Discovering my path wasn’t easy but it wasn’t difficult either. No, I wasn’t born Pagan, at least not an offspring of Pagan parents. So then how did I figure it out? Here is my story. I remember at the age of 12, I was on a family vacation at my aunt’s house in the Poconos. My parents, my brother and I were shopping in a souvenir store in Pennsylvania. I came across this beautiful unpolished rose quartz. I just had to... Read more
We have the power to protect our planet. Earth Day is today, Wednesday, April 22. This year Earth Day’s theme is Our Power, Our Planet. It reflects on the fundamental truth that environmental progress doesn’t depend on any single administration or election. This is according to the website earthday.org/earth-day-2026. I’d ask what you’re doing for Mother Earth today but if you’re Pagan then you believe as I do. Earth Day isn’t just one day. So as I continue to always... Read more
We call it Ostara and as you know celebrate it during the Spring Equinox, which was on March 20 at 10:46 a.m. However, much of society is Christian and celebrates Easter. Growing up as a Roman Catholic, I often wondered why all the hype about bunnies and chicks and eggs. I asked around and all I received for response was because it’s Spring. Well, that may be true, in fact very true. But it does not explain why. With Spring,... Read more
I don’t believe that we need to wait for April 22nd for Earth Day. We don’t need to put all our concentration into only one weekend on cleaning up our areas. What does that prove: to me, nothing; it shows that we care for a day, maybe a weekend. However, I believe to really show care and concern, we, all of us not just Pagans, should be doing our part to keep Mother Earth clean every day. At a recent... Read more
We seem to live a life in fear. So, some of us, me included, might be very happy that 2025 is coming to an end. For me, there are two main reasons. One, our current president. I really think that many of us cannot wait until he is either in jail or just out of office. He’s wrecking havoc in our own country, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act, the white house itself, the list goes on… Two, I fractured my... Read more
Well, now that it’s Dec. 2 I realized late yesterday that I did not write my blog for November. Now I could fret and according to my elder, the Rev. Foxxy (Sher) Pullen I did. However, I am taking a deep breath, ground and center myself and writing an early December story. Hopefully, you’ll all be treated to another from me in a few weeks. So, anyway, back to this fubar, I am not perfect. Our deities don’t expect perfection.... Read more
Samhain is a one of a kind holiday. The only holiday that I know of in any religion that has three aspects. However, there are probably other religions that have holidays with at least three aspects that I don’t know about yet. The first of the three is the last harvest and, like the Jewish do during Rosh Hashanah, we too pay off our debts — financial and emotional. Granted, not all debts are paid off in full in one... Read more
I have been saying this for at least 10 years now that every day is Earth Day. Finally, someone else figured it out too. On Sunday, Sept. 21, while many Pagans were gathering for Mabon rituals, we were also celebrating Sun Day. The two day event—Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday Sept. 21, was held basically to show people better ways to take care of Mother Earth. On day one, there was a Clean Energy Fair with speakers, information tables and... Read more
I thought long and hard about this and whether or not I wanted to share my poem. This explains a lot about my early years. It peers into how I came to be where I am today. However, it is only a small glance into my life. Approximately two weeks ago during the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, N.J., Board’s retreat we were given an assignment. We had to fill in the blanks in “Where I am From,” based on... Read more
So, I was talking with my elder, the Rev. Foxxy (Sher) Pullen this past week about my weekend. She suggested I revisit my gut instinct story because as she put it, “it’s a very important topic.” I was thinking long and hard about this and yes, this is a great idea, especially since my almost incident. See, on Saturday morning I intended to get to the Farmers Market early. Had I left when I wanted to, it would have been... Read more
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