I just had a great time looking back over all the blog posts of 2012. This was the year I published my book and the year we moved to Patheos. Here's a list of my personal top 5 favorite posts of 2012. What's your favorite?Kira described how to use prayer beads in pregnancy. I announced the publication of my book Birth on the Labyrinth Path. Niki thought hard about Pagan ethics and how many children to bring into the world. Nadirah gave thoughtful answers to Birth Guardian profile … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
How you envision birth at the deepest level
December 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Julianne DavidsonBirth art can help you understand how you envision birth at the deepest level. This exploration is like stepping into an ancient archetypal force and journey of self discovery. The actual process of creating birth art requires one to partake in the process of visualizing their birth. Consciously thinking about and imagining your birth aligns your goals, may set fears at bay and help you to understand true feelings about birth.Birth art can be meditative, relaxing, … [Read more...]
Wednesday Wisdom: Milk
December 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a theme related to Paganism and childbearing. An invitation to meditate or just to pause a moment and consider."Breastfeeding a child is one of the many ways in which you can connect with the Goddess, for you are enacting one of her age-old responsibilities."--Arin Murphy-Hiscock, Pagan Pregnancy "Throughout the early history of man- and womankind, the milk-bearing function of the breast … [Read more...]
Wednesday Wisdom: Sacred Space
December 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a theme related to Paganism and childbearing. An invitation to meditate or just to pause a moment and consider. "During pregnancy, we have the opportunity to deeply explore the concept of the body being the physical temple that houses the spirit."-- Arin Murphy-Hiscock, Pagan Pregnancy: A Spiritual Journey From Maiden To Mother "If we believe that birth is a powerful, sacred event that has … [Read more...]
Review: The Mother’s Wisdom Deck
December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I immediately resonated with the beauty of online images from the Mother's Wisdom Deck created by Niki Dewart, Elizabeth Marglin, and Jenny Kostecki-Shaw, so I was thrilled when I wrote to ask for a review copy and they mailed one to me right away.My kids participated in opening the deck and the preschooler immediately spread the cards out across our rug - a great way to begin to interact with a new deck.The four suits of this deck are a bit unusual: Natural Mother, Animal Mother, A … [Read more...]
Dar a luz on Solstice
December 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It's Solstice week, and I'm scheduling this post in advance because when it publishes I'll be headed to the airport to join friends and family for some solemn candle lighting, joyous feasting, and more than a little tearing open of presents by the children.When we light the Solstice candles, and tell the story of the Mother goddess pushing out from her swollen body the brightness of the new baby Sun, I'll be thinking of those of you divinely human mamas who are getting ready to dar a l … [Read more...]
Holidays After Loss: Spirit Babies Ceremony
December 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Editor's Note: The Amethyst Network, a miscarriage support organization, is launching a new blog circle series: As part of our efforts at sharing stories and creating healing circles, we are launching blog circles here at TAN. Each month we will post a brief message introducing the theme for the month, and inviting you to participate in the circle. All you need to do is put your name and link into the Mr Linky widget at the end of this post, and your blog post can be included in the circle. Pos … [Read more...]
Wednesday Wisdom: Faith
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
"We're people who have enough faith in the future and enough stability in the present to bring children into the spiral of life or nurture children who are not born to us."-- Starhawk, Diane Baker, & Anne Hill, Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions "Part of what gives me continued faith in a body I doubted for so long is the milk that comes whenever it is needed."-- Francesca Lia Block, Guarding The Moon: A Mother's First Year (I'm trying something new … [Read more...]
