Monthly Archives: March 2015

Well I just discovered something awesome! Technically, two things. I was surfing Facebook and found a great new page: Pagan – It’s Our Path. And they had a post about “Witches Burrs.” Witches burrs are the seed pods of Sweet Gum trees. Skymomma signed the post and says: “A very […]

Witches Burrs

March 31, 2015 in My Pagan Path by admin

For the first time in US history, a Wiccan priestess will give the invocation for a state governing body. While most reasonable people will see this as a sign of diversity and tolerance, let’s not hold our breaths for the right-wing Christians to agree. I’m sure many will be most […]

Wiccan priestess to give invocation to Iowa House

March 30, 2015 in Recovering Right Winger by admin

It was the full moon and the weather was nice for the time of year. So I was sitting in my front yard, in an isolated spot with my candle. I imagined roots growing from my base reaching deep down into the Earth, pulling up energy like a plant does […]

Speaking in Tongues: A Familiar Energy

March 29, 2015 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by admin

In January my grandmother was in the hospital. She very nearly died, and I drove back to the town I grew up in to see her. I didn’t know if it would be the last time I’d ever see her. My grandmother and grandfather practically raised me. I’ve always been […]

Nature Trip: Comfort In Tough Times

March 28, 2015 in My Pagan Path by admin

Ready for something completely ridiculous? This ad keeps popping up in my Facebook feed: If you click on the link, you’re greeted with a ridiculous article about how you poor pitiful single women can’t get a man because your sex drive has enslaved you to a demon. And that demon […]

Spirit Husbands: More Hypocritical Christian Misogyny

March 28, 2015 in The Christian Cult by admin

20 years is a long time. A lot of indoctrination. Three times a week, every week, sitting in church having those beliefs reinforced -its quite effective. So how did I finally work up the nerve to leave? It was a gradual process. For a good year or more I just […]

What Finally Made Me Leave The UPC

March 27, 2015 in My UPC Experience / The Christian Cult / Trauma and Recovery by admin

I look back now at my time in fundamentalist Christianity, and mostly I think… “What the hell was I thinking??” Case in point: how the Bible treats women. This isn’t unique to the UPC, but they definitely go right along with it. Even though as they do, they try to […]

Christianity and Women

March 26, 2015 in The Christian Cult by admin

The United Pentecostal Church is a Christian organization with a very unique doctrine. I imagine I’ll get visitors here who are very familiar with it, and some who’ve never heard of it so I’ll explain it here. The UPC believes in the “Oneness” of God. Whereas most of Christianity believes […]