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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…
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Book Review: Spirit and Dream Animals by Richard Webster
Richard Webster’s Spirit and Dream Animals is a multidisciplinary view of modern, mythical, and shamanic practices regarding animal spirit guides (totems), power animals, and shape-shifting. For those who have studied shamanism and mysticism for awhile, this reading may be a tad on the light side, but it does discuss interesting topics such as using the…
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Winter Solstice 2011
Wow, another Winter Solstice is upon us! Time seems to be passing by so quickly this year, and in just another couple weeks, it will be 2012! We have two Solstices every year, one during summer and one in winter. Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the…
