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I've done a rewrite on my original post about Grounding skills from a few years ago to acknowledge the systems of oppression that cause us to become ungrounded.

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Coming Feb 15th, Glitter Moss Collective - Queer Healers Pop-Up

The Glitter Moss Collective is the new name (thank you Courtney!) for the Queer Healers group coming together to create pop-up healing spaces along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Our first event in November was so successful – we had attendees, a good experience using the space, and such a sweet and healing gathering for all. Our next event will be on February 15th! We have a collection of…

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Self-Love Spells and Community Healing: February Recap

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Which Witch is Witch online panel

Drumlin Pagan Learning Grove is presenting an online panel to discuss a variety of witchcraft traditions and history. The session is being recorded and the link will be provided.

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The Gayest Art Show

I am excited to announce that I have three pieces that will be shown in The Gayest Art Show at the Prove Gallery in Duluth, Minnesota. The opening night is August 30 from 6 to 9 PM and the pieces will be on display for the month of September.

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Azerbaijani artist Tunzala Mamedzadeh's Hand-Painted Quran in Gold on 164 Feet of Black Silk

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Dude this page is a lifesaver Google is really bad for working out the order to read them in

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Discworld is so delightful because you get lines like "When banks fail, it is seldom bankers who starve" except it's spoken by a 7 foot tall sentient clay statue named Pump 19 and directed to a man whose name is Moist von Lipwig

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due to inflation you must answer my riddles five

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I speak today of rebirth, Of arising from the ashes, Showing your identity, And washing away the past.

My voice is lifted in praise: You kindled a light in darkness, And drew the veil back That we could see you.

Your visibility today, Born anew from the shadows, Reminds us that who we are Is not imposed upon us.

May you always be visible, Always be seen for who you are, And live authentically yourself. I see you today, and praise you.

Praise to the Trans Folk today, as we celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility.

-Rev. Michael J Dangler

Learn more about #ADFDruidry at ADF.org, or about our local Grove, Three Cranes Grove, ADF, at threecranes.org

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Neil Gaiman’s Advice to Aspiring Artists

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I grew up as the weird (autistic) goth kid who spent a lot of time in graveyards. I didn’t have friends. So I invented them. That’s why I’m an author, I think. I crafted worlds full of wondrous diversity, quirky characters, peculiar souls. I knitted them into families. I often felt at home when I read; the work of Neil Gaiman, of Terry Pratchett, of Ursula Le Guin, of Terry Brooks… My fiction is meant to be participatory too. When you read it, you should feel like you came home and friends were waiting to greet you.

Maybe in a really cool graveyard—like this one at Scone Castle.

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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian is a Catholic saint, patron of plague victims and gay men.

an embroidery art project by Root Holden as part of a History of Arts and Theology project in seminary. I'm considering doing a second version that uses hypodermic needles as part of a series.