Spirits, Spirits, Everywhere

And not a drop to drink? No, sorry, wrong poem. Sometimes it can be a bit hard for folks to wrap their heads around how a person can have a devotional practice without having a patron, per se, or at least being henotheistic or monist for that matter. I’m one of those rare, blessed writers […]

New Incarnation of Altars

Thank you again for joining us for a brand new episode of “This Old Altar,” with your host, Bob Vila! Er wait, that’s not quite right…let’s try this again: When I moved into my neighbor’s house last year, it was probably one of the best decisions I could have made during the divorce process. I loved living with B. and […]

Process

It’s always something of a question as to whether to let someone look behind the curtain at your creative process. It’s messy back there–blobs of ink, half-formed words, trailing threads, and heavens forfend those dangling participles. Words themselves have been slippery fishes of late, and I find myself turning to solid crafts that satisfy my hands, like […]

Danger: New Thought Processes Ahead

I’ve been undecided about what to do on the New and Full Moons each month for 2015. Last year was spent courting Cerridwen and cultivating Awen through the Cauldron Born ritual. As I’ve said before was an absolutely invaluable experience. Now I find myself asking, “What comes next?” One of the things that came out of my […]