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Running the Poetry
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | May 22nd 2008 by Ali
Today I went on my first run using the techniques from a book I've been reading called ChiRunning, by Danny Dreyer. To be fair, it's been almost two weeks since my last run and it's not like I ever ran regularly to begin with; this was also the first read more
Ambivalence
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | May 13th 2008 by Ali
A really interesting, thoughtful, unique man named Lance recently posted to the AODA online message board about "ambivalence"--his struggle to come to terms with contemporary diversity and tolerance of us paganish people, when only a few decades ago read more
A Fool's Chance: Coincidence & Magic
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | March 31st 2008 by Ali
[What follows is an open letter to deò and Mandy, about the most recent episode of their podcast deò's Shadow. In it, they talk about science, skepticism and, towards the end of the program, how this all relates to an understanding of magic (you ca read more
On Romance, Kicking & Screaming
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | March 3rd 2008 by Ali
I have a problem with romance. O yes. Miss Perpetually-Single over here has a problem with romance, what a shock! Somebody, call CNN, this is breaking news!Seriously, though. Blah. I know I don't normally write about such things in this blog, which w read more
The Disillusioned Apprentice
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | February 19th 2008 by Ali
One reason I have been largely silent in this blog over the course of this month is I have been, admittedly, undergoing a kind of disillusionment regarding the Archdruid of AODA, John Michael Greer. Of course, any time you feel that pull, that tellin read more
Is Christ Special?
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | January 24th 2008 by Ali
Continuing along my recent theological ponderings about polytheism, I return to a question that I've been asking myself for several years now. Growing up in a fairly open and religiously liberal atmosphere, I have always been exposed to religious tra read more
Practicing the Daily Simple, Part II
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | December 19th 2007 by Ali
In my last post about practice, I discussed some of the simplest daily ways in which I keep myself grounded and centered. These techniques--with the exception of the most formal form of meditation--can be practiced anywhere, at any time. Over the pas read more
Practicing the Daily Simple, Part I
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | December 13th 2007 by Ali
"I feel as though we've reached a point where we're not really learning how to write better anymore, we're just learning how to talk better about what we've written."- a friend discussing advanced creative writing college coursesI do a lot of talking read more
To Love a God: Struggling with Morality in Polytheism
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | December 2nd 2007 by Ali
In my continued attempts to explore polytheism and the various pantheons of the ancients, I recently read both R. J. Stewart's Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses, and Goddess: Myths of the Female Divine, coauthored by David Leeming and Jake Page. In some read more
Spiritual Goals
Meadowsweet & Myrrh | June 14th 2007 by Ali
I've been tagged by Nathalie to participate in Alex Shalman's Gotta Get Goals meme. This actually ties into the gwers that I'm currently working on in the OBOD Bardic course, so I figured I'd list a few of my spiritual goals (this being a spiritual b read more
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