Resistance is futile
Expansion, contraction, expansion, contraction. It would be nice if this was an easy, regular pattern for change and growth in our lives. Dependable like breathing, predictable intervals, clear...
View ArticleWhat little I know about reincarnation
Reincarnation is a standard concept in Hinduism and pretty common in the wider Pagan world, but I have long been agnostic about it. As a kid it didn’t make much sense to me, but then, neither did the...
View ArticleDesire
Last night my husband and I went on a date. An actual dinner without children. We talked. We sipped drinks. Halfway through my sidecar I realized I was fired up, giddy about my subject matter, and...
View ArticleNot of this world
On my way to the grocery store I pass two churches. The first is a Lutheran church, an open and affirming one. I visited it last year, and while I thought highly of it, I couldn’t sit through an entire...
View ArticleIdentity
My birthday was this week. Birthdays and anniversaries are good times to reflect on one’s life, so I’ve been thinking about the last year of my life, about the challenges and successes. The greatest...
View ArticleMy Life is a Love Story
Falling in love is easy, if mysterious. It can be as simple as a chemistry-laden kiss. It can be as complex as seeing a girl in an orange silk dress across a crowded room and knowing that my world is...
View ArticlePlace – what does that even mean?
Today begins a new quarter! Hurray! Or hwre, as they say in Welsh. When I started this project I fully expected to be in Wales, exploring the green hills and red kites and Welsh mythology. Wales is a...
View ArticleBeing Called While Young
Niki reminisces about being called by the god/s when she was 21.
View ArticleChastity vs Hedonism
What's your goal? I don't think austerities are virtuous in and of themselves. They can be abused too easily. So too can hedonism.
View Article(Not) Working with the Ancestors
I'm not entirely ignoring my Ancestors. I'm honoring them, but I am not working with them. Why not, you may be asking. Here is my list of excuses.
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