I feel the need to write something tonight, but I’m not sure what. There are two cards sitting on my desk, and they are sort of inspiring me. One of them is The Hermit from the Robin Wood Tarot, and the other is a card from SoulCards 2. Together, they make me think of the […]

Yesterday I got out my Book of Shadows so I could add some notes and do some general clean up. I’m a modern Wiccan, so I don’t keep my notes in a musty, well-bound book. I use a three-ring binder. It’s sort of boring and doesn’t do much to add any airs, but it’s practical. […]

I saved a quote from a book I read. It was something to the effect of Eastern religions being alien to Western temperament. But I’ll be darned if I can remember which book the quote came from. Anyway, after reading an old issue of PanGaia, which focused on the “Wisdom of the East” (#31 Spring […]

I’ve had a lot of ideas for blog entries bouncing around in my head this week. But for one reason or another, I just haven’t got around to writing anything substantial. I started a job last month, after a year of being out of work. It’s only very part-time, so, theoretically, I’m still left with […]

I have trouble with focus. In univerisity I was prefectly capable of focusing on the task at hand. I could look at everything I had to accomplish, create a to do list, and focus on the tasks at hand. My days had structure, mostly because it was the only way to get everything done. Somewhere […]

One of the blogs I like to read is Practical Wicca. What the authors have to say is really well thought out and very smart. The most recent entry, The Anti-Fluff Bunny, has really given me a lot to think about. I’ll admit that my site, The Lotus Pond, was created partly in response to […]