Month: April 2008
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A Witch by Any Other Name
On this site, you’ll often see us use certain terms interchangeably – Witch, Wiccan, and Pagan, for example – based on staff members’ personal belief systems, but in reality, these terms aren’t always synonymous. Yes, a Wiccan may call herself both a Witch and a Pagan. Or not. From the Bookshelf Rite of Reckoning —…
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Christian Witches: Caught in the Middle?
Is there such a thing as a Christian witch? The answer for most Christians is an unyielding “No!” The answer for most pagans is equally firm. “No!” But for a select group of devoutly spiritual people, they most definitely do define themselves as Christian Witches or, if they have a problem with the W-word, as…
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Talking to Animals
Sometimes we choose special animals–including birds and insects–and sometimes they choose us. “But Mommy,” my older daughter protested, “animals can’t talk!” Okay, so my response to her question about animal totems had failed and failed miserably. As I explained how animals have different spiritual meanings and how what they represent can “speak” to us, she…
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Why Even a High Priestess Needs to Do Housework
“How can I ever live a mundane life?” Two years ago, I sat at Melissa’s kitchen table and sipped the hot chai tea her husband had made for me while our kids played Neopets computer games upstairs. She’s been called to walk a spiritual path yet didn’t know how to take the first step. “A…
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Tarot: Card for Love and Innocence
Twice in the past month, I’ve drawn the Two of Cups. It’s one of the most beautiful cards in my Arthurian Tarot deck. A man and woman stand together aboard a dragon-faced ship, locked in a deep embrace, her head against his chest, his hand curling around her head. They are in love, and-I think-so…
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Indigo Children: When I Give Birth to the Messiah
No, no, that’s not me in the photo, but I thought this was a lovely idea. At these Gatherings of mine, I do have the oddest conversations, especially when discussing the future of the human race. Little did I know I’d spend the evening discussing the Mother Mary Ego Syndrome. I hadn’t realized until yesterday…
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Home Is Where the Spirit Is
My home is sacred, a symbol of my relationship with Deity. And I don’t really care if anyone else thinks so, but it’s my temple and a reflection of all who live and love and sleep within its walls. I don’t defend what’s in my house. And I won’t defend it. I never even considered…
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Dowsing for Men
I highly suspect that my kids aren’t growing up in a normal boring household in suburbia. How can I call anything paranormal when it’s all pretty normal for me? And if my kids have a warped sense of who I am—or what others might consider warped—it probably started when they were little. “Mommy, my friend’s…
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Racism, Sexism, and Religious Prejudices: Seek and Ye Shall Find
Looking for racists, chauvinist pigs, and people who hate you for the God you worship? Then I promise you, you’ll find them all…and more than you ever imagined. You will draw the prejudices to you, attract them, like ants to your picnic. You will create them out of thin air. One thing I’ve heard repeatedly…
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Don’t Pity Me
I’m not looking to be pitied, mainly because there’s no reason to pity me. There’s an old voice in my head, one from my teen years, that says I must certainly be rather pathetic tonight. It’s not just in my head, though, because too many friends and acquaintances confess to the same problem. Yes, it’s…
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Bible Belt Publisher Donates to Pagan Prison Ministry
NICEVILLE, Florida (April 03, 2008) – Spilled Candy Books, a small publisher for the “spiritually eclectic,” has donated over $8000 in books to the Fire Dance Church of Wicca’s Pagan Prison Ministry. “I wasn’t even aware of the need for a pagan prison ministry,” said Lorna Tedder of Spilled Candy, “until author Gail Wood asked…
