By Caryn MacGrandle I left you in my last post with my thoughts that Alabama is even more divided than the rest of the US at this moment. ‘No matter,’ I thought to myself, and I left that thought there. In hard times, help others and keep moving: two wonderful pieces of advice. So my […]
Rebecca Lemp Burned as a Witch in 1590 in Germany
By Kaitlin IIya Wolf, Priestess of Cycles, Website Every year at Samhaintide, I research and find a name and a story of a woman who was killed during the Burning Times. So many people, mostly women, have been tortured and killed, accused of witchcraft. So often, these have been women who stood up for themselves, […]
A Samhain Ancestor Blessing
By Molly Remer, Brigidsgrove May you let your shoulders soften,the knots loosen and unbind.May you feel the light touchof the ancestors across your brow,their lives leading right up to now.May you savor a moment of silence,of quiet space-keepingand spark-tending.May you take a deep breath of gratitude,a deep breath of satisfaction,and a deep breath of peace.May […]
It’s Just That You’re Not that Feminine
By Adrianne Tamar Arachne I beg to differ. I’m feminine like a thunderstorm. Feminine like the glint of a falcon talon. Feminine like an ancient redwood. Feminine like the orange glow of a grizzly bear in the sunset. Feminine like a wolf on the hunt. Feminine like decaying bones. Feminine like the eye of […]
Facebook, Social Media and Most Popular Video Games are Addicting: the Current Opiate for the Masses
By Caryn MacGrandle At the moment, it is so apparent to me how dangerous popular social media and video games are. For the most part, I don’t use Facebook or Instagram or Twitter as I did in the past. I check it once in the morning and once at night and use it mainly to […]
Are We “For Giving”?
By Sid Reger, The Association for the Study of Women and Mythology I’d like to propose an alternate to the “market economy” paradigm that infects almost all of modern society. Let’s not talk about paying back or paying forward. Instead, let’s consider the model of the matriarchal Gift Economy, based on Genevieve Vaughan’s book, “For […]
Finding a Women’s Circle in the Divided State of Alabama. Part II.
By Caryn MacGrandle I am in the process of moving from Illinois to Alabama. After seven years of hosting small, intimate women’s circles in Illinois, usually three to five of us, I am now trying to find that here in Alabama. To help form these small, intimate community Circles was the passion behind why I […]
On Leaving Social Media and Facebook
“Where we focus our time and attention really matters.”Avalon Darnesh talks about why she’s leaving Facebook … hearing this more and more! I so agree. The purpose of the divine feminine appis to connect us so that we can meet IN PERSON, heart to heart. Bealtaine Cottage – Collete O’Neill… Environmentalist, Author, Publisher, Photographer. Creator […]
Interpreting Matricultural Patterns: Female Icons, Ancestral Mothers
By Max Dashu of Suppressed Histories Archives As women re-examine the entire cultural record, our search reveals recurring patterns, deep continuities, in female iconography across space and time. Among these recurring patterns are the ancient female figurines (in stone, ivory, ceramic, bone and wood); rocks engraved with vulvas; ceremonial vessels in the form of women […]
Centering Directions for a Sacred Circle or Women’s Circle
Great Spirit of Light, come to me out of the East with the power of the rising sun. Let there be light in my words, let there be light on my path that I walk. Let me remember always that you give the gift of a new day. And never let me be burdened with […]