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Express Yourselves
Next in my series on spending time with your family this Holiday Season, is to talk to your partner. And not just any kind of talking, but rather the deep conversations that some of us had in the start of our relationships. What I mean is to look at...
There are the Selfish and there are the Self-Responsible
Continuing in my series from the other day on raising Children in the Old Way we come to Selfishness vs. Self-Responsibility. I hope you enjoy todays post and if you are a subscriber you should see a download link for my new ebook, "Introducing Child...
Raising a Child in the Old Ways
I have been combing through my archives over the last few days and came across this series that I ran at the start of my blog. So I figured that I would repost it for the newer readers. This first one is exactly as it appeared two years ago but the s...
God of the Week -- Ganesha
Widely know as the Elephant God of India, he is revered by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains alike, both in India and without. Known as the Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles alike he is also honored as a patron of arts and sciences, and the dev...
Lord of the Underworld
This is a repost from an earlier series on the different aspects of the God. But with Samhain being here this weekend I figured that it was appropriate to go back over this darker aspect. Rede of the Lord of the Underworld Hark and listen to my wor...
Play With Your Kids
Continuing with the series I started last Saturday on the importance of Family in this Holiday Season, this week I wanted to talk about the importance of spending time with your kids. So this week the suggestion is to spend some time playing with yo...
Spend Time With Your Partner This Holiday Season
Yes I know the "Holiday Season" hasn't quite started yet, but it is quick upon us. When I go to the stores I already see some of the Christmas decorations already up and for sale. It was in one of these stores that the idea for this series of posts ...
God of the Week -- Tyr
The Norse one-handed God of War, Tyr was in some stories the son of Odin and in other stories the son of the giant Hymir. He seems to be one of the earliest Gods of the Norse Pantheon. Originally it appears that he was worshipped as the chief sky-go...
God of the Week -- Khnum
In Egyptian mythology, Khnum, was one of the earliest deities in the mythology. He was honored as the god of the source of the Nile. And as such, since the Nile brings down silt and clay, the Egyptians believed that he made mankind out of clay on a p...
Dionysus
Dionysus the ancient God of Thrace was a complex diety. While he was the God of wine and ecstasy, representing the chaos and disorder in the world around us. He was also the God of fertility, crops and harvest which are all symbols of order and civil...
Maponos
The Sabbat Mabon is the time of the Dark God, who is still a youth. He has not become the fearsome God of Death or the joyous and wintry Holly King, but he still rules over the darkness of the coming winter. A lot of evidence points to the idea that ...
God of the Week - Taliesin
Taliesin, bard of the Celtic pantheon. One of the most interesting thing about this God, is that he in all likelihood was a real, flesh and blood person. One who performed at the courts of at least three different Celtic Kings.Here is the story of hi...
The Third Labor of Hercules
For the third labor, Eurystheus ordered Hercules to bring him the Hind of Ceryneia. Now, before we go any further, we'll have to answer two questions: What is a hind? and, Where is Ceryneia? Ceryneia is a town in Greece, about fifty miles from Eurys...
God of the Week - Shango
This old god from Africa was honored as the God of Drum, Dance and Thunder. He is also one of the most popular Orishas, called Sky-Father. All of the major initiation ceremonies performed in the Americas, by the African descended religions, are based...
The Second Labor of Hercules
Continuing in my series in stories with children, here is the next of the labors of Hercules. Again these were found on perseus.tufts.edu, I hope that you all enjoy. The second labor of Hercules was to kill the Lernean Hydra. From the murky waters o...
God of the Week - Dagon
Dagon was an ancient Semitic God. He ruled over grain and agriculture and as such he was credited with being the inventor of the plow. He was a God worshipped before Baal took over the pantheon, so there is not much known about him. But there are so...
Aengus Mac Og
This week for the diety of the week I decided that I am going to cover some of the Gods that many have not heard of. This week we travel to Ireland to take a look at the God of love, youth and poetic inspiration. Often times portrayed with four bird ...
God of the Week
Since my last post, starting a series on myths for children seems to be a hit. I figured I would start another series of posts on the Pagan God. If you look around the internet you will find a lot of info on the Goddess but a lack of info on the God....
Children's Stories - Introduction to the Greek Gods
I'm thinking of starting a new weekly series. In this series I would share different kid friendly myths from around the world that I have found. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Today's story comes from Activity Village. I hope that you enj...
13 Goals of the Witch -- Conclusion
We have at last made it to the end of this list. And I wanted to put forward a few thoughts. I have put these items forward as a thing to do for ourselves. But they as much if not more apply to our kids as well. In some cases we may not have to help...
13 Goals of the Witch -- Honor the Goddess and God
The last item on this list, but not the last post, is about Honoring the Goddess and God. Now this may seem easy and simple on the surface and in part it is. What I mean to say is that we do this when we do ritual. But it should not be all that we do...
13 Goals of the Witch -- Meditate
This is the one on this list that I have a problem following through on. In fact I just had a conversation with my mentor earlier this evening, on this very topic. I guess I need to just start and make it a habit. Wish me luck. But in the meantime h...
13 Goals of the Witch -- Breathe and Eat Correctly
I know that this following statement may be controversial, but here goes; Pagans should be the healthiest group of people and that includes weight. Because we should be in tune with the cycles of the Earth we should also be healthy and in shape. Now ...
Thirteen Goals of a Witch - Attune with the Cycles of the Earth
This is one of the common messages that I continually cover on this blog. One of the keys I think to instilling spirituallity in our kids is through giving them an appreciation of nature. And as Summer, and for the majority of the country more pleas...
Thirteen Goals of a Witch - Celebrate Life
I think that this one is one that we all do on a regular basis without much prompting. Except for those of us who may be suffering from depression of any kind. But for the most part we do this when we do the things we enjoy to do. Whether it is eati...
Thirteen Goals of a Witch - Keep Your Thoughts in Good Order
Continuing on my series on the 13 Goals of a Witch we come to the one, 'Keep Your Thoughts in Good Order'. So many people fill themselves and the world full of negative thoughts. We obsess with how bad things are instead of focusing on the blessings ...
Apache Creation Story
Since my start on sharing different Creation Stories was such a hit, I figured I would start it again. Here is a creation myth from the Apache, American Indian Tribe. Credit goes to Willow Branch's site. In the beginning nothing existed--no ...
Thirteen Goals of a Witch - Achieve Balance
We live in a world desperately out of order. A world that demands that we rush to gather more and more. That wants us to continue to be unhappy so that we can always seek out the next thing to buy that will "bring us happiness". And as a result so m...
Thirteen Goals of a Witch - Apply Knowledge with Wisdom
My last post in this multi-part series was on Learning. This post will focus on applying that knowledge with wisdom. Many people tend to confuse these two, wisdom and knowledge, as one and the same. But they are far from that. Any one can learn some...
Thirteen Goals of a Witch - Learn
After a one week hiatus I wanted to return to my multi-part series on the Thirteen Goals of a Witch. This weeks goal, which is Learn, relates back to my last post on Know Your Craft. The two are related because to know your Craft you must first learn...
