Author Archives: Star Foster

About Star Foster

Managing Editor of the Pagan Portal at Patheos.com. Polytheistic Wiccan initiated into the Ravenwood tradition, she has many opinions. Some of them are actually useful.

Violence, Children and Women

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Star Foster

There seems to be a theme of violence in the news this morning, and before I attempt to wrap my head around the concept of idol-worship (stay tuned!) I want to talk about violence. The first regards a local story … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Going To Blog Today <—- This Is A Lie

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Star Foster

I’ve spent the past week being far more social than I normally am, and last night I went to a friend’s birthday party. It was lovely, the people I have been spending time with are lovely, but I’m exhausted. Being … Continue reading →

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When Hinduism Confuses and Frustrates Me

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Star Foster

Modern Pagans consider many religions to be our spiritual cousins: Shinto, Vodou, Santeria, First Nations religions, etc… One of our spiritual cousins, from our point of view, is Hinduism: a religious movement as diverse and fluid as our own Paganism. … Continue reading →

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Stumbling Past Imbolc, or Not All Sabbats Are Created Equal

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Star Foster

I have already broken one of my New Year’s resolutions. I intended to celebrate every Sabbat equally in 2012. Yet Imbolc has come and gone, and I honestly did very little to celebrate it. I don’t even really feel regret … Continue reading →

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Quickie: Wicker Tree Party in ATL?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Star Foster

So if I could convince the Atlanta Midtown Art Cinema to get The Wicker Tree, how many of my local peeps would come out to see it? Because the window of opportunity to see it on the big screen is … Continue reading →

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Can You See Your Shadow?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Star Foster

Everybody has their favorite groundhog. Mine is General Beauregard Lee, who lives (not far from my birthplace) at Yellow River Game Ranch. He agrees with my prediction that the warm weather will continue, and predicts an early spring. It seems … Continue reading →

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Ascent of the Goddess: 7th Annual Brigid Poetry Festival

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Star Foster

Here’s my contribution to the 7th Annual Brigid Poetry Festival: Clean water, rose-scented, bright linen sheets: wind-rippled. Droplets race down her skin, carrying death back to the earth. Sun-brown women carry pitchers filled with lavender water for hair matted, plaited … Continue reading →

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By the Hair On My Chinny, Chin, Chin

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Star Foster

Like many women, I have wild hairs that grow on my chin. Amidst the barely visible down that adorns every woman’s chin, I have random stiff hairs, standing dark and proud. Staunch, rugged individuals among the insubstantial fluff. Rebels. I … Continue reading →

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Almost Imbolc and I Feel Fine…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Star Foster

I should write something deep about poetry. Or fire. Or the sacred forge of life tempering us all. Or spring. But I really don’t want to. We’ve had unusually warm, lovely spring weather here in Georgia and I just want … Continue reading →

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