Princess on a Plane
My father is a pilot. He flew helicopters for the Army for 25 years and when I was really young he had a private pilot’s license for flying planes. I barely remember it, but when I was three years old, I rode in a little prop plane that my daddy flew. Flying is something he...
Planned Parenthood and the 2011 Texas Legislature
Last month, Jax and I attended a Mom Prom to help raise money for Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capitol Region. Well, really, we went to dance to music from back-inna-day. And dance we did! But raising money for Planned Parenthood (PP) was a very important part of the evening.* Our friend (and loyal reader)...
The Princesses’ Food Manifesto: Part 2
(See Part 1 here) The Power of Local What’s wrong with having a few corporations control virtually every aspect of our sustenance? Far from abstract, the genetic and proprietary control of our diets by a handful of companies (Monsanto, DuPont, and Syngenta combined own an astounding 47 percent of the global seed market) directly robs...
My Plans for Summer Solstice Ritual
Next Tuesday is the Summer Solstice and I am planning a ritual, or as Heathens call it, a blót (pronounced bloat). This will not be my first ritual (not by a long shot), but it will be the first blót have planned on my own. Jax usually takes care of the planning and the direction...
One Toe in the Closet
My grandmother thinks I go to a non-denominational church. I know. The Princesses are very supportive of coming out of the closet, and typically I am very much out in the open. My friends know, if it organically comes up in conversation with strangers I’ll talk about it, and I’ve never tried to hide what...
Magic and Women in Camelot (the Starz series)
The Starz original series Camelot started over two months ago. I was very excited about this show when I first heard about it.* I was first introduced to the entirety of the Arthurian legend in the 1981 film Excalibur. I still believe that film is splendid in every way. Young as I was when I...
Frith in the Modern World
Frith is an obsolete English word meaning “peace; freedom from molestation, protection; safety, security”. – Wikipedia Frith is not obsolete to Heathens. We sign our emails, “In frith,†we wish it to each other when we part, and it’s a common blessing on the holidays. It was one of the first unfamiliar concepts I encountered...
A Triple Eclipse in 2011
June and July 2011 are exciting months for astronomy (and astrology) buffs. These months mark a “triple†eclipse in a solar–lunar–solar cycle. The solar eclipses will be partial, but the lunar eclipse will be total. A triple eclipse is an uncommon event, though perhaps not rare. The last one was in 2009 and was a...
