Book Reviews
On Spiritual Emergency, Shamanism, Mental Illness, Therapy, and Anti-Psychiatry Sentiment in the General Pagan/Polytheist Community
I'm really glad to see this being addressed and talked about. The dual romanticization and shaming of mental illness in all communities (but especially Pagan or polytheist or "alternative" or whatever communities) is really, really destructive. I have depression and anxiety and can't count the number of times my experiences have been erased and my … Continue reading On Spiritual Emergency, Shamanism, Mental Illness, Therapy, and Anti-Psychiatry Sentiment in the General Pagan/Polytheist Community
Bracelets for Maeve project update (please consider donating or re-posting!)
I have a lot of people out there who have recently chosen to follow my blog. Thanks, everyone.
I am working on a project called Bracelets for Maeve. When a battered woman goes to a shelter, her life has narrowed to a pretty dark point. Confidence, and something to value, is what I want to give them.
Maeve is a Celtic warrior goddess, who is my patron. She has given me great confidence in myself, and given me the push to really start to fight for what I care about. She was cast as a sexually promiscuous and intoxicating goddess, a reputation undeserved.
She has given me confidence as a woman. Now I want to pass that on to women who, like her, have been marginalized, trivialized, demonized, abused.
As of right now I have four bracelets ready, the very beginnings of my first box. I have $1.24 in donations.
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2012 Reading List
My 2012 New Year's Resolutions are well underway. I intend to do a lot of reading this year and have compiled a tentative list of books I want to tackle over the next twelve months. Some of these titles (especially in the Classic/Academic Books section) I'll already need to read for my undergraduate thesis due … Continue reading 2012 Reading List
Book Review: The Circle Within
"The point of Wicca, the real mystery behind it all, is to remember the Divinity within ourselves and all things; to manifest our God and Goddess all the time, every day, every moment; to love as They love, to give as They give; to serve Them in perfect trust, and thus bring Their grace more … Continue reading Book Review: The Circle Within
Sage and Starshine 