Making Sense of Getting Sick Off of Perfectly Healthy Food
Sorry about going MIA the last couple of weeks. My second book just released (Yaaaaay! *Blows noisemaker and strews confetti*) and I’ve been writing blog posts and answering interview questions and whatnot for that. But….I’m back! And I’m not talking about anything Pagan. (GG says I don’t have to apologize, but I’m going to anyway. Sorry!)...
The Girls and I Visit a Hindu Ashram
I know very little about Hinduism but interested in learning more.What I do know about Hinduism is that it share some roots with Heathenry. It is probable that the language and cultures of India stem from the same ancient civilization as European culture. The most accepted theory now is that a group known now as...
How Beauty Saved the Beast–Book Cover
I have not yet displayed to the Realm the coolness of my second book cover! How Beauty Saved the Beast releases in a week and a half (February 11, to be exact). I’m pretty darn excited about it, too! Although I had to laugh when I got the cover. Ah, marketing, you put a pretty...
Shelving Pagans (in a Bookstore)
Paganism is a religion? Who knew? Apparently bookstores have finally figured it out. A fantastic article by Elysia over at Llewellyn details the new shift in the Book Industry Standards and Communication (BISAC) coding, which typically dictates where a book is shelved in a bookstore. Pagan books, which have traditionally been shelved with “Body, Mind...
Dean Winchester: A Modern Viking?
Why did I wait so long to start watching Supernatural? Does anybody else watch this? I’m just finishing Season 2 and man this show is addictive. For those unfamiliar, this CW show is the story of the Winchester brothers–Dean, the party hardy man’s man older brother and Sam, the sensitive boy-next-door type with a dark...
Prayers for the New Year
Hail Day and sons of Day! Hail Night and her daughters! Hail to the Aesier! Hail the Asynjur! Hail to all the bountiful earth! ~ from Sigdrifa’s prayer Frigg, bless me as I work. Like you, I am a mother, but I have no idea how to do this. Some moments are filled with such...
Ode to Morgan le Fay, My Cat
For two and a half years I’ve managed to not wax eloquent regarding my love for my cat, Morgan le Fay (aka Mo). Tonight, though, I sit at my desk attempting to come up with a topic for this week’s post, mind blown by the business that is life–the girls return to school, our quarterly...
Pagan Bible Reading with the Kids (Help!)
**Happy New Year from the Princesses!** I’m 90% out of the closet but I’ve chosen to keep my Paganism from a few family members for the sake of familial harmony. I love these members of my family dearly, and they are wonderful, generous people. Just, unfortunately, not okay with religious diversity. Normally this is easy to...
Remembered in Sorrow and Glory: Tributes to the Fallen at Sandy Hook
There’s an internet post circulating about the Sandy Hook shootings that is articulate and powerful. Many sites claim the post was written by Morgan Freeman but it was actually posted to Facebook by a man named Mark from Vancouver. Here is the post: You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here’s why....
Pagan Phone Apps
TheScott and I upgraded our phones from the iPhone 3GS to iPhone 5s as our holiday presents to each other. Woo! I LOVE SIRI! And the camera. And the awesome screen. Seriously, what did we do before smartphones? I organize my life with mine–my calendar, my email, the weather, my To Do list, social media,...
Movie Review: Rise of the Guardians
We took the girls to see Rise of the Guardians in 3D this weekend. The latest offering from the creators of How to Train Your Dragon (which I loved) looked cool from the trailer. The voice talent–including Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law and Alec Baldwin (who was unrecognizable with an Eastern European accent) was...
‘Tis the Season: Celebrating Yule
Thanksgiving is over, so I can legitimately put on the holiday music, pull out the garlands and set a date for getting a tree. (This weekend. Because why wait?) Yule (Jul) is the most important holiday of the Heathen calendar. It’s multi-day celebration that can last up to twelve days (“On the first day of...
