ByCatherine Green
I decided to call myself the Pagan Housewife for the purposes of my blog. I felt like I needed something to encompass the subjects I write about, and since I write about aspects of daily life, my spiritual adventures, and of course, my books, then I needed something to reflect that. I am pagan. It…
ByTony Samara
Rumi said: “When a nightingale comes upon a rose, how can it remain silent?” How can your heart remain silent in the moment when you touch that space in such a profound way? The rose is the symbol of the heart. How can the heart not communicate its beauty to the nightingale? It is impossible….
ByGiora Carmi
In my fourth year in America I illustrated a small children’s book. In it, a little girl could not fall asleep at night because she heard sounds. The sounds came from a little mouse who lived in the wainscot. The story did not tell why the little mouse made that noise. It just gave the…
ByTeri Dluznieski
I was just reading an interesting article about some of the physical benefits, or rather physiological benefits of grounding. It talked about the importance and benefits of going barefoot. Also, I remember in my herbal training, we talked a good bit about how the feet absorb minerals from the ground and grass. That’s a pretty…
ByTony Samara
This is the topic of my talk today, what is real and the illusions that we like to hold on to, the pictures that we find interesting to entertain ourselves with and what is really real? Are you courageous? Are you ready to be present to the truth? So many people say “yes”, so many…
ByGiora Carmi
The tree of light inside the pain The yellow matures inside of pain It grows like a tree Made of all the personalities that I gathered But losing them all in the light My background is pain and freedom mixed together Green is my mother Pain is my father And water is my soul. …
ByCaroline Nettle
What is meditation? It is a practice of not thinking where you commune with your inner self, and perfect the art of not doing. To many people in our society, this idea is extremely challenging. For over 2,000 years we have lived in the age of the mind, of reason, and the result of this…
ByCatherine Green
“Just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world…” Yep, that just about sums me up! But I didn’t choose Journey as my theme just to talk about the band and that famous song. No, what I mean is that we are all on a journey. Everybody is unique, and our experiences are very personal…
ByTony Samara
21st December, in the Northern Hemisphere, is the shortest day of the year. From now on, the energy and light will begin to rise! I am really happy to celebrate this auspicious Solstice here with you in a tangible way. I am personally glad to let you know that I am going to walk daily, no matter…
ByGiora Carmi
I drew the pain in a way that I never did before. It is a red angry energy, eating away from something green. When I look at the green that is left uneaten it gives me the feeling of the remains of genitals, after an attack was made against them. There is a whole lot…
ByGiora Carmi
The drawings were done in different times. They are arranged from the oldest and were drawn over a period of 20 days. I chose them from among many others because they represent a direction and because I like them. Here is the first: My relentless picture reemerged My heart arises desperately…
ByCaroline Nettle
It is often said in the alternative field of medicine that one of the biggest hurdles to overcome is the fact that when someone visits the doctor, they are given some drugs to make them better. These are always prescribed with the caveat that if they do not work, that you are to return to…