Tag Archives: goddess

At Forging Futures: Choice and the Goddess

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

Over at Forging Futures, I’ve written about why I think honoring the feminine divine means that we must trust women to make their own choices about their bodies – especially the choice to have an abortion. Given the juxtaposition of … Continue reading →

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Celebration of the Divine Feminine and Religious Freedom on Oct 30

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Important news: site regulations and Metro track work! I put out the initial press release about this event a couple days ago. Hail Columbia has just posted the site regulations on their Facebook page. The most important things you need … Continue reading →

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Persephone by Ariel Springs

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

This wonderful drawing of Persephone going to the Underworld was done by my friend Ariel Springs. I love the fact that Ariel challenged the traditional narrative by showing Persephone as happy. If you look very closely, you’ll also see that … Continue reading →

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Review: Gadon, The Once and Future Goddess

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Gadon, Elinor. The Once and Future Goddess: A symbol for our time. HarperCollins, 1989. Paperback, 405 pages. The effort to recognize and restore the place of female power, authority, and divinity, especially in areas of study like archaeology, prehistory, and … Continue reading →

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The Great Cat in the Sky

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

Hecate recently quoted the new American Poet Laureate: Isn’t that what it’s about – pretending there’s an alert cat who leaves nothing to chance. And all the jokes about Ceiling Cat aside (srsly!), this made me think of one of … Continue reading →

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Kore and the Eleusinian Mysteries: A Tarot Spread to Encounter Persephone

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

I’ve finished Level 2 of my studies with the Order of the White Moon! Here’s my goddess project for this level. It’s also in the OWM Goddess Gallery with images. The rituals of the Eleusinian Mysteries centered on the worship … Continue reading →

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Just published! Anointed: A Devotional Anthology

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

Join me in celebrating the release of Anointed: A Devotional Anthology for the Deities of the Near and Middle East, edited by Tess Dawson! This project occurred under the auspices of Bibliotheca Alexandria, a project of Neos Alexandria that fosters … Continue reading →

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Athena transgressing gender expectations

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

Please join me in a moment of celebration: I’m now an Initiate of the Order of the White Moon! OWM is a women’s spirituality group that I’ve been studying with since about Samhain. For each level, a final project on … Continue reading →

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Gender essentialism has no place in Wicca

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Since Wicca tends to view the divine through the lens of dual deities, one masculine, one feminine, one of the unfortunate tendencies in some oversimplified approaches to Wicca exaggerates that dualism and applies it to everything in the world. Whole … Continue reading →

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Punxsutawney Phil called Persephone

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Punxsutawney Phil called Persephone and said “All clear here, spring is coming, but don’t let me rush you. In this our present age of lesser gods and greater mortals we think we’ve got this handled.” But that afternoon the sun … Continue reading →

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