Abuse. Trauma. Healing via Nature and the Old Gods

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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

Last night was the new moon, and I was finally able to dedicate my new garden area. I started with an herb bath – lavender, rose, rosemary and peppermint. All for purification and healing. I’ve had some health issues as well as the tendon injury that I want resolved. I […]

New Moon Dedication

June 17, 2015 in Garden Magic / My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by admin

Ugh. I worked all weekend on my garden out front, really pushed myself in the heat to get it finished. I really wanted to dedicate it last night during the full moon. Well, it’s finished. It’s wonderful. And I was in bed, knocked out on flu meds when I should […]

Ritual Space Completed; Full Moon Dedication A Bust

June 3, 2015 in Garden Magic / Pagan Basics tagged cucumber / fairies / flowers / gardening / herbs / pepper / rabbit / roses / spring / squirrel / tomato / wildlife by admin

It can get a bit tricky to practice Pagan rituals when you are not fully “out of the broom closet” to your family. My kids (both teens who somewhat know what I’m into now) are the only ones here for the most part as the hubs (still a fundamentalist Christian […]

Creating My Ritual Space

May 21, 2015 in Garden Magic / My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics tagged gardening / healing / magic / paganism / ritual / spring by admin

This is quickly becoming my favorite holiday EVER! Flowers are blooming, the weather is warm finally. There is definitely magic in the air and spring is in full force. In ancient Celtic times, Beltane was one of the major festivals of the year. It marked the beginning of summer, the […]

My First Beltane

May 2, 2015 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics 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

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

March 23, 2015 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by admin

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

March 22, 2015 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by admin

In honor of Ostara this week, I’m going back and revisiting my first two Sabbats. And the absolute best so far was definitely Yule. Leading up, I’d not yet mentioned anything pagan to my kids. But I had way more excitement about putting up the “Christmas” decorations this year, because […]

My First Yule

March 21, 2015 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by admin

These pictures are from a walk I took in October of 2014. It’s a linear park downtown that I’ve visited many times since. My journal entry for that day says that my study of Buddhism wasn’t really speaking to me, but that I’d seen a program the night before on […]

Nature Trip: Choosing My Path

March 15, 2015 in My Pagan Path / Pagan Basics by admin