Tag: florida
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How My Fake Plants Accidentally Saved My Garden
Never in a million years did I think I’d be known as that lady with the fake plants—let alone be called out for it by a kindergartner. But here we are. I’ve accepted that each of the past few summers in Tampa has been the coolest summer of the rest of my life. The temperatures…
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How a Pagan Goes to Church: September Spiders
This week in the Cathedral of Nature…. Here in hot, sunny Florida, the temp has suddenly cooled. This is why I love September and October so much–that feeling of abundance and harvest, yet the stifling heat is gone. September seems to be full of spiders! Somehow, I always associate September with hurricanes, golden orb spiders,…
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Prayers, Rituals, and Spells for the BP Gulf Oil Spill
Enjoying the sugar-white sand of the Grayton Beach – Destin area at Thanksgiving, pre- Oil Spill. Photo copyrighted; all rights reserved. Since I posted A Pagan Point of View of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico a few weeks ago, I’ve been inundated with requests for rituals, spells, and prayers–both pagan and…
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Do Locations Push and Lure?
Just as I’m feeling a strong push away from the town I have lived in since 1985—hurricanes, thefts, vandals, the prospect of jobs leaving the area, few or no remaining friends here, my girls wanting to go elsewhere—I’m also feeling a strong pull toward Central Florida. Toward what, I don’t know, but there seems to…
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Hope, Freezing Weather, and the Heart in Winter
I’ve been told there’s a huge blessing coming for me in the Winter. Well, I’d say Winter’s here and I have a wild sense of anticipation. This is the coldest Winter I’ve experienced in the 24 years I’ve lived in Florida. Today is the third straight day the temps have hovered in the 20’s, and…
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The Joy of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
See that light blue dot in the panhandle? That’s me. My relatives are all pink and purple. I have to be careful about admitting this because people will throw rocks at me. There’s something about hurricanes that I just love. Two somethings. First of all, there’s the raw power of Mother Nature. For all the…
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Timing Is Everything
Sometimes things happen for a reason. The timing seems to suck and none of it makes sense…until later. Then it’s easy to look back at a series of events and how they had to take place in a certain sequence to get the right result. One moment out of place and the outcome is completely…
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Back from Beltane 2008: FPG Festival Summary
*Photo of Lorna and Aislinn hamming it up in the cabin–the poster behind says, “Helpful or Harmful? Know the Difference!” (talking about bugs, not brunettes)* We’re back from the Florida Pagan Gathering’s Beltane 2008, and it was a blast! Kudos to the coordinators and staff of this festival–these folks really know how to put together…
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Magick in Reverse–a Beltane Surprise
(Photo of Aislinn with Kat and Murv (M.R. Sellars) at the Samhain 2006 Florida Pagan Gathering. She’s about 6 inches taller now and can’t wait to reconnect with friends in Ocala) 6:08 PM I’m laughing all the way home. I have four new special-order tires, a complete re-alignment, and a hole in my purse, but…
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Meet Us at the Florida Pagan Gathering
Photo of Shannon playing with a garden scepter, by Lorna Tedder Just a reminder to all of our friends in Florida– Shannon, Aislinn, and I will be attending the Florida Pagan Gathering at Camp Ocala for Beltaine 2008! We’ll be there laaaaate Thursday, May 1st (after Shannon’s college classes) and leaving early Sunday, May 4th…
