Gateway Goddess
It’s considered improper to speak ill of the dead. But all of us leave unfinished business. Many of us have harmed others. Some people are just hard to love. Read more
It’s considered improper to speak ill of the dead. But all of us leave unfinished business. Many of us have harmed others. Some people are just hard to love. Read more
Gardeners know that the soil which nurtures seeds is made of the dead leaves of many years. This full moon is a good time to reflect on the seeds planted last spring. Read more
I would ask, as my local spiritual community gathers this year, if my ancestors of blood and spirit have gained insight which might help us to heal the racial rifts that have so painfully split our region. Read more
I have always been passionate about food, good food, well-cooked and shared. Having been poor has made me compassionate about it as well. Read more
After Thanksgiving’s sleepy festival of tryptophan-rich turkey and carbs, I need some fire. So I’m making chili. Classicists might take issue with my chili because it includes beans and uses hamburger instead of diced beef. Also, I’ve stopped making my own chili powder and started trusting the good folks at McCormick’s. I even use canned beans instead of cooking dried ones. So I’ve even strayed from my own purist past in making chili these days. But it still tastes good.... Read more
I never expected financial stability to take the form of becoming a self-employed housekeeper. My education was supposed to keep me out of the pink-collar ghetto. And yet—I am thrilled. And more than a little certain I hear Hermes and the Faeries laughing at the plot twists. Read more
Endings and beginnings are written into the stars this Samhain. Read more
This eclipse calls us to look to the ways in which we feed our groups, and our groups feed us. There's plenty of planetary energy calling for the end of structures which no longer serve, for us to break free and go it alone if it's necessary. Or maybe, to find a community when we least expect it. Read more
It's Virgo season, and I'm doing a most Virgo thing—clearing clutter to prepare for the next stage in my life. My Shy Engineer and I will begin house hunting in September. Read more
While I'm “pinch me, I'm dreaming” thrilled to be able to see so many parts of the country, I also am conscious of how much this is adding to my carbon footprint. Even though air travel is a form of mass transit, it also is very energy intensive per person. I'm reducing my impact by using public transit and eating local -- and taking other green suggestions! Read more
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