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I feel a bit strange. Many of my friends and people I follow online are rejoicing gleefully today over the news that Rush Limbaugh has died. Rush and I go way back, all the way to 1989. My grandparents had given me a hand-me-down car (a 1977 Chevy Chevette) that […]

On the Death of Rush Limbaugh

February 17, 2021 in My Pagan Path by admin

Last night I made a quick trip to my neighborhood grocery store. Mostly I was bored, tired of scrolling the Netflix offerings and looking for an excuse for a bottle of wine and a date with Redbox. Classic Pandemic Blues. (1- it was late on a Sunday when the store […]

Proselytizers Will Be Eaten

March 23, 2020 in My Pagan Path by admin

As the “Storm of a lifetime” bears down on the state of North Carolina, questions are being raised about the motives behind the storm, and the decision taken by The Lord God to wreak such devastation on a state that considers itself His ally. In the wake of past natural […]

Hurricane Florence Raises Questions About The Lord God’s Political Affiliation

September 13, 2018 in My Pagan Path by admin

During my first year as a Pagan I hit each stop on the Wheel hard, with the zeal of a new convert. This year, not so much. I did do Bealtine huge this year – went all the way to Ireland for the traditional fire on the Hill of Uisneach […]

The Pagan’s Guide To Lughnasadh with CPTSD

August 1, 2018 in My Pagan Path / Trauma and Recovery tagged Battle of Moytura / folklore / healing / Ireland / Lugh / Lughnasadh / mental health / Otherworld / paganism / PTSD / trauma by admin

In the southwest of Ireland, midway between Galway and Limerick, a mother and father are worriedly tending their sick daughter. Tenant farmers in the time of Famine, most of the family was starving. They’d likely be evicted when the rent next came due. But none of that was as urgent […]

Biddy Early: Healing Comes With a Cost

July 23, 2018 in My Pagan Path / Trauma and Recovery tagged Biddy Early / fairies / folklore / healing / Ireland / magic / Otherworld / trauma by admin

This week, previously unknown monuments have been discovered near Newgrange. The discovery was made by Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland – the same Anthony Murphy who was kind enough to be my tour guide to the monuments of the Boyne Valley during my trip to Ireland. Which made me realize […]

Newgrange: Old Magic and New Discoveries

July 12, 2018 in My Pagan Path tagged archaeology / astronomy / celtic / folklore / history / Ireland / megalith / Newgrange / Otherworld / paganism / prehistory / solstice by admin

The day I landed in Ireland I was exhausted, aching, and completely overwhelmed. After getting the rental car I was supposed to stop at this town called Swords that had a large shopping center. The idea was a cheap coffeemaker, grinder, and flat iron for the bestie as none of […]

Tara: Seat of Kings, and one Great Queen

May 20, 2018 in My Pagan Path / Trauma and Recovery tagged anxiety / archaeology / celtic / destiny / fairies / folklore / Great Queen / healing / history / Ireland / magic / mental health / Morrigan / Otherworld / paganism / prehistory / PTSD by admin

Just outside of Tulsk, as part of the Rathcroghan royal complex, sits the holy well of Ogulla. This place has been a sacred site well back into pagan times, and so of course has been coopted by the Catholic church. This, however, did nothing to diminish the powerful experience I […]

Ogulla Holy Well: A Microcosm of Irish Spiritual History

May 16, 2018 in My Pagan Path tagged christianity / christians / conversion / dishonesty / faith / folklore / history / Ireland / Otherworld / paganism / pain / power / preachers / spring / streams / water / women by admin

“I’m gonna blog EVERY DAY!!” Said the naive American, confident in her blanket cell phone service and wall-to-wall wifi. Then, she landed in an airport in Dublin, which is supposedly a European capital city, yet has an airport strangely reminiscent of a dilapidated Social Services building. She was immediately confronted […]

Lessons Learned in Ireland

May 14, 2018 in My Pagan Path tagged fairies / Fey / healing / Ireland / mental health / Newgrange / pain / PTSD / trauma by admin

I’m sitting in the airport in Raleigh, North Carolina. In just 2 more hours I will be on my way to Ireland. The past weeks have been difficult. Some unfortunate contact with my mother has had me full of anxiety. And of course she’s heard about my trip and tried […]

A Healing Pilgrimage To Ireland

April 21, 2018 in My Pagan Path by admin

Yesterday, all the Pagans I’m friends with were in an uproar on Facebook. And they had good reason. I have some things to say about the issues, but I’m going to try and be as diplomatic as possible. In a nutshell, one Pagan leader said she didn’t trust the scholarship of […]

Wading Into Pagan TERF Wars

March 23, 2018 in My Pagan Path tagged discrimination / feminism / HB2 / intolerance / Morrigan / North Carolina / transgender by admin

So it was a rough weekend. My last post mentioned how I was in Western NC for a memorial service, and how anxious I was about seeing my dad again. The day came. He decided to skip the memorial and only show up at the cemetery, “so he wouldn’t make […]

The Healing Waters of Creeks and Streams

October 24, 2017 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics tagged anxiety / creeks / fairies / healing / nature / paganism / paganism 101 / ritual / spirits / streams / stress / trauma / water by admin