Went for a 2.19 mile walk.

Got a two hour massage.

Met alfrecht and erynn999 for a good conversation at a cool Pagan bookstore ( Read more... )

I've been wrestling recently with how to explain that I'm now working seriously with a "dark goddess" as part of my spirituality. It can be tough enough to describe Paganism in a way that people a) take seriously and b) don't get scared by -- but talking about working with an underworld goddess, and one with something of a bad reputation at that, ( Read more... )

As I mentioned recently, my sister's belated birthday gift to me was the season one DVD collection of the tv series Bones, which is about Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a beautiful, brilliant, Queen of Swords type forensic anthropologist who solves murders with hunky, intuitive FBI agent Seeley Booth. The primary supporting characters are Brennan' ( Read more... )

I was making notes for my class this morning, and it suddenly occurred to me that I don't have any personal experience with ritual scourging as practiced in some branches of Traditional witchcraft (or other groups with codified rituals and initiations ( Read more... )

I WAS SELECTED FOR PANTHEACON!!

My proposal -- Feral Holiness: BDSM & The Sacred -- is scheduled for Monday, February 18th at 3:30pm.

I didn't really expect them to choose me.

It's going to be exciting to turn the proposal into a full-fledged class.

I'm overwhelmed. . .
This is a major opportunity, a huge adventure, a huge step forward on my

I feel like this journal hasn't had much substance to it lately. There's a lot going on, but most of it is happening on levels and in areas that don't lend themselves to public posts -- even by my usual willingness to disclose a lot.

So let's see. . . what can I say?

( Here are the high points, some of which have been discussed in more depth behind filters. )