January 14, 2014

There are times when pleasure for pleasure's sake (or beauty for beauty's sake) nourishes our souls. By the end of this tribute to the ways in which manicures have changed my life, you might just be on board, yourself. Read more

January 2, 2014

How to play your way through this newest New Year! Resolutions are a great way to reinvigorate the goals that I've already been working on and to give some new ones a try. I came up with a hodge podge game plan for adding a dose of fun and foolishness to the resolution process for the year. Read more

December 31, 2013

The more we speak, the more we are heard. The more we stand, the more we are seen. The more we give love, the more we learn to receive it back. And for all of those reasons, I want to give a personal thank you to the change agents on this list and everywhere that continue to do the work to make it a better world for us all. Read more

December 30, 2013

I am ending this year with pride and culture. I have been hesitant to start the practice of Kwanzaa in my home for some time, not because I did not believe in the value of its practice, but because of…. fear. It is the continuous fear of breaking away from overculture, even though I am Pagan, and a Black woman. Read more

December 14, 2013

There is no greater benefit to working with troublesome ancestors than learning who you really were, are, and will become by facing your wounds and fears and coming up on the other side. Read more

December 5, 2013

A celebration of life is the gift that Mandela left, a gift he often was not able to enjoy for himself because he was too busy changing the world. Read more

November 28, 2013

All week I have had these incredibly insightful moments of clarity about holidays, and especially thanksgiving. I have become pretty rooted in the idea that I am slowly growing into being the Big Mama of my family…. slowly coming into my own sense of maternal self. Read more

November 23, 2013

While I am often disheartened by the disparity in media and lack of societal attention that goes to the needs of the small minority communities, I hold a truth in my heart... We are all needed, and all acts of service are rituals of love. They are all important… all the time. Read more

November 17, 2013

The moon was so full and bright tonight. I sat under the full moon with some ladies and thought upon the way the moon is one of the natural representations of creation. It is the cycle of life, death and rebirth that I connect to every month; it is my reminder of the circle of manifestation. Read more

November 10, 2013

Very excited to announce this new writing opportunity to the community. This book will expand beyond the personal stories of the Shades of Faith series and into the voices of the community (not just Pagans of color) and into the realm of the academic. Please spread the word, pass it along, and consider writing for this incredible anthology in the making!     Call for Writers– Bringing Race to the Table: An Exploration of Racism in the Pagan Communit   Email... Read more


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