Category Archives: Blog
Turkey and Thailand
Thoughts and prayers for the people in Turkey (who recently suffered a 7.2 earthquake in one of the poorer sections), and Thailand (who have been experiencing continual severe flooding). I’m seeing if I can put aid information together for them … Continue reading
Steve Jobs (1955—2011)
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Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a very difficult holiday for me. On one hand, I am a mother. I have a 19 year old son that I absolutely adore. He is smart and funny and talented and off to college to study … Continue reading
Charity Criteria
Since in the past few months we’ve had a few different instances where we’ve posted charities on Weaving Wyrd with the tornados in the south and Japanese earthquake and tsunami, I figured I would take a moment to talk about … Continue reading
Therioshamanism Links
Recently Lupa on Therioshamanism began posting again and in the past few weeks has produced a set of really high quality and thoughtful articles on white, middle-class, American Shamanism, cultural appropriation, and people’s conception of the Natural and the Artificial. … Continue reading
In Memory: Frank Buckles
The last American World War I veteran died yesterday, he was one of the three remaining survivors of World War I anywhere in the world. In order to enlist he lied about his age–saying he was 21 when he was … Continue reading
Book Study
One of the things that I find to be extremely valuable in my practice is the study of books. Not just reading them, but contemplating them, doing the exercises, and trying to understand them and the viewpoints being offered. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Yule
In the north, there is no sun today, but the tiniest sliver of light at the horizon at noon. For our ancestors, that made light and fire all the more precious. Tonight we rekindle the light In anticipation of the … Continue reading
Happy Yule!
Have a happy and safe holiday season. For Northern Tradition practitioners, Yule is a time for oaths and a celebration of the coming of the new year. For those who are watching the total lunar eclipse tonight, here are the … Continue reading
Colorado Gives Day
I know this is a little late for most people to do anything, but the organization GivingFirst, which makes it easy to find and donate specifically to Colorado charities, has secured matching for contributions made today. If this message did … Continue reading
