Hello friends! There are a lot of changes happening all at once and this blog will be reflecting that very soon. I have rejoined ADF and also restarted the Dedicant Path; I have gotten married; I have started Oak and Sage Tarot with my amazing spouse. This past Samhain was particularly important for me and my … Continue reading Serious Revamps Coming
Shop Talk
Quick Updates
I've been a busy bee lately! Here's what you need to know: I recently updated my About page to reflect my religious life as it stands. I've joined the Otherfaith in the past year and started blogging for them, so that's great! However, I've decided to take away indications that I identify as Kemetic. My life … Continue reading Quick Updates
Homophobia and the Mormon Blogosphere
An irl friend of mine is being raked over the coals on a Mormon blog on Patheos. TL;DR his Mormon college treated him like shit for being gay and he filed a Title IX complaint. The newspaper article came out a few days ago and now the Mormon blogosphere has found it and is calling … Continue reading Homophobia and the Mormon Blogosphere
A Short Retrospective
Next month I will turn 25 and be a quarter of a century old. I'll also be celebrating my eighth year as a Pagan of some description or another. I think of the young girl - who didn't know she wasn't quite a girl at the time - secretly researching Wicca, Asatru, and other paths … Continue reading A Short Retrospective
Boring Blog Updates
Gentle readers, You may have noticed a few changes to Sage and Starshine over the past few weeks. For example, there's now a brand new layout for the first time in over three years. Shock, horror, outrage! Secondly, I've actually got a functioning About page set up. I've also started collecting my series of essays … Continue reading Boring Blog Updates
Some ramblings about depression and religion
What do I believe? I find this question more and more confusing, and its answers more and more nebulous, the longer I dwell on it. Tomorrow is the Spring Equinox in my neck of the woods, marking my seventh year as a Pagan of some stripe or another. My very first Pagan ritual was Ostara … Continue reading Some ramblings about depression and religion
Well what do you know?
I'm not dead after all. It's incredible to think it's almost been a year since I last posted on this blog -- a year since my last post on Flamekeeping for Brighid (which I still do, albeit sporadically) and longer since my last post on ADF (which I'm not doing anymore). It's been a busy … Continue reading Well what do you know?
New Moon August 2012
Today I look ahead to the rest of the month (and the rest of the year) as I take stock of my physical and spiritual harvest and plan what to do next with my life. I graduated in May, went to India for three weeks, had a change of heart regarding my future career (from … Continue reading New Moon August 2012
Life, or what’s going on right now.
Last Book Read: The Way of the Green Witch by Arin Murphy-Hisock Currently Reading: Goddess Alive! by Michelle Skye; A Brief History of the Druids by Peter Berresford Ellis One of the strangest things about managing my depression is that I always experience the strangest mix of highs and lows at the same time. Take … Continue reading Life, or what’s going on right now.
Happy New Year!
Just a quick post to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Here are some resolutions I'm making for 2012: Blog more. I'm hoping to write at least two good posts a week, and hopefully more. You can check out Sage and Starshine's 2011 New Year Report here. Cook/bake more - and I'm already getting a … Continue reading Happy New Year!
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