Come out, come out, come out of your broom closets, dearies! Come join us TODAY at the Raleigh State Fairgrounds (Gate 5, 974 Youth Center Dr.). It’s the last day of this year’s Pagan Pride in Raleigh, (formerly called Central Carolina Pagan Pride). Did you know? We are the second biggest Pagan Pride on the … Read more
Aug. 30 Please set aside some time today in memory of the thousands who were made homeless and whose lives and livelihoods were lost ten years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. So many have still never gotten their bearings again after the devastation and the despicable lack of help from our government. May … Read more
Although I am still out of town (and thanks to EVERYONE for your sweet notes of support and kind wishes!!), I would be remiss not to observe that today we celebrate the birthday of the United States of America. But despite the parties, celebrations, and business as usual, a deepening shadow lies across the heart … Read more
Because of how the month of February works, except in Leap Year, March mirrors it (only March adds three days at the end). Which is a roundabout way of saying — Whoopie! We had a Friday the 13th last month, and voilà! Here it comes again! So I am encoring my post from last month, … Read more
WordlessWed March 2015
This is an encore post from past years with a few pertinent updates. In the name of blessed Aphrodite, let us reclaim this day of love in the true spirit of celebration, honoring the divine gift of all love. All pleasure. Consensual unions only, of every kind. Warmest merriments and blessings to you! ~ Beth … Read more
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. ~ Haruki Murakami It’s a big deal when an independent bookstore survives these days. And when it is a niche bookstore, focused on all things esoteric and metaphysical, smack in the heart of the Bible … Read more
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Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. ~ Rabindranath Tagore As you may know from the increasing popularity of the topic (and perhaps from the many essays and articles I have published over the years), the numerology of your birthday, or of a particular year, corresponds … Read more
The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope. ~ Wendell Berry Many of us are extremely concerned regarding the outcomes of last week’s elections because of the abysmal environmental … Read more