods are Speaking
April 11, 2012 By Crystal Blanton 18 Comments
I am angry. I am enraged at the world and all the problems within it. I am offended by the lack of justice and I am confused. I am not confused on my position in all the madness that I hear, feel, see and experience but I am confused at how to be the Wiccan [...]
Respecting Diversity: What does this mean?
March 24, 2012 By Crystal Blanton 7 Comments
After the past several years of discussions around diversity and what it means to respect diversity, I feel this has become almost a cliche stamp that is spoken as if it is a universal concept and yet it is not. We all know the last two years of conflict at Pantheacon regarding that of transgender [...]

Have You Seen Me?
February 24, 2012 By Pythia Theocritos 37 Comments
I remember the first time I picked up Faerie Magazine ™. “I like faeries!” I chirped, excitement bubbling through as I thumbed the glossy pages. My husband rolled his eyes and walked away, unwilling to share in, what I thought, was a great find. But as one page turned into another, I felt that [...]


This blog features the voices of women of African ancestry who are Pagan, and who are not what you expect. Header is Tiye, mother-in-law of Nefertiti. Photo by 

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