About Me
I am married 5 years to a wonderful pagan man, Phoenix Sun.
I was raised, in a Christian influenced family, but my grandmother taught me the wise ways in secret. I have studied Herbal Medicine, Native American Medicine, Druidic, Fae, & Shamanic practices. I am a Master High Priestess, Medicine Woman, and herbalist, I became an ordained pagan minister several years ago. My heritage is Scots/Irish, Native American, & Italian. I'm always willing to learn more and gain knowledge from others.
Movies
Pirates of the Carribean I&II, Harry Potter Series, A Knights Tale, Charmed the TV Series.
TV
Charmed, CSI and crime scene investigation shows. I love sewing, craft, cooking, gardening and interior decorating shows.
Books
Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter series,Steven King, Susan Albert Whittig; Herbal Mysteries.
Likes
I love Dragons, Cats, nature and bird watching. Hot summer days and leisurely walks in the woods or along the seashore.
A good grilled steak, shrimp, & Salad.
Dislikes
Liars, thieves, cheats. Mean spirited people, People who abuse children or women.
My inner dragon is the most honorable of all. I enjoy shape-shifting, humans, and the occasional crusade to save the world. I'm what you might call a Draconic Knight. Click the image to try the Inner Dragon Online Quiz for yourself.
Got a bit bored today so i decided to change up my back ground haven't done that since i made my page ... it was time. I'm starting to get the hang of editing these things i think at least a little hehe.
We are to have a very hard freeze here in TX in the next couple days... I so miss my hot weather we have. I moved all the plants i could in but some will have to remain on the patio just no room for them I will cover them with a heavy blanket and hope for the best. So far it is only the nights that drop below freezing not the day temps so maybe i can keep them safe.
After the holidays i'm going to start going through my friends list and deleting those that haven't messaged or shown life for a while. If you want to remain please post a comment on my site so i will know not to delete you.
I do hope all of you are having a wonderful Yule season.
Thursday, December 6, 2007, 07:17 PM CST [General]
Things like this really leave a sour taste in my mouth... what can they be so scared of... if their congregations are as strong in their faith as they say.
What do ya'll think about this....
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Christian groups are up in arms here over a new
children's film starring Nicole Kidman and based on an award-winning
novel by British author Philip Pullman, accusing it of being anti-
religious.
"The Golden Compass" which opens here Friday is the film version
of "The Northern Lights," the first book in Pullman's "Dark
Materials" fantasy trilogy aimed at teenage readers.
The books by confirmed agnostic Pullman trace the fate of a young
girl, Lyra, as she becomes drawn into an apocalyptic battle of good
against evil, meeting a host of strange characters along the way
including a polar bear, voiced in the film by Ian McKellan.
Evil in Pullman's books is represented by the church, called the
Magisterium, whose acolytes kidnap orphans across England to subject
them to horrible experiments in the frozen northern wastelands.
"The Northern Lights" won Pullman the 1995 Carnegie Medal for
children's fiction in Britain, and the final volume in his
trilogy, "The Amber Spyglass" was the first ever children's novel to
be awarded the prestigious British Whitbread Book of the Year award
in 2002.
With its 180-million-dollar big budget movie, New Line studios is
hoping to repeat the box-office success of its "Lord of the Rings"
series.
And it aims to tap into the young audiences of cinema-goers who
flocked to the five "Harry Potter" films making them big earners for
Warner Bros.
But already "The Golden Compass" is whipping up the same controversy
which saw the "Harry Potter" series based on the novels by British
author J. K Rowling, accused by some on the religious right of
promoting witchcraft.
The author's attack on organized religion has been toned down for the
film, in a bid to attract as wide as audience as possible, something
director Chris Weitz has acknowledged.
"In the books the Magisterium is a version of the Catholic Church
gone wildly astray from its roots," Weitz wrote in the British Daily
Telegraph.
But "if that's what you want in the film, you'll be disappointed," he
warned.
However, the sanitized version of Pullman's book has failed to
appease the Catholic League, which gathers some 350,000 members, and
which has already been sending out leaflets denouncing the film.
"The Catholic League wants Christians to stay away from this movie
precisely because it knows that the film is bait for the books," said
president William Donohue.
"Unsuspecting parents who take their children to see the movie may be
impelled to buy the three books as a Christmas present. And no parent
who wants to bring their children up in the faith will want any part
of these books," he added.
The League already took on the movie world in 2006 to denounce the
blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code" and its central tenant that Jesus
Christ had a child by Mary Magdalene whose descendants still survive
today.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops however has been more nuanced
in its approach warning in a review of "The Golden Compass" of
its "anti-clerical subtext, standard genre occult elements, character
born out of wedlock, a whiskey-guzzling bear."
But it adds that "taken purely on its own cinematic terms, (it) can
be viewed as an exciting adventure story with a traditional struggle
between good and evil, and a generalized rejection of
authoritarianism."
"The Golden Compass" will be released in some 3,000 cinemas and only
60 have so far refused to screen it, according to the industry daily
Variety.
