Dec 31, 2016
One of the regular features of the mundane New Year celebration is the annual offering of New Year's resolutions, those promises to do better in one thing or another, or to achieve something. They can cover any number of subjects or wishes including losing weight, stopping smoking, pursuing education, getting a new...
Dec 24, 2016
If you explore a calendar that embraces a number of spiritual
paths and traditions, you'll find that this time of year is full of
celebrations. Many of these celebrations are celebration of
beginning and/or renewal. Central to most of the celebrations
is the birth of a divine child.
Even the Jewish Hanukah...
Dec 17, 2016
The complaints about the so-called "war on Christmas" seem absent this year during the holiday season. It's not that the supposed war is over or settled. It simply has been overshadowed by the rhetoric, bullying and other after-effects of the elections! And, it is not over yet and is not likely to be over for some...
Dec 10, 2016
Regardless of your spiritual path, or even lack of one, there will be those who oppose you. The fact that your spirituality and your religion are your business will not stop certain people from trying to make it their business. I recall one of my first Wiccan teachers impressing on me the importance of knowing the...
Dec 3, 2016
Tuesday morning, Lady Stormy and I were presented with a surprise. We found a reminder of someone we loved, who had passed away. It was something that most folks would not even notice, but that we would know why it was special. Of course, we remembered and of course we put it with other keepsakes. It was unexpected...