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 2004 Sapling Studies

Jeff's wandering around, packing stuff, getting ready to (hopefully) go home to Bloomington tomorrow. There are so many reminders everywhere. We went to Kangaroo Kids, a used clothing store/maternity support store that we frequented when we lived here post-transplant. Jasmine, ever the natural bargain hunter, loved the store. The owner recognized us, and, in her … Continue reading Things I Know

This morning I spoke about my Winter Solstice practices at the UU. Here is what I said: Good morning. When you woke up this morning, did you have a chore that required you to step outside for a moment? Maybe you picked the paper up off your front porch, or let your dog out or … Continue reading Get a Little Warm in My Heart as I Think of Winter

So yesterday was my birthday. My coven and my family (Jeff and the girls) got together and threw me a party/ritual and then we went out to drink. Part of the birthday ceremony included the giving of gifts, which were accompanied by words of thanks for the gifts I give to my community. It was … Continue reading Awwww….

My card for tomorrow... the ace of stones/pentacles. Funny, considering the earth thing. Hmm... my card is from the Haindl deck and has a large, very round stone with a hawk soaring over it with talons outstretched. I don't get much of a specific feeling from it. Today I worked more on the SHE system … Continue reading Rocks

I met with MarshAster today to plan for the Seed initiations for our coven. Our first one is on December 13 and I'm so excited about it. Each member has let us know what themes and images they would like us to use in their initiations and they gave us such good stuff to work … Continue reading Rites of Passage

So, the opening weekend of Mystery School… I'm thinking of it in sensory images now, mostly of a brilliant silvery moon glinting off billions and billions of frost faeries, of a thread leading me into the labyrinth, the lamenting of 45 heroes beginning their journey. The earth is still holding me as my foundations rumble… … Continue reading January 2002 Mystery School

On October 21, 2001 I received my second degree from Boudica via telephone. We didn’t do the proxy thing as we’d thought we might… I just cast circle with the phone and my computer in it for the first time ever. I’m sure we’re stepping into weird territory for die hard traditionalists, but Boudica’s tradition, … Continue reading Second Degree & A Coven

My second degree will be this month via a proxy priestess. LOL! How funny is that? I've been working for a year towards my third, actually and now I'm sort of on the horns of a dilemma. As I've been working with Rowan, my student, and Marsh and Jeff in my Study Circle, I find … Continue reading Second Degree Coming Up

I had my first degree initiation on December 15th, a few nights before my 30th birthday. That seemed significant to me because I look at turning 30 as an initiation into a new chapter of my life. Doing the initiation was Boudica's idea -- she said it's something we should have done while we were … Continue reading 1st Degree