On one of the mailing lists I check randomly, someone had posted requesting ideas for Yule “to recognize the gods, honor my ancestors, reflect on each month in the past year, make oaths, and celebrate”. I offered the following suggestions: *You could pick 12 candles, one for each month of the year. Light one per […]
I saw this play Saturday night at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. It.Is. AMAZING. “Will Shakespeare is an upstart crow looking to make his name. Kit Marlowe is the greatest poet of the age and knows it. He’s also a spy for the English crown. In the back room of a tavern, against the backdrop […]
It’s 1:45 AM, I’ve just arrived at my hotel after 26 hours of travel, and this is the first thing to appear in my timeline. I’m exhausted and overwrought and have no proper words at the moment. I love you, Rachel. I will miss you. I will post something more suitable (or at least coherent) […]
I’m traveling for work, and was in Stockholm last week, so I wasn’t home to do any kind of organized ritual for the equinox. Our hosts took us to dinner at Aifur, a Viking-themed restaurant where playing is encouraged, which ended up being just the right place to be that night! Since we were a […]
From today’s newsletter emails: “The Magickal Women Conference is creating a series of four anthologies featuring stories connected to the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, be they found in the world around us, or forged from the elements themselves. These fractions of creativity aim to encourage and inspire magical thinking about the world […]
