Dandelion Seeds: Seeking the Roots of Compassion in Paganism

Last updated on: September 2, 2015 at 6:07 pm By Guest Contributor

The Rev. Melissa Hill shares a journey toward compassion and the goddess Sigyn. Read more

Dandelion Seeds: Pagan Future is Cultural Pioneering

Last updated on: August 19, 2015 at 6:13 pm By Guest Contributor

Maybe pagans walking to the beat of their own drummer isn't so bad. In this look at the future of paganism our differences turn out to be just as important as our similarities. Read more

Dandelion Seeds: A Guide to Involving Kids in Ritual

Last updated on: August 5, 2015 at 12:50 pm By Guest Contributor

Rev. Hill answers the question, "What do we do with the kids during ritual?" In this article she shares her insight child development and how to integrate them successfully into pagan rites. Read more

Dandelion Seeds: Polytheism and Polyamory are a Natural Combination

Last updated on: July 15, 2015 at 4:00 pm By Guest Contributor

A poly perspective on religion and life leads to greater compassion and the sacredness of relationships. Read more

*Ghosti: a Weird Word for Relationships

Last updated on: July 10, 2015 at 11:28 am By Melissa Hill

One of the things that we in ADF love is a good scholarly article. As an ADF priest I have read a lot of scholarly articles as have the many initiates, priests, and scholars among our members. One of the beautiful things about all this research is that occasionally we come across some really neat things. Sometimes we even rediscover sacred mysteries of the indigenous peoples of the Eurasian continent. *Ghosti is a word like that. The reason that it... Read more

Dandelion Seeds: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, But Not Out of the Woods

Last updated on: July 1, 2015 at 4:00 pm By Guest Contributor

The Rev. Hill talks frankly about her misadventures in marrying gay people and lessons learned when being proud and loud. Read more

Finding an Ancient Earth Mother

Last updated on: May 14, 2019 at 8:06 am By Guest Contributor

One thing that you learn by studying history is that the gods change. They change because the climate changes, or the people worshiping change, or the people think new thoughts and their gods reflect that. By learning about the Hittite Earth Mother we get a glimpse into something that is very old and didn’t have time to change. Read more

Thermodynamics and Meditation

Last updated on: June 10, 2015 at 11:51 am By Melissa Hill

I was asked to teach meditation at the Upper Midwest Druidic Conference this past weekend. It was the first druid event I had ever taught at, and I was a bit nervous, but I felt like I had a lot to share and we easily filled up the two hour slot talking about the challenges and advantages of meditation, the importance of managing willpower, the differences and similarities between trance and meditation and I also shared a number of different meditation... Read more

Dandelion Seeds: On the Road Again!

Last updated on: June 3, 2015 at 4:00 pm By Guest Contributor

Rev. Melissa Hill shares four ways to make travel a sacred experience no matter what your destination is or how irritable your children are. Plus check out a map listing various statues of goddesses and gods around the United States! Read more

Toad Blessings

Last updated on: May 29, 2015 at 5:26 pm By Melissa Hill

There was a toad in the garden today. It was invisible until it moved, and the subtle lines and spots of genetic design came through. I smiled. Toads are the representatives of Bad Things. Princes get turned into them. They are the familiars of dark witches, representatives of death, weirdness, and not at all fuzzy or cute. Toads hang out with snakes in the back end of the cute pile wandering along with hairless cats and beetles. So I saw... Read more