Tag: Pagan Parenting
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Solstice Reflections: Growing Up and Just Growing
***Summer Solstice 1992: Me kneeling with Shannon and pregnant with Aislinn. Yes, I had my ears triple-pierced and my hair was in an asymmetrical cut under that sequinned headband, but at least not carrying a briefcase and wearing a suit, matching pumps, and matching stockings for a whole day!*** “And as I hung up the…
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Herb-Drying and a Late Spring
If there’s one tip that I would have loved to have included in Gifts for the Goddess on a Warm Spring Morn, it’s something that one of my Circle members told me right after the book went to press–a great tip for drying herbs. Granted, here in Florida, it can be quite hot in…
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The Wrong Message for Tomorrow's Leaders
***Aislinn contemplates the powers of air and water…and the future. Photo used with permission.*** At Shannon’s high school graduation, the top grads got a chance to make their speeches to family, friends, and faculty before going out into the future to change the world. Back in 1980, when I graduated, I made a long speech…
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Parenting as a Portal, Or, Why I Never Give Parenting Advice
I’ve never been one to give parenting advice, for two reasons: 1. I’ve always hated people giving ME advice when they have no idea about my personal situation, or even if they do; and 2. My parenting philosophy is a bit different from most of the people I know, largely because of my spirituality. I’ve…