{ Chapter One}
{ Chapter TwoWhat is the pull between the hunter and the hunted I wonder as I follow them up the stairs. Is it the same magnetic pull as attraction? Is it a fiercer thing? I feel Yurome's hand on my lower back, possessively guiding me through the door. If Yurome was an animal, she would hunt me for sure ( Read more... )

This morning, I'm feeling really grateful. I was having a hard day yesterday, feeling frustrated with mess and noise in the house. I sent a message to my roommates, a couple of gentle reminders, and each one of them took the time to chat a bit yesterday and be more aware of their actions. It was really lovely ( Read more... )

{ Part 1Something fills me as the sun goes down. I feel it coming, drink every drop of ferment I can find. Restless and distraught, I pace my room like a wild thing - feeling trapped in a cage of my own making, I play music, try to ignore the pounding in my veins but the result is inevitable. I dress, leather and lace. I feel something inside me ( Read more... )

For days now my dreams have been active, slippery things - I sleep deeply, knowing that I'm engaged in some important task that slips from my mind as I wake. I've often thought that if I know I'm dreaming but can't remember them, then what's happening in my waking life must be very important ( Read more... )

It's not like I didn't know what they were - it's just that... they were the stuff of myth. Fantasies and fairy stories that had very little to do with the modern world in which I lived. Creatures covered in hair, some with sharp sharp teeth, others with fins or feathers or, goodness - even tails! It hardly seems possible that such a menagerie ( Read more... )

"Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world." ~ Jack LaytonEarlier this week, Jack Layton - the leader of the New Democratic Party, died from cancer. Layton made history this past federal election by leading the NDP to beat out the ( Read more... )

Monday, I went to a vermicomposting (composting with worms) workshop at a local community centre. I walked home with a grey bin of red wriggler wormies who are pretty cute and I hope will thrive ( Read more... )

A few months ago, I was talking with a druid friend about the evolution of spirituality and service ( Read more... )

One sip or two of the forbidden drink? We promise we know what we're doing. But careless smiles and intuition don't witches make, even if in your heart you feel magic ( Read more... )

I've been working through this book called "Calling In The One". I bought years ago, but never read it, feeling silly and hesitant because of the title, because of the idea that I wanted so much to be in a relationship. I've been working through it, at first filled with excitement and drive, a keen desire to move into that stage of my life ( Read more... )