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Day 15: Halfway Through a Month of Thanksgiving
Today, for Day 15 of my month-long gratitude practice, I give thanks for Triangle Tarot and Friends (the Raleigh-Durham Tarot Meetup). When I whine to my friends about being too busy, or stretched thin, invariably, someone suggests that I give up being the organizer of the Meetup. I know that someday I will have to. But even … Read more
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving, Day 10: The Durham Farmers Market
How we eat determines to a considerable extent how the world is used…land that is in human use must be lovingly used; it requires intimate knowledge, attention and care. ~ Wendell Berry (quoted on the Maple Spring Gardens home page) Today is Saturday, and that means it’s time to get down to the Durham Farmers’ … Read more
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving: Finally Caught Up – Day Four
Thanks for reading through all my prior posts as I catch up on this gratitude practice I’ve been meaning to participate in for a long time. This is certainly the year to make time and spaciousness for giving thanks, don’t you think? So now, on Day Four, what am I most thankful for? I would … Read more
Tarot To the Rescue: Help Us Help Sandy Victims!
I am so proud of our Tarot community! One hundred of the best of the best have come together to create Tarot Aid, thanks to the efforts of my friends and colleagues, Laura Brown and Pamela Steele. Tarot Aid is a fundraiser for the American Red Cross emergency relief for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Here’s … Read more
The Attack on Our Sikh Brothers and Sisters
The Cherry Hill Seminary family of students, faculty, staff and board leadership is deeply saddened by yesterday’s attack on the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. We express sincere condolences to all those who have lost loved ones, and to the wider Sikh community across our nation and the world. As Pagans, we are … Read more
Blessings of the Virgo Full Moon
There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. ~ Matsuo Basho When the Moon is full, it is in the opposite zodiac sign of where the Sun is. Since the Sun is now in Pisces, this is the Full Moon of … Read more
The Calling
Never regard your study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs. — Albert Einstein Today, I am going shift gears for … Read more
A Survey for Pagans and Witches
A request from Macha NightMare: This is an informal survey for an upcoming panel I’m moderating at PantheaCon, featuring Holli Emore, Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and Sam Webster. The topic is how Pagans involve themselves in efforts to create a better world, or for those who don’t, why. To give us some idea of how Pagans … Read more
And now, a word from our sponsors…
All politics is local. — Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, please consider making as many of your purchases as you can from local merchants and businesses. Sure, going to the big sales at the malls, or online shopping may seem to save you a few dollars, but … Read more