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  • Beltaine

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    I don’t remember where I first read it, but somewhere at sometime, some Pagan Author (™) encouraged readers to figure out their own Eight-Fold Wheels of the Year since the dates of the original one developed by Nichols and Gardner do not necessarily work very well outside of Great Britain…

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  • The Power of Birth

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    Three weeks ago, I gave birth to my first child.  I’ve been trying to find a way to write about the experience, but really, words aren’t enough to convey the intensity. The power of labor is unlike anything else—you really do enter a trance as your body works to bring…

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  • The Old Lady’s Identity Revealed

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    She’s an Elm. Many thanks go to the Arbor Day Foundation’s Online Tree Identification Guide, which is a wonderful resource for all matters arboreal. And now, some Elm Fun Facts! *Tolerance of air pollution made it a favorite tree for city plantings (until the Dutch Elm Disease epidemic). *Wood used…

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    Next Leg of the Journey

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    The day before I birthed my son, I had sent off the last few requirements for the OBOD Bardic course to my tutor.  And a few days after, I received an email that I was accepted into the Ovate Grade. I’m really excited about starting these lessons.  The Ovates (according…

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    On Stuff

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    This is my stuff, that’s your stuff, that’ll be his stuff over there. That’s all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That’s all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. If you didn’t have so much stuff, you wouldn’t need a house. You could…

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