Tonight we celebrated Lughnasahd -- likely the last time I will participate in a PFC ritual as a full coven member. It was bittersweet. The intention of the ritual was to celebrate Lugh and our gifts to community. Unexpectedly, I felt a very sweet sense of closure on the work I've done here in Central … Continue reading Lughnasahd 2004
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And The Van Steenberg Family Resides…
Before we left for Arizona, I said to a few of my friends that I really didn't think we'd be moving back to Arizona, that the trip back would probably just be a confirmation of my feeling at the time that we would stay in Bloomington. I was wrong. And I don't know how, or … Continue reading And The Van Steenberg Family Resides…
Sapling Study Update
Reclaiming Core Curriculum Rites of Passage The Rites of Passage focuses on dreams, myths and language, using traditional and non-traditional tales and techniques to create a personal rite of passage. Through storytelling, trance, release work and dreams we receive our challenge(s), meet our helpers, work through our blocks and emerge renewed, reborn. This class culminates … Continue reading Sapling Study Update
Monday Meme Randomness
From Monday Madness: 1. In your opinion, what is the perfect temperature? For summer, the perfect temp is 83 degrees Fahrenheit. With a nice breeze. Winter, hm, I'd say the perfect temp is 29 degrees, no wind... cold enough for snow to stick, but not so cold that I have to wear a ski mask. … Continue reading Monday Meme Randomness
10:15 Saturday Night
Okay, so yesterday we went to see Harry Potter AND the party was a smashing success, due to the fab-u-lous people hosting it, and I had a great time. Signs of said good time include bruised fingers from banging on drums and smudged mascara that has transferred itself from my top eyelashes to the wrinkly … Continue reading 10:15 Saturday Night
River Reads
Yesterday I had a reading with River about how to best help Jeff get a job. I didn't attach a place to that job, though we did talk about that a little bit too. It was an excellent reading -- not surprisingly. If you haven't had a reading with River, she does them by phone … Continue reading River Reads
I’m A Loser, Bay – Bee
Criminy, I'm such a LOSER! I don't know what the deal is, but I cannot keep track of my appointments lately to save my pathetic loser life. Couple of weeks ago I stood up my friend for a morning bike ride, which meant, friends and neighbors, she sat on a cold trail waiting for my … Continue reading I’m A Loser, Bay – Bee
12 Material Things
From Daydreaming on Paper: If you were only allowed to have 12 material possessions, what would they be and why? These are in the order they occurred to me, which is not necessarily the order of importance. 1. My bed -- because I love it and I'm much easier to get along with when I've … Continue reading 12 Material Things
Nimue’s Moon
Tonight's moon ritual was really amazing. We just seem to get better and better. MarshAster and Cedar (I think) had the idea to do all casting and invocations silently. In fact, the only time we spoke, really, was during trance and then briefly, quietly during libation. The invocation that particularly moved me was for Spirit, … Continue reading Nimue’s Moon
If I Type Real Fast, I Won’t Have to Think
I remembered today that I feel like an uncoordinated dork in step aerobic classes. However, the cueing was good, even if I couldn't get some of the steps right, and all in all, I think I did pretty well. One of the people in the class asked if I had taken any other step classes. … Continue reading If I Type Real Fast, I Won’t Have to Think
by the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea 