Tag: Gulf of Mexico
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The BP Oil Spill: The Energy of the Gulf More than a Year Later
Thanks to the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico in the spring of 2010, I hadn’t been to the beach in nearby Destin, Florida, in nearly a year. But I was there yesterday and I was there again today. It was beautiful, clear…and I was relieved. Last year, the toxic fumes of oil…
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The Metaphysical Energy of Oil: Earth my Body, Oil my Blood?
I’ve spent so much of the past month concerned about the effects of the Gulf Oil spill on my allergies and asthma that i didn’t notice the shift in the “energy” in the coastal environment where I live. Since I first smelled the wind-driven, gagging, petroleum smell from the controlled burns in the Gulf of…
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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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A Pagan Point of View of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
I stand with my toes in sugar-white sand and squint through bright sunrays at the turquoise-green waters. It’s eerily beautiful yet it feels more like a death watch for an old friend—not of natural causes but one who has been poisoned or slowly is suffocating to death as a result of someone else’s actions. It’s…
