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Settling, settling, as Mysteries unfold
Like a heavy yet familiar blanket Samhain has settled on me. Set to the side is the *bounce bounce bounce* energy of the last few weeks. One foot here and one foot there I shall remain for a bit. It continues to surprise me how well suited I am to this energy, this dark yet […]
My working pentacle design
Done tongue-in-cheek and yet serious, I created it yesterday. Anyone who has struggled with being a "peacekeeper" or a "fixer" will be able to identify with this. If you’re familiar with running the energy of the Iron Pentacle – well here ya go! A friend is blogging about this. If she allows linking to the […]
When international rhetoric turns to come home
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Earliest art supplies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have discovered what may have been the world’s earliest artist’s studio. A 100,000-year-old workshop used to mix and store the reddish pigment ochre has been discovered in Blombos Cave on the rugged southern coast near Cape Town. At the same site, scientists have found some of the earliest sharp stone tools, as […]
From birth to marriage – in song
I don’t have good words for describing the wedding right now except to say it was exactly as it should be. There were no hitches and glitches of any magnitude and the wee ones that occurred fell away easily against the bounty of love flowing between the bride and groom and those who love them. […]
Everyone knows
Everyone knows Everyone knows it’s all prep Prep to live and prep to die Prep to walk and prep to talk Prep to consume and prep to be consumed prep to be …. someone From the first time we raised our hand to hit to high five to answer a question at school prep to […]
Ebooks and poverty and privilege
A link round-up done by elf surrounding the impact of ebooks taking chunks of creative works out of the print books pile and how it will effect those (especially children) who grow up in poverty. The impact on rural communities. The ethical twist of ebooks having a "number of reads" allowed in the public library system. The […]
Autumnal Equinox Ritual
After a guided meditation on light and dark self and some symbolic crafting of ribbons and charms based on the meditation, we did a bit of divinatory rune dipping. Each of us dipped our hand into an opaque bag containing runes, pulled one and drew its symbol on a card. We then returned the rune […]
In Honor
From my friend on the Left Coast, who keeps the labyrinth and strings the beads and names the dead from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: May they and families find peace on this Day of Recitation. This entry was originally posted at http://pj.dreamwidth.org/323251.html. Please comment here or there there using your LJ ID or […]
Gaslighting – a Must Read
From madelienegrey “A Message To Women From A Man: You Are Not ‘Crazy’” You’re so sensitive. You’re so emotional. You’re defensive. You’re overreacting. Calm down. Relax. Stop freaking out! You’re crazy! I was just joking, don’t you have a sense of humor? You’re so dramatic. Just get over it already! Sound familiar? If you’re a […]
Bone and Briar 