Apparently LiveJournal has been reminding some of you to tell me I haven't updated.

I am still writing, but not here, because the platform is so shaky and there are not as many people here.

You can find my thoughts at The Badger Sett.

I am, however, still READING all of what you are writing.

I love you all.

Rowan

A lot of people who know me might be surprised to find that the pagan value I choose to discuss first is not love. But love is a function of my faith and a complex part of my relationship with myself, and I choose to begin with more of a root value. What led me to paganism, and what keeps me here more than anything else, is joy.

( Joy )

I have decided to participate in International Pagan Values Blogging and Podcasting Month.

The first thing it seems sensible to do is answer the question, "Why is it important, as pagans, to talk about our values?"

The obvious and easy answer is that our culture is deeply divided on matters of faith, and what's commonly considered 'the other side' ( Read more... )

I came face to face with the concept of desecration this weekend, and with my own thoughts and feelings on it ( Read more... )

Occasionally, there is a life lesson the Universe seems to keep hammering at me.  Aside from all the other things that happen, I'll notice a variation on a specific theme ( Read more... )

When I was in junior high, I started reading these sort of historical fiction books.  They were Young Adult entry-level historical romances, basically, with the premise being that a girl in some historically significant era had to choose between two suitors set against the backdrop of Real History.  I liked that the girl didn't always choose the ' ( Read more... )

( This is why I do not celebrate St. Patrick's Day... )

It's always kind of amusing, when you know where to slow down for the speed traps, to see the stupid yayhoo with the superbright lights who was tailgating you fall back abruptly because he didn't know he was going the speed limit and slammed on his brakes at the sight of the cop ( Read more... )

I have a lot of thoughts on the Westboro Baptist Church's Supreme Court decision, but not a whole lot of time to really voice them, so I will be brief and expound upon a thought I had elsewhere ( Read more... )

Life, it is SO TRAGIC when you are a Mojo Kitten ( Read more... )