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The Burning Times
Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. ~ Pat Robertson (whose media power, political influence, and...
View ArticleJoin the Save the World Symphony
What are our priorities? What is the truth about “safe,” and what is the price of perpetuating the illusion of it? Most important, what is your unique gift, the instrument only you can play, that is...
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Sunday Inspiration: A Heavy Curriculum
I saw this just the other day, from one of my most beloved teachers of my lifetime, Ram Dass. It was precisely what I needed to hear at that moment. In fact, in my morning pages, I’d finished that...
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Pride
Did you know that the Raleigh area’s Pagan Pride celebration is the third largest in the United States? And after a record-setting crowd last weekend, we might have to revise that upwards....
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Armed Forces Day
When I was a little girl, Armed Forces Day (always the third Saturday in May) was a Very Big Deal. My dad was a career officer in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers, and since we were usually living on...
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Starting Tomorrow: Watch Your Step!
For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. ~ Lily Tomlin Today is the last day before our next Mercury retrograde! Now is the time to back up your technology, double-check your vacation tickets, and...
View ArticleGaia Friday: A Message from Mother
Today, I am resuming my Gaia Friday feature, showcasing the videos in the Nature Is Speaking series. Today, Julia Roberts speaks for Mother Earth, Herself. As usual, you might want to go to full screen...
View ArticleIt’s Gaia Friday and Robert Redford Speaks for the Redwoods
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View ArticleGaia Friday: Listening to the Soil
Each week, I am sharing a video from the Conservation International’s “Nature Is Speaking” series, and calling it Gaia Friday. Today, as we near the end of the series, Edward Norton speaks on behalf of...
View ArticleThe Final Gaia Friday: Ian Somerhalder Speaks for the Coral Reefs
Every week since before Samhain, I have been sharing a video from the Conservation International’s “Nature Is Speaking” series, and calling it Gaia Friday. Today, we conclude with Ian Somerhalder...
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This Lughnasadh, Let Us Not Be Deaf to the Tick of the Leaves
I adore this poem for the days of Lughnasadh, and so I am encoring my posting of it from years past. With it, I send you blessings of faith, and abundant, miraculous harvests; and most of all, the...
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Not Wordless. Instead, Let’s Call It Word Wednesday.
(click for a more readable version). Here’s the thing. Words matter. So, we are NOT going to call these insane thugs by the name of our beloved Queen of Heaven anymore. And we are not going to use the...
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
Now we are in the heart of Winter, but we have already passed the midpoint. In two weeks, the rites of Imbolc will be upon us, celebrating the certainty of life returning. We prepare now for...
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A Birthday Celebration
“Sometimes,” said Pooh, “the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” Many people who love you will try, but no one can celebrate your birthday exactly the way you need for it to be...
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Pagan Pride Raleigh – Central NC Pagan Pride Days Festival
Saturday, Sept. 17-Sunday, Sept. 18 Attracting more than 4,000 Pagans, Pagan friends, and the Pagan curious every year, our very own, local 2-day Raleigh Pagan Pride Festival is one of the largest and...
View ArticlePagan Pride Raleigh – Central NC Pagan Pride Days Festival
Saturday, Sept. 17-Sunday, Sept. 18 Attracting more than 4,000 Pagans, Pagan friends, and the Pagan curious every year, our very own, local 2-day Raleigh Pagan Pride Festival is one of the largest and...
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Spark the Second Candle Tonight – We Welcome Fire’s Dancing Light
Tonight is the second candle lighting of our advent celebration for the rebirth of the Light at Winter Solstice, or Christmas, if you prefer. Or both! It does not matter if perhaps you missed last Sun...
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Darken the Lights, Embrace the Quiet – Tonight is Mother Night
Dark shepherdess of many a golden star, Dost see me, Mother Night? From The Electra by Euripides This is the day before Winter Solstice, and the traditional celebration of Mother Night. As far as we...
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