I saw an amazing production of Steve Waters‘ play “Temple” at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley over the weekend. With a running time of 97 minutes, it’s not a lengthy show, but days later, I am still thinking about many of the characters, and the ideas and ideals they present. The one character in the […]
I was gifted with two lovely red roses at PantheaCon last weekend! The first, from Karen Krebser of The Muse’s Darling, was from the ritual of The Order of the Black Madonna. I put it on my Angrboda altar, and both She and the rose seem pleased about the arrangement: And I had the […]
While we cannot do much to control the events of our day, we can do a great deal to control the quality of our day by noticing—and appreciating—the wonders, surprises, and joys the universe sends us. I have had days that were non-stop awful of various kinds, and all I wanted to do was go […]
“People need joy quite as much as clothing. Some of them need it far more.” ~ Margaret Collier Graham With all the political turmoil of late, almost everyone I know has been caught up in emotional turmoil to match. One of my friends mentioned that he felt guilty for doing fun things while so many […]
Having read Celia Viggo Wexler‘s essay in the San Francisco Chronicle this morning at breakfast (yes, I still have the newspaper delivered), these lines jumped out at me: “I wanted answers as a Catholic woman. But what I learned applies to any person encountering a religious crisis. . . . Faith is not loyalty to a […]
