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

 in My Pagan Path by
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

 in The Christian Cult by
Poor Bobby Bouche. In the movie, “Waterboy,” his Mama kept him firmly under her thumb by telling him everything in the world – from women to “foosball” to college – was the devil. She’s supposed to be a caricature, but part of what makes her performance so funny is the […]

Is That Satanic?

 in My Pagan Path / The Christian Cult by
Today, the Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent state and local governments from “substantially burdening” a person’s exercise of religion unless the government can prove it has a compelling interest and is doing so in the least restrictive means. In other words, give fundamentalist Christian business owners […]

Indiana Passes “Religious Freedom” Act

 in Recovering Right Winger by
I have not dyed eggs since I was a kid. It wasn’t something I did with my own children because in our uber-conservative Christian home, Easter eggs were just too pagan. Delicious irony, huh? This year, I dyed eggs. I did it all by myself. I only dyed 3 of […]

My First Ostara

 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by
Gotta be honest. After my Yule experience, I was counting the days till the next sabbat. But I didn’t really “get” Imbolc. I mean.. Yule makes total sense. The longest night is over, when dawn comes the light is now back, and will continue to grow every day. But what […]

My First Imbolc

 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by