Does your child have an imaginary friend or see things that others can't see? How do you determine how to react to your child's WooWoo? Read more
Does your child have an imaginary friend or see things that others can't see? How do you determine how to react to your child's WooWoo? Read more
It seems fitting to turn my thoughts toward Aphrodite during the month of February when Valentine's Day is on the minds of those who wish to express their love and those who would rather not speak of that day, as my eldest daughter puts it. Truthfully, I don't have a very close relationship with Aphrodite, but She has always helped me toward excellence in sometimes very intimate ways. Read more
A psychedelic can only act as a catalyst, speeding up a reaction that would have happened anyway given enough time and energy. If you are utterly lost and directionless and take a psychedelic, you will be utterly lost and directionless in a faster and more energetic manner. You have to build the circuit, carve the channel, before you add the energy. Read more
Valentine's Day is not regarded as a particularly Pagan holiday, although some of the ideas and practices around it have their roots in Paganism. In this guest post on the Agora, James Lindenschmidt, a regular contributor on our A Sense of Place blog, shares some information about the history and origins of the holiday. Read more
The universe has an odd way of inviting me to question deeper. As I sat down to write today, the tea bag in my cup of tea offered this wisdom, " Let your heart speak to other's hearts." And I thought to myself, what might it look like if Valentine's Day got a re-fame. That instead of romantic love, and the pursuit of it, we instead focused our hearts on loving the self. What does your heart say to you and how does it lead the way Read more
What is WooWoo and how might we evaluate it? Lydia MN Crabtree presents her version of a WooWoo scale. Read more
The question that shapes my spiritual practice and my daily work: who can I help? Read more
I've always been drawn to Brigid, and as my Imbolc celebrations continue, I wanted to share a poem that I've written this year as an offering to the goddess of smith-craft and poetry. May the dark season be lifting for you, and may we step with joy into the light. Read more
Crouch suggests that if we applied critical thinking to religion the same way we apply it to consumer choices, supernaturalism would quickly fall. But I think he is mistaken in believing that critical thinking plays much of a role in our consumer choices! If it did, surely all the money and energy put into the black magic of advertising would be a waste. Read more
In my chanting practice I serve as Tara's agent, absorbing the suffering of others and lifting them up to Tara, where she transmutes the suffering and transforms it into blessings. My work with Goddess Tara is truly amazing, because it balances my own suffering and empowers my intuition and empathy. In the devotional chanting, my awareness expands and I can feel the power of the blessings of Tara. I can see her touching the suffering of those whom she has guided me to chant for. I do not always know why, but I always know there is a need. Read more
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