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12/06/11--22:13: I Am in Awe (chan 1708112)

This past weekend I set up a vending booth at the Yule Bazaar. The first day was held down at the Unitarian Universalist church in Salem, OR, and the branch of organizers there had arranged for a group of traditional Aztec dancers to come and share some of their dances. These weren’t white people “inspired [...]


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12/15/11--22:13: Shapeshifting as Connecting to the Other (chan 1708112)

Just a quick note as I am busy with writing and art and family and holidays and, and, and–you get the idea. But I wanted to share my two latest posts over at No Unsacred Place: Shapeshifting into Kin: Part One (the theoretical bit) Shapeshifting into Kin: Part Two (the practical bit) A brief excerpt: [...]


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12/26/11--01:40: The Epic Saga of the Icelandic Pony Hide (chan 1708112)

So. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that working with dead critters is a HUGE part of my practice. (Look! Relevant archives!) However, the vast, vast majority of the animal parts in my home are destined to move on to other people, primarily as ritual tools and other [...]


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12/26/11--14:07: Quick Crosspost – Carl Sagan’s Cosmos (chan 1708112)

Just a quick crosspost–my new post is up at No Unsacred Place; it’s called Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Pagan Perspective. I recently watched this amazing series, and the post has some thoughts on how it can mesh with pagan spirituality, as well as a very brief ritual idea using it for an immersive experience!


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12/29/11--13:10: The Foxes of the Four Seasons (chan 1708112)

A long time ago, the world was a lot different than it is now. There were no seasons, no changes in the weather. If you wanted snow, you had to go to one part of the world. If you wanted sun, you had to go to another. And everybody had to bring back rain from [...]


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01/03/12--05:07: NUP Post – Deep Ancestral Totemism, Part One (chan 1708112)

Just  a quick note to you awesome readers out there–my newest post over at No Unsacred Place, Deep Ancestral Totemism, Part One, is now live! Animal totems, and the structure of the human brain, and reclaiming the concept of the human animal! Go take a peek


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01/05/12--01:09: First Hike of 2012 (chan 1708112)

I have been stuck indoors too much as of late, between book revisions and artwork frenzies. So today we had a warm enough day (in the low 50s) that I decided to venture out to the Gorge for a hike. I had originally intended to do something relatively low-altitude like Triple Falls, since I wasn’t [...]


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01/15/12--04:56: The Core of my Spirituality (chan 1708112)

I’ve been on a HUGE artwork tear the past few days, in prep for something nifty I’m unveiling this Monday–Lupa-calia (yes, there’s a hint–it’s art-related!) While I’ve been doing so, I’ve been watching a LOT of various nature documentaries on Netflix. I find it entertaining that they call the sorts of things I like to [...]


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01/16/12--07:16: How Wolf Fed the Scavengers (chan 1708112)

Once, when this place was still new, a great famine struck the land. The sun broiled the earth, and the plants were so thirsty in the drought that they could barely keep their stems and trunks straight, never mind grow enough fruits and leaves for everyone to eat. The plant-eaters were always hungry and they [...]


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01/19/12--05:50: Cultural Appropriation 101 for Dead Critter Artists (chan 1708112)

In recent years, wearable art with animal parts has become downright trendy, particularly, though not exclusively, among twenty-something hipsters and their “ironic” ilk. Feathered earrings are all the rage, fox tails are on everyone’s purse and belt loop, and “hipster headdresses” are showing up everywhere from college campuses to Coachella. Unfortunately, some artists are participating [...]


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