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Embracing Loki - Overcoming stagnation by accepting change.

Embracing Loki – Overcoming stagnation by accepting change.

I’ve always been attracted to the Trickster deities of various pantheons. For myself, Raven of the Northwest Coast Native American pantheon has always been of particular interest due to His way of tricking people into stepping outside of their comfort zone in order to teach them what they are capable of along their path. I’ve always been fond of the Heyoka empath or the “sacred clown” who uses…

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The Passage of Lakshmi - Overcoming ill will towards others by overcoming ill will towards the self.

The Passage of Lakshmi – Overcoming ill will towards others by overcoming ill will towards the self.

Lakshmi or Laxsmi is commonly known as the Goddess of wealth, prosperity, and beauty. She is also the divine consort or Shakti (one who enables) of Lord Vishnu and a primary deity in Vaishnavism tradition Hinduism. She’s an ancient Goddess who is well known and to which many shrines and temples are devoted to Her, however, as I’ve said before, deities evolve with humanity and this powerful…

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The Passage of Artemis - Huntress of the Dark Moon

The Passage of Artemis – Huntress of the Dark Moon

‘Give me to keep my maidenhood, Father, forever: and give me to be of many names, that Phoibos [Apollon] may not vie with me. And give me arrows and a bow–stay, Father, I ask thee not for quiver or for mighty bow: for me the Kyklopes will straightway fashion arrows and fashion for me a well-bent bow. But give me to be Phaesphoria (Bringer of Light) and give me to gird me in a tunic with…

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The Crop of Paganism - A Look Forward to Mabon

The Crop of Paganism – A Look Forward to Mabon

It’s getting close to Mabon, the second harvest, and to the next leg of sojourn in the spiral path. During this particular Sabbat, I am reaping the harvest and gathering the fruits of my labor. This isn’t just the harvest of The Wheel of the Year, it’s the harvest of an entire 19 years of dedicating myself to the Path. I think about where I started from; a scared, angry, and very mentally damaged…

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Human Sacrifice If you're truly friends with some one, the goal of being right isn't as important as the friendship. Sometimes you need to concede in order to understand a different view. That's my human sacrifice.

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The Scientific Method of Spirituality - Worlds merge to form reality.

The Scientific Method of Spirituality – Worlds merge to form reality.

Two worlds, science and spirituality, that have often been a driving point of political and personal agendas, have been victims of human ego as well as the benefactors of human curiosity. As much as we have a passion to destroy through wars and personal deeds, humanity also has an unquenchable desire to understand the world around us. What if for just a moment, we could put aside rigid religious…

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Mommy, I'm Afraid of the Dark

Mommy, I’m Afraid of the Dark

Mommy, Mommy, I’m Afraid of the Dark, porcelain and rose are tear-stained and glistening in the fragile moonlight, her boundless eyes reflecting stars of childhood, Mommy, Mommy, please help me! The Goddess hears the pleading of her delicate voice, and is summoned to her trembling.

What do you fear, my child? The Lady of the Night responded to the little Maiden. She dwells in the unseen shadows of…

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Rant it Out - A path for letting go of anger, fear, and negativity.

Rant it Out – A path for letting go of anger, fear, and negativity.

  Unicorn, Unicorn Deep inside, You are the child, I try to keep alive, I’m running from the Darkness, before She swallows me whole, I worship She who destroys, So I can be created again, Scuttled and torn, like a broken Ragdoll, I can show my fire, even when I am forlorn. Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Shower me in your tears as I bleed for you, No princess is fairest of them all, You are the…

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Co-dependency - When It's Time to Let Go

Co-dependency – When It’s Time to Let Go

This isn’t my usual post, however, it’s just as important as everything else I write for myself and share with the Pagan community. I think it’s time to talk about a common theme among many Pagans in our extended Tribe and something I am intimately aware of because I have been subject to this pain many times in my life. I’m no better than anyone else, however, I’ve taken some time to reevaluate…

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We are the Divine Spark

We are the Divine Spark

Sitting in Catholic school as a young child was a fascinating experience for me. The world of Saints, the Virgin Mary, the sacrifice of the Christ, and sacred Trinity unfolded before me like a vast map. It might sound funny that someone who heavily entrenched in Paganism would fondly remember their enforced Catholic upbringing as being a guide post into a much larger spiritual path – yet it’s…

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Kemetic Tribal Acceptance Ritual for Lughnasadh

Kemetic Tribal Acceptance Ritual for Lughnasadh

Isis – Priestess and Opener of Doorways – Offering of eggs to represent the connection and fertility of the land. Nephthys – Sister and Guide – Offering of cotton to represent bandages for nursing the souls who walk the hallways of the Duat (Kingdom of the Dead) Thoth – The Scribe – Offering of A wooden ruler to represent the divine architecture. Osiris– King of the Dead – Offering of Sunflower…

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What is a Unicorn?

What is a Unicorn?

Unicorns don’t just exist in stories and in the place between waking and dreams. Unicorns are real and the path to finding one can be hard. Let me take you on my journey of finding my inner Unicorn and defining a new chapter for myself.

I remember being very young, perhaps five or six years old and sitting in the office of a trained professional who was telling my parents about the mental…

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The Ten Noble Values of Deeply Rooted Clergy - Draft

The Ten Noble Values of Deeply Rooted Clergy – Draft

The Ten Noble Values of Deeply Rooted Clergy – Draft (Not voted upon)

Our Lay Clergy training program is designed to have the individual confront the self and find out the abilities one has collected over a lifetime. During this process, it can be confusing to understand our expectations of you. We encourage growth beyond just the idea and title of what Clergy should be and value the input input…

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Warrior Women Weekend Ritual 2018

Warrior Women Weekend Ritual 2018

Ladies, please enter the Circle from the entrance and jump over the broom. This besom represents our connection to Magick, for this space that we are in is Sacred and we have the audience of the Gods and Spirits who dwell in this land. Never forget what you are about to take part in and treasure the spiral path that sprawls out before you.  Magick is about us, it is within us. As you enter, feel…

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The Lonely Sovereign

Hail the magnificence of the Night Queen, wandering down the spiral path, Ravens be ever at Your back, Watching the past become memory, and memory transform into feelings, Feelings that inspire change

Lonely Sovereign, You walk alone in the moonlight, Yet You feel no sense of loss, O’ Morrigan, Great Queen, Enshrouded in the deepest mysteries, the pace You travel is unmatched and unparalleled, Can…

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Hail Ganesha! Hail Kali!

Hail Ganesha! Hail Kali!

Hail Ganesha! Hail Kali! I’m coming up on some important anniversaries and I’d like to share them with you because they relate to Paganism and some of you may get something from the experiences. If so, keep reading, if not, that’s okay too 🙂

July 20th will be the 19th Anniversary of my father’s passing (it’s also Warrior Women’s Weekend so if I seem a little off, that is why) I remember being so…

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The Verdant Path - A Poem for OakBear

The Verdant Path – A Poem for OakBear

The Verdant Path By Shining Quill the Unicorn

  The veil is thinning, my friend I hold your hand to comfort you, I find myself longing to be held by something greater than myself. I realize that the moments that pass are precious and few, for this world is leaving you, and a new life is on it’s way. Strong as an Oak, Fierce as a Bear, Gentle as the breeze in the Sacred Grove You worshiped, Wisdom…