Author: Nathara
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Intro to Chakras
I’m re-watching this series, Avatar: The Last Airbender from Nickelodean. It’s a children’s cartoon that contains valuable lessons and teachings for children (and adults). During part of the series, a Guru teaches our main character, Aang, how to open his Chakras. This is an excellent cliff-notes version of Chakras. Of course, there’s more to it…
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Eco Friendly Dryer Balls from EcoSisters
Just a quick blurb today. I found an ad for these last month and they sound really awesome to me. They’re wool dryer balls. What they do is, you put them in your dryer instead of using fabric softener or a dryer sheet, and they not only make your clothes snuggly soft but also help…
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Dreams and Dreaming
Dreams are an immense part of our lives, even when we don’t remember them. Science hasn’t quite figured out the purpose of dreams, except that while we’re dreaming, our brain is building and reinforcing neural pathways. But dreams do a whole lot for us. They help us remember things, important information, they help us work…
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Dancing with Spirit
Long time readers of my blog know that one of my passions is dance – specifically, I’m a belly dancer! I’ve been dancing since I was 17. Now, I haven’t danced that whole time – there were years here and there where I barely even practiced at all. But during these times, I always felt…
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Contemplation – Meditation’s Companion
I’ve been wanting to do a post on Contemplation for awhile now, but saved it up for the second “C” week of the Pagan Blog Project. Contemplation is something that I think a lot of people do unconsciously, but not so much in an intentional way. When you’re trying to meditate and your mind wanders…
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Creator Deities
I am richly privileged in the circumstance that I have friends from many different religious backgrounds and beliefs. I’ve read many creator myths, though not all of them (I’ll get there!) but none of them really feel right to me. So, this post is just a little bit more about me and my personal religious…
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Universality – The Brotherhood of Life
Looking through the creation myths of the world, we find a common thread. Humans and animals used to be brothers, sometimes even cut from the same cloth. Sometimes the decisions that humans made created an entire species of animal, sometimes we were able to change our forms at will and some of us decided to…
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Today’s Animal Medicine – Bear
Bears have a very interesting history and relationship with humans and are a fascinating animal to study. There are only 8 species of bear, but they are spread all over the world and live in every climate from the coldest of tundras to the warmest of tropical jungles, often times sharing space with humans, which,…
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This Year’s Theme: 2012
So, a lot of people are summing up what they hope for in 2012 in 1 word, or 3 words, or 1 sentence. I decided to play along and go with just one word.
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Invitation to Experiment: Mantras
I’ve been experimenting with mantras the last several weeks. I would like to invite you to join me. It costs nothing but concentration! What is a mantra? The dictionary says: “Noun: 1. (originally in Hinduism and Buddhism) A word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation. 2. A statement that is frequently repeated; a…
