Whether it is astronomical convergences, or historical cycles, or just coincidence, these past few months have seemed to be time of galactic change in the lives of many people I know. Whatever the cause, upheaval, forced truth-facing, losing one life and embarking on a new one, emotional anarchy, creative excitement and inspiration, initiations and rebirths… Continue reading Gathering Roses in Galactic Maelstroms
Category: Everyday Life
Snow for the Winter of Life
The older I get, the more I love the snow. This winter, as more snow has fallen than in almost any winter on record, I hated what it did to the convenience in my life at first. But now I see that each flake is a kiss from the hag, the Spirit of Winter, the… Continue reading Snow for the Winter of Life
Preparing for Imbolc: The Kitchen Mysteries Celebration
Winter seems to be the time for celebrations. All over the world, people focus on festivities around both the Winter Solstice and then the Spring Equinox. These are the celebrations of the Great Mysteries — the coming of the Light, the birth of Diety, magnificent miracles, overcoming death – that happen in the realms beyond… Continue reading Preparing for Imbolc: The Kitchen Mysteries Celebration
Every Woman Is a Storyteller
The myth of Demeter and Persephone, as it is generally retold, goes something like this: Persephone, the maiden daughter of the Earth Goddess Demeter, was joyfully picking flowers with her friends when Hades kidnapped her and took her to his Underworld realm. Demeter wandered the earth in despair seeking her daughter, rendering the land barren… Continue reading Every Woman Is a Storyteller
To the Hermit’s Cave
I love reading what search terms people use to find my blog. A day or two ago, someone searched on “being a hermit in everyday life.” I had actually been thinking of writing a post on this, but never did because I didn’t think anyone but me would be interested. So, this is for that… Continue reading To the Hermit’s Cave
The Joy of Wandering
When I am lost, I wander. When I feel as if I am at a crossroads and don’t know which way to go, or if I find that the road I have been on has ended with no directions as to where to go next, or when I am empty of creative ideas or simply… Continue reading The Joy of Wandering
The ABCs of Goddess in Everyday Life
I was just sent a fun meme game by Aerolin in which you are supposed to write 26 things about yourself using the alphabet. Well, since I love to change rules, I’m going to write instead about 26 things in which I find Goddess around the house. Here goes! A is for apple, that fruit… Continue reading The ABCs of Goddess in Everyday Life
This Old House, Part One
The house that I live in is more than 150 years old; it was built in about 1850 as housing for workers in the textile mill down the street. Everyday, when I put my clothes into bins under the bed because there are no closets or stuff the groceries into the cupboards that were built… Continue reading This Old House, Part One
When Death Comes
Over the past couple of weeks death has come so often into my home it seems as if as if it lives here. Among the deaths I have experienced have been that of a friend; a husband, an aunt, and an uncle of people I care deeply about; a grandchild and friends of people I… Continue reading When Death Comes
Eating Your Way to the Sacred Feminine
My lifelong relationship with food could be called dysfunctional at best; we just never seem to understand and support one another; we bicker a lot. I am probably the most typical of typical 21st century American eaters, yet I have the same body image whether I weigh 125 or 150 pounds, and it isn’t good;… Continue reading Eating Your Way to the Sacred Feminine
Goddess in a Teapot 