Tag: children
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Teaching Children and Teens about the Law of Attraction…or Vice Versa
Left: Shannon in a joyous moment in Grandma’s pear tree; photo copyright by Aislinn Bailey; Below: Aislinn happily cutting a chocolate fudge birthday cake with Mom serenely arranging roses in the background; photo copyright by Shannon Bailey. In Esther and Jerry Hicks’ The Teachings of Abraham DVD IX of the Law of Attraction in Action…
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Having a Family Is Not an Excuse for “No”
Photo by Lorna Tedder, copyrighted. One of my colleagues, when she was 8 months pregnant, was asked with great disdain why she would consider having a child and didn’t she know that having a family life would hurt her career as a contract negotiator? I wanted to think we’d come a lot farther in…
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Parenting as a Portal, Or, Why I Never Give Parenting Advice
I’ve never been one to give parenting advice, for two reasons: 1. I’ve always hated people giving ME advice when they have no idea about my personal situation, or even if they do; and 2. My parenting philosophy is a bit different from most of the people I know, largely because of my spirituality. I’ve…
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Where to Find Real Fairy Dust this Spring
Photo by talkingplant The last book of the Gifts for the Goddess quartet (Spring!) has been a long-time coming and will soon be available at our website. During the time it’s taken to finish what was started years ago, the girls have grown up, my marriage has ended, and the family unit has moved forward…
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The REAL Pagan Pride: Our Children
Maidens and Mother photo, copyright Thanksgiving 2007, Destin, FLorida. That’s right: the real pagan pride is our children, whether they’re the children of our bodies or of our hearts. They are the next generation, the young ones who’ll take up our spiritual torches when we are enjoying our crone-age. This next generation that we…
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Altars for Children
Photo of LittleSprite’s Pink Altar Written by Kristin Madden, author of Pagan Parenting and Pagan Homeschooling We all have our altars, whether they are formal tabletop altars, talismans hung on a doorknob, Medicine pouches, or a subtle arrangement of crystals and feathers on a shelf somewhere. Altars serve as focal points for magic and as…