Tag Archives: awareness

The whites of their eyes?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Today, I am an angry Witch. It’s the kind of anger that is born out of hope, the anger that is twin to courage. If you don’t want to join me in anger, I invite you to join me in … Continue reading →

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This is what climate change looks like

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

This is what climate change looks like in my neighborhood right now. This tree is in a very well-maintained commercial area and has an automatic sprinkler in its bed. It’s still not getting enough water, and after the record high … Continue reading →

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Meditation Moment: Washed Away

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

If meditating in motion wasn’t really your thing, here’s another approach to meditation that also takes advantage of summer’s more temperate weather! Most of what I wrote about in terms of beginning meditation was about how to reduce your distractions: … Continue reading →

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My plant as an altar

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

Hecate has written passionately piece about how her garden can be an intensely demanding lover, especially right now, when it never stops needing her attention, and the relationship, I can only imagine, is sweaty and exhausting, and I hope satisfying. … Continue reading →

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Recognition

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

I saw a deer and a great blue heron on Teddy Roosevelt Island yesterday, and both encounters felt like a form of recognition. I hadn’t visited the island for several days, and really needed to refresh my spirit with some … Continue reading →

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Divining and Forgetting

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Since the new moon falls on the start of the month this time, I’d like to tie together my new moon divination article and my latest meditation article about the skill of forgetting. I think one of the most difficult … Continue reading →

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Meditation Moment: The Skill of Forgetting

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

We often think of forgetting as a problem, something that only happens by accident, something that we want to fight against. Our memories are vital to who we are and how we live; loss of memory is one of the … Continue reading →

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My iPad and my Paganism

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

I got an iPad 2 recently and I’ve been thrilled with a handful of apps on it that are very useful to me as a Pagan, so I thought I’d do a quick overview. I’m sorry, I’m not sophisticated enough … Continue reading →

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Meditation Moment: Bringing the Outdoors In

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

Last month I wrote about how being deeply present in a single moment helps us relate to all moments; this month, I want to extend that approach to thinking about space as well as time. As Pagans, we tend to … Continue reading →

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Down in the mud at Beltane

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Some days I think that no one in her right mind would want to be a Witch and a priestess – unless, of course, she was called to it, and it was as much a part of her blood as … Continue reading →

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