Personal Thoughts – Page 8 – The Keeper's Path

Solitaires v. Covens Part One: Effective Solitary Practice

December 14, 2013

Solitaires v. Covens Part Two: Finding a Group People (with the occasional hermit as an exception) are group-oriented. We seek out connection and conversation with others, especially with others that we can really relate to. Yes, everyone has always heard the old adage “opposites attract” and while it’s important that you and those you associate … More Solitaires v. Covens Part One: Effective Solitary Practice

My path to being a High Priestess

October 5, 2013

Many times, when people are seeking information about becoming or being a High Priest/ess, they would more accurately be described as Ritual Facilitator. More information on that can be found here — How to Facilitate a Public Ritual A Priest/ess or High Priest/ess will often function as a ritual facilitator, but a ritual facilitator might … More My path to being a High Priestess

The Divine Masculine

July 4, 2013

There are lots of things involved in Paganism and Witchcraft that lend themselves to multiple offshoots and various sub-topics. When thinking about how to present the concept of the Divine Masculine, this becomes an easy thing to fall into. There are all sorts of historical, political, social, religious, and practical angles to consider that it … More The Divine Masculine

My Gods and Goddesses – Loki

May 3, 2013

Loki I am prefacing this with saying that I’m including Loki in this section because of his importance to my Mate and some of my students. Personally, I have not made any oaths to him and do not consider myself a Loki-woman. What the future may hold, I cannot say, but for now I haven’t … More My Gods and Goddesses – Loki

Being Human

April 14, 2013

Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not … More Being Human

My response to a Crisis of Faith

April 1, 2013

So maybe this is lazy… Or maybe it’s just something to do while the big idea keeps percolating in my brain and I’ll come back with a full-fledged blog post for this topic all on its own. Who knows? Essentially, it comes from this: I am a member of a few different websites and message … More My response to a Crisis of Faith

We might be moving…

January 20, 2013

I read something from a publisher’s website yesterday afternoon that I found very interesting. Most Pagans are familiar with Llewellyn Publishing. It’s the largest provider of Pagan/Wiccan/New Age books out there. It may also be the longest-running publisher for books of this particular niche, but I don’t really know. In any case, a blog posted … More We might be moving…

What is “Paganism”?

January 11, 2013

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” -Aristotle Recently I’ve had the thought cross my mind as to how to define particular spiritual paths or more precisely, my own. It was spurred by reading an article on the Patheos site that talked about whether … More What is “Paganism”?

My Gods and Goddesses – Athena

January 5, 2013

Athena Athena was the first Goddess that I connected with strongly in a spiritual and religious way. By that, I mean when I really began to dig my heels in and study this path, Witchcraft, as a religion and not as an academic intellectual pursuit, Athena was right there helping me through that transition. So … More My Gods and Goddesses – Athena

My Gods and Goddesses – Cernunnos

December 23, 2012

I wrote this after meditating and doing a ritual working with Cernunnos. Cernunnos I have a blog post I did a while ago about Cernunnos specifically and my first real experience of him. I have also wanted to write more about him, and some of the other deities I have a strong relationship with, but … More My Gods and Goddesses – Cernunnos