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March 2013

March 15, 2013
"I love the placenta as a literal metaphor for communication and communion, for reclaiming birth,...
March 13, 2013
What happens when we slow down, when we breathe deep, when we pause in silence?
March 12, 2013
Like I said, we'll still emphasize pregnancy and early parenting, but we'll make space to...
March 11, 2013
In the heart of the Goddess nests the world and within it something beautiful is...
March 09, 2013
A brief reflection on the holiness and magic of creating a new human.
March 08, 2013
In honor of International Women's Day---and every day---let us celebrate our bodies, honor the mothers,...
March 06, 2013
PS. I'd love to publish more Pagan birth stories here. Please send yours to [email protected]...
March 04, 2013
"Blood Mysteries recall the immense power of the bleeding woman. Power enough to share in...
March 01, 2013
What do I desire? In the last few years of pregnancy and parenting, often all...

February 2013

February 28, 2013
The command to purify wasn't just for me and it wasn't going to be something...
February 27, 2013
In what ways is Goddess a womb, a cauldron, or a mother? In what ways...
February 26, 2013
I think it is crucial to remember that miscarriage is a birth event—sometimes a very,...
February 25, 2013
Today I want to share some of the ideas the book offers for ritualizing a...
February 20, 2013
A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...
February 18, 2013
What can we, parents of small children, really do about the problem of child slavery,...
February 15, 2013
Ever since moontime’s return for me in 2012 (after two years "off" during pregnancy and...
February 13, 2013
Meditations on blood, menstruation, and childbirth.
February 11, 2013
This is a doozy of a monthly round-up.
February 10, 2013
I'm amazed at the connections I uncovered once I starting thinking about how my introverted...
February 05, 2013
There is no right or wrong way to plan a ritual or ceremony to acknowledge...
February 04, 2013
A new study out last week provides evidence for the safety of midwifery care in...
February 02, 2013
I keep vigil for the woman who cries in the night I keep vigil for...

January 2013

January 30, 2013
How close is birth to death? What can death teach us about birth?
January 28, 2013
"I want to give kudos to the author for writing a text that recognizes that...
January 25, 2013
After Niki's review last week of Pagan Parenting in the NICU, there was some great...
January 24, 2013
Opening ourselves to the spirit of compassion, inspired by a Midwife's Invocation.
January 23, 2013
What makes a person a mother? A father? A grandmother? A grandfather? Are mothers and...
January 22, 2013
Feet planted solidly on Mother Earth Drawing up Solid Gaia energy
January 16, 2013
A weekly Wednesday Wisdom post with two or three profound or beautiful thoughts on a...
January 15, 2013
Janet Callahan has written a short pamphlet with advice for Pagan parents dealing with a...
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