Stressful
I’ve hit a brick wall lately, with all that is going on, and I’m scaling back a little. I’ll be posting on Tuesdays from here on out, and I hope to get back to two posts a week. On top of the two blogs...
View ArticleOn Gratitude Pt. 2
As newcomers to the Eastern seaboard of what is now the United States, we were not especially kind to those who showed us how to take advantage of the land’s resources, nor to the land itself, even if...
View ArticleSolstice Reflections
This is a part of a series by Staff of Asclepius contributors. I think it is important to take stock of the year. For me the old Pagan year ended on the last harvest, or Samhain. Yule marks the...
View ArticleNew Year’s Ritual
I don’t believe in resolutions for the new year. People like to resolve to do things, but they often don’t achieve them. So their resolutions become more like intentions. Intentions without...
View Article13 Aspects of the Ouch Life
I live with chronic pain. I have undiagnosed muscular pain in both hands, from years of typing, crafting, and other activities. I’ve got tendon damage in my left heel, and arthritis in both knees,...
View ArticlePublic Health in Sacred Space #health
Public health in sacred space is important. We take part in actions of community. We pass the drinking horn and the plate of cakes. We dance hand in hand. We even engage in sex magic, or working a...
View ArticleMagical Experiments Podcast
I’ll be on the Magical Experiments podcast June 1, 2015 6-7 PST with host Taylor Ellwood. We’ll be talking about the role of health in magical work, and how magic can be used to work with health.
View ArticleTry This
Recently Nornoriel posted a really good piece on his dealings with medication and the mental health system, and issues he has had with well-intended comments from other Pagans recommending the holistic...
View ArticleBalance
I love being a fighter. I went into journalism so I could nail bad guys to the wall for being corrupt and immoral. This category of subjects would include anyone committing hate crimes or...
View ArticleBlood Ties
I finally got back on anti-anxiety and anti-depression medication on Tuesday. They also drew blood because of past problems with hypothyroid, and because I am suspicious of a problem with low blood...
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