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November 2011

November 09, 2011
For about a thousand years the witch has been drawn as an ugly, old woman,...
November 03, 2011
(Part three of three) The Samhain season is at last over for me. Four straight...
November 01, 2011
(Part two of three) Imagine a damp, grey evening, the last of twilight taking leave...

October 2011

October 31, 2011
(Part one of three) I love Halloween. I love the tip into the dark half...
October 26, 2011
There is a part of me that wishes I was still practicing Hinduism so that...
October 24, 2011
Most witches and pagans are polytheists - or agnostic to greater or lesser extents. I've...
October 23, 2011
It is with regret that this review is so short, but there is not much...
October 20, 2011
I have had a love of tarot for well over a decade. In college I...
October 17, 2011
I feel the shift to the dark half of the year. It's still fully autumn...
October 13, 2011
Pagans get a bad rap in the media. Nonconformists and anti-establishment, the lot of them....
October 10, 2011
There are many stereotypes of pagan ritual: witches gathering in a coven to call down...
October 07, 2011
With witchcraft's negative reputation this is not an uncommon worry. Anyone who knows anything about...
October 03, 2011
Feri is...... Feri is a form of traditional witchcraft. That's right - witchcraft. It's an...

September 2011

September 30, 2011
This quarter's altar is really a three-in-one. I'm limited for altar space around here. While...
September 28, 2011
Navratri is a major Hindu celebration of the Shakti, or feminine, aspect of the Divine,...
September 26, 2011
This weekend I spent my time recovering from jet lag and getting things sorted for...
September 21, 2011
Today is all about change. This evening I leave the US to fly back to...
September 19, 2011
My blessed time with Hinduism is coming to a close. On Wednesday I begin with...
September 12, 2011
My vacation stopped feeling like a vacation and has felt more like a holding pattern...
September 08, 2011
My time with Hinduism is winding down. I feel a variety of emotions as I...
September 06, 2011
I feel I have very little of interest to share these days. Being out of...
September 01, 2011
Today starts Ganesh Chaturthi, a ten-day festival celebrating Ganesh, the Elephant Headed God. It's a...

August 2011

August 31, 2011
Today is Gouri Vrat (also called Swarna Gowri Vrat in Southern India and Hartalika Vrat...
August 29, 2011
Traveling -any sustained detour from the daily routine- is an effective tool for evaluating one's...
August 26, 2011
I have to admit: I love Hinduism far more than I expected to. My time...
August 24, 2011
Today I will be traveling with my family. We are headed to the United States...
August 22, 2011
Om namah Shivaya! This is perhaps the best known Hindu chant in the Western world,...
August 19, 2011
O Kali Ma, slay the fears that limit my spirit! O Kali Ma, dance upon...
August 15, 2011
I had one surprisingly quiet evening to myself over the weekend. My husband was up...
August 13, 2011
Today is Raksha Bandhan, a celebration of the bond between brothers and sisters. The brothers...
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