"It's this undisguised anti-religious theme that has numerous groups
in a lather, but perhaps more of an issue for some ... will be the
film's lack of exciting uplift and the almost unrelievedly nasty
treatment of the young characters by a host of aggressively
unpleasant elders," Variety added.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 04:14 PM CST [General]
Ritual Moon
The moon waxes and wanes in the night sky, always following the same cyclical pattern, lighting the darkness with its luminous glow. It has been this way as long as the earth has been here. The same moon grew from dark to full and back again, catching the eyes of our grandparents, our great grandparents, and those at the beginning of humanity. The moon guided our ancestors in the planting, sowing, and reaping of their crops, and we can be inspired to observe and honor these same cycles today with simple rituals that help connect us to the natural ebb and flow of life energy.
Dark moons and new moons represent polar moments of beginning and realization in the arc of the moon’s phases. When the moon is dark, we might take time to meditate on emptiness, the fertile ground in which seeds take root. A simple ritual for acknowledging this potent phase of the moon would be to write down new plans and ideas that present themselves and keep them in a moon journal. Looking back over a year of dark moons, you may be amazed to see which seeds have blossomed. Full moons symbolize completion and fulfillment, the realization of the seed, and they are times of celebration. They are a great time to gather friends and family to partake in a communal feast acknowledging the apex of another monthly cycle. Your full moon journal might track the full moons of an entire year with a recounting of the gathering—the menu, the guest list, and any other observations you feel inspired to make.
Honoring the dark and full moons with these simple rituals brings our year into a new kind of focus. As we acknowledge the flow of the moon’s cycles, we become more comfortable with the changing nature of our earthly lives, making our peace with each phase, and with the shifting from emptiness to fullness and back again. We strengthen our connection to the universe in which we live and find peace in both emptiness and fullness, each of which are natural and necessary—two sides of the same moon.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 03:32 PM CST [General]
Hi everyone,
Today it is Samhain, a day to remember our ancestors (parents and grandparents included!). Here is a little story for this special day. Have a great day...a night!
Happy Samhain!
Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the patio bench. She didn't move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her she didn't acknowledge my presence and the longer I sat I wondered if she was OK. Finally, not really wanting to disturb her but wanting to check on her at the same time, I asked her if she was OK.
She raised her head and looked at me and smiled. 'Yes, I'm fine, thank you for asking,' she said in a clear strong voice.
'I didn't mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,' I explained to her.
'Have you ever looked at your hands?' she asked. 'I mean really looked at your hands?' I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. I turned them over, palms up and then palms down. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point she was making.
Grandma smiled and related the following story:
'Stop and think for a moment about the hands you have, how they have served you well throughout your years.
'These hands, though wrinkled, shriveled and weak have been the tools I have used all my life to reach out and grab and embrace life. They braced and caught my fall when as a toddler I crashed upon the floor. They put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. As a child my mother taught me to fold them in prayer. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots.
'They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war. They have been dirty, scraped and raw, swollen and bent.!
'They were uneasy and clumsy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special.
'They wrote my letters to him and trembled and shook when I buried my parents and spouse. They have held my children and grandchildren, consoled neighbors, and shook in fists of anger when I didn't understand. They have covered my face, combed my hair, and washed and cleansed the rest of my body.
'They have been sticky and wet, bent and broken, dried and raw. And to this day when not much of anything else of me works real well these hands hold me up, lay me down, and again continue to fold in meditation.
'These hands are the mark of where I've been and the ruggedness of life. But more importantly it will be these hands that Goddess will reach out and take when he leads me home. And with my hands She will lift me to Her side and there I will use these hands to touch the face of Mother Earth.'
I will never look at my hands the same again. The Goddess reached out and took my grandma's hands and led her home. When my hands are hurt or sore or when I stroke the face of my children and husband I think of Grandma. I know she has been held by the hands of Goddess. And I, too, want to touch the face of Goddess and feel Her hands upon my face.
When you receive this, light a candle for the person who sent it to you and watch Goddess's answer to prayer work in your life. Let's continue lighting candles for one another. Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend will bless you both. Pass this on to one not yet considered a friend. It is something the Goddess would do.
Sometimes it is difficult to see someone we love struggling, in pain,
or hurting. When this happens, we might feel like we need to be
proactive and do something to ease their troubles. While others may
want our help, it is important to keep in mind that we need to be
sensitive to what they truly want in the moment, since it can be all
too easy to get carried away and say or do more than is really needed.
Allowing ourselves to let go and simply exist in the present with
another person may actually provide a greater amount of comfort and
support than we could ever imagine.
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Perhaps we can think back to a time when we were upset and needed a
kind word, hug, or listening ear from someone else. As we remember
these times, we might think of the gestures of kindness that were the
most healing. It may have been gentle words such as “I care about you,”
or the soothing presence of someone holding us and not expecting
anything that were the most consoling. When we are able to go back to
these times it becomes easier for us to keep in mind that giving advice
or saying more than is really necessary is not always reassuring. What
is truly comforting for another is not having someone try to fix them
or their problems, but to just be there for them. Should we begin to
feel the urge arise to offer advice or repair a situation, we can take
a few deep breaths, let the impulse pass, and bring our attention back
to the present. Even though we may want to do more, we do not have to
do anything other than this to be a good friend.
The more we are attuned to what our loved ones are feeling, the
more capable we are of truly giving what is best for them in their hour
of need. Keeping things simple helps us give the part of ourselves that
is capable of the greatest amount of compassion—open ears and an
understanding heart.
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