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Spring Equinox: Sowing the Seeds of Love

April 4, 2018 / thefirespiral / Leave a comment

I feel like I say this about every season, but I really adore spring. It’s kind of like the reverse of autumn, replacing the browns, reds, oranges and yellows with spring leaf green, purple, pink, yellow, blue, white… a rainbow of colors. The wind makes things exciting, the sun comes out to warm us, and … Continue reading Spring Equinox: Sowing the Seeds of Love

Finding the Beauty in Change: Autumn Equinox Reflections

September 17, 2017October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / 1 Comment

Autumn is my favorite season. I love the beauty of the leaves as they show us how to pass from this world beautifully and with grace. I love the cooler temperatures and the opportunity to bundle up with my favorite scarves, shawls and sweaters. I love when coffee and tea feel like I’m carrying a … Continue reading Finding the Beauty in Change: Autumn Equinox Reflections

Beltane Reflections

May 16, 2017October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / 1 Comment

from this past Sunday's service at the Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Astoria, OR: Happy Mother’s Day to those who celebrate. I am privileged to have (and hopefully BE) a mother worthy of celebration. That is not always the case for people, and I’m sensitive to that today. Mother can be a charged word, right? … Continue reading Beltane Reflections

Evolution?

April 19, 2017October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / Leave a comment

Since the dissolution of my last group, I've been in deep cocoon. I have a lot of thoughts, have had a lot of epiphanies, but the one that is really working me now is that perhaps I have been searching for something I never really needed - a tradition to work with. Recently I had … Continue reading Evolution?

13 years

February 14, 2017October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / 3 Comments

This year is no different than any year since 2004 when it comes to this - I am up again in the wee hours of V-Day, thinking about you, Jasmine, and how you'd be navigating this world with nearly 24 years under your belt. Grief ninjas come and go, but there's always the steady ache … Continue reading 13 years

burlap & sand

February 9, 2017October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / 2 Comments

First Draft I sit made of burlap filled with sand an effigy of responsibility blue eyes like buttons twinkle with flat cheer mouth moving mechanically one hand neatly flat on the tabletop nodding saying The Right Things dying inside the other hand hidden below knows the truth clutching a sharp dagger waiting for the signal I … Continue reading burlap & sand

365 tarot spreads: bird’s-eye view spread

January 5, 2017October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / Leave a comment

So I picked up a copy of Sasha Graham's 365 Tarot Spreads to give myself some structure in getting to know the cards again AND to pick up some cool new spreads. It came last night, so I got started with today's entry - the Bird's-Eye View Spread. The trick with this spread is that … Continue reading 365 tarot spreads: bird’s-eye view spread

taking a new name

December 30, 2016October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / Leave a comment

In the Craft, we are often taught that names have power.  We choose names to become or to represent who we are. And sometimes there is a big enough life change that names change too. In my case, I've had two names during my 30-ish years as a Witch. The first name I crafted was … Continue reading taking a new name

life as improv

December 17, 2016October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / Leave a comment

Some people live a very scripted life. They go to school like you're "supposed" to, K-12, followed by four  more years in college, work, get married, and so on. The script is written by various factors in society - you do this, you don't do that, and you get this reward and avoid that scary … Continue reading life as improv

don’t tell me

December 16, 2016October 23, 2017 / thefirespiral / Leave a comment

This week there have been a few images circulating on FB that I found to be helpful in regards to bias in the news media. The first, I reposted. It looked like this: I thought it was pretty straightforward and helpful, even though they had to leave out SO many sites because, well, space and … Continue reading don’t tell me

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