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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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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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Solstice Eve

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Star Foster

Have you ever stirred water in a glass and then tried to change direction? The current pushes back at you at first. I tried this exercise once in a swimming pool with a group of people. We all walked around … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the King

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Star Foster

Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what to write for this blog. So much is going on in the world. There is so much I could draw attention to or draw out into discussion. Sometimes I think I should be … Continue reading →

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“You can raise money to help your sick cat, for example, but not poor people.”

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Star Foster

Congratulations to PayPal for winning Top Scrooge 2012. Regretsy, possibly one of the most deliciously twisted web sites around (which means I LOVE them), decided to help out poor folks this holiday season. Because our economy sucks and there are … Continue reading →

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Paganism and “Passing”

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Star Foster

I am completely overwhelmed with what I need to do for tomorrow. Turkey is thawed in the fridge, I’m trying to figure out if I have enough serving dishes and figure out the whole chair situation. I’m sure many of … Continue reading →

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Feast of The Good Galileans (or Star invents a Holiday)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Star Foster

There are days when I really hate Christians. I loathe them on those days. My wrath swells and my rage increases. I hate their dismissiveness. I hate their blindness to their own privilege. I hate their double standards. I hate … Continue reading →

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