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Honoring and Empowering Women

by Beth on March 8, 2013

A gathering to promote the rights of girls and education for all in Barrod village of Rajasthan’s Alwar district (2012). Photo: UN Women/Gaganjit Singh Chandok Today is International Women’s Day. Observed since the early 1900s,  it is a legal holiday in almost thirty countries, and is celebrated to honor women and our roles in society. [...]

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Do You Believe the Earth Is Alive and Sacred?

by Beth on March 7, 2013

April 12-13, 2013 in Columbia, SC In today’s post-modern, urbanized world, where everything is a commodity, how and where do Pagans find their sacred places?  How should we protect and maintain these sites?  In colonized worlds, how do we avoid the appropriation of these lands? If Goddess is immanent in nature, what makes some places [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week, Jan. 14-20, 2013: The Hierophant

by Beth on January 14, 2013

Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself. ~Paulo Coelho Another visit from the Major Arcana this week, this time with a visit from The Hierophant. With its obvious reference to the Roman Catholic pope, many people are put off by their [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week – Oct. 27-Nov. 4, 2012: Eight of Wands

by Beth on October 29, 2012

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ~ Vincent Van Gogh With the superstorm Sandy bearing down on the most populous corner of the United States, on the day of the Taurus Full Moon, and with only a week until the momentous Presidential election, it was with great [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week – Oct. 22-28, 2012: Strength

by Beth on October 22, 2012

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. ~ Rabindranath Tagore In this momentous week that commences with the third and final U.S. Presidential debate, we might well expect a heavily portentous reading. Add to this the fact that today the Sun enters the sign of Scorpio, [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week – October 15-21, 2012: Five of Wands

by Beth on October 15, 2012

Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity. ~ Daniel Burrus, business strategist, futurist and author Judging from our card today, this week is likely to be another busy one. But the Five of Wands warns it may not be as focused and productive as last week’s Knight of Wands. As you probably know, the [...]

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Saturday Inspiration: The Power of Words

by Beth on July 7, 2012

Words have such power, and can change everything.Thanks to my friend and co-conspirator of Enchantment, Willow, through whom I found this video. May it shift your reality today, just a little.

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Not Completely Wordless Wednesday

by Beth on May 9, 2012

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Blessings of the Aries New Moon!

by Beth on March 22, 2012

Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be by the Full Moon’s light. While I am catching up on the flood of enrollments in my brand new Birthday Club (Yowie! Can I just mention that I am beyond [...]

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Save Our Internet. Really.

by Beth on January 14, 2012

Maybe you’ve already heard about this.. Maybe you don’t think it’s that important, or people are exaggerating. But it is true.  The access to the Internet that we love and take for granted is threatened in ways absolutely unprecedented.  Your urgent action is needed. PROTECT-IP is yet another bill whose name makes it sound like [...]

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