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Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Aw! I'm so schmoopy, giggly, and sparkly right now that I feel like a glitter-bomb just exploded in my lap. Thank you, Elle Hull of Avalon Blessings for nominating me for a Very Inspiring Blogger...
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Marketplace Policy and New Blade & Broom blog
I've cooled off a fraction of a degree since my post on patriarchy and policy last week. That tiny bit is enough to re-direct my wrath not so much at the marketplace who hosts my shop (Etsy), but at...
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Q - Qayin (Kain, Cain) #paganblogproject
All Gods are not one God. The Ancients didn't see it that way, and I am not trying to put forth that claim, either. And yet, there are Gods -- great, ancient spirits (daemons ... δαίμων) who are so...
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Review of In Her Service (first edition of Aphrodit'e Priestess) by Eva Yaa...
Several years ago, this lovely review was made of the first iteration of Aphrodite's Priestess, my very first book and one of premier English-speaking works on the modern worship of Aphrodite. (Because...
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Q - Quicksilver #paganblogproject
Quicksilver is more commonly called mercury these days, in honor of the Roman God of the same name. It's Latin (scientific) name is Argentum vivum, meaning living silver. Oh, how interesting, dear...
View ArticleAphrodite's Myths & Symbols - 09/12 by Karen Tate | Blog Talk Radio
Aphrodite's Myths and Symbols - 09/12 by Karen Tate | Blog Talk RadioListen in while Karen and I discuss liminality and initiation in Aphrodite's myths. It's going to be amazing, enlightening,...
View ArticleInitiation & Priestesshood via Aphrodite
Check out part 2 of my conversation with Karen Tate on "Voices of the Sacred Feminine." We continue our discussion of Aphrodite as a Goddess of liminality and explore the way that relates to...
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P - Possession #paganblogproject
Folks in this modern Craft really dislike the term "possession," but it is nothing more than a descriptor for invocation, channeling, aspecting, being ridden by, or drawing down a Deity/Entity. I have...
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R - Robert Cohrane #paganblogproject
Robert Cochrane is the pen name of Roy Bowers, a British Cunning Man who was working his craft around the same time that Gerald Gardner was writing about Wicca. In fact, Cochrane was the one who coined...
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R -- Robin Artisson #paganblogproject
Robin Goodfellow. Cock Robin. Robin of the Hood. Puck.The things the Craft community must remember about the contemporary writer who calls himself Robin Artisson is that A) he chose his name quite...
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Magical Herbalism Workshops by Laurelei and/or Natalie
I just added a slew of workshops to my Presentation Catalog, all related to the witch-y side of Ferula Asfoetidaherbalism. In all cases, Natalie and I can present these classes together or separately....
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My Little Demon
I have just recently started talking with folks about the fact that I "meddle with the Goetia." It seems and* daemonic sorceress? Sure! Why not?this is surprising information for folks -- even for...
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Vinalia Rustica 2013
(Not my photo. Looked like this, though!)The wildflowers waved sunnily at us from their shaded paths as we carefully picked our way into the woods.Vinalia Rustica has been one of my favorite of all the...
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Aphrodite's Eyes -- a cowrie divination system
About a year ago, I started developing a diloggun-esque divination system. It's very Aphrodisian in nature, but I started with the 16 cowrie method found in the African system. Aphrodite has guided...
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Big Things are Happening!
I haven't posted much lately, but that is largely because I have been so incredibly busy for the last few months. HUGE projects are in the works with me, and I'd love to share with you about them.Liber...
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Finding a Mystery in a Well-Known Tale
Sappho and AlcaeusOn a professional writing forum in which I participate, a (romance) author asked the group what type of mystery or suspense we like to include in our stories.As we all learned in...
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Temple of Love -- my first novel (free on Kindle for 3 days)
I can't even begin to express how happy I am to be re-releasing my first novel, Temple of Love. It is a story of passionate poets and sacred service in honor of love.AND ... It's available FREE on...
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Babalon Rising Festival, 2014
Since the Babalon Rising Festival concluded just a few days ago, I've been trying to process all of the energy and awe that I felt. I'm not sure that I am capable of putting into words what I have been...
View ArticleCome See Me!
I have FOUR appearances scheduled over the next month and a half, and I would really love to see you at one (or all) of them.Southern Indiana Druid and Heathen EventJuly 18-20, 2014Midian Festivals...
View ArticleDid You Miss the Podcast?
I've been on two podcasts in the last couple of months. Did you get to catch them?Scroll of Thoth -- episode 13 "Babalon in Black"April 9, 2014"This episode James, Colleen and Shade OfRoses speak with...
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