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 search for knowledge and the compassion and understanding one needs to do this correctly. I’m not sure how this applies to my life. I am certainly a seeker, but what am I seeking? How will I know that I have found it? Maybe that’s not…

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. It’s a bit small though, so I’m shopping around for the perfect 2 or 3″ binder to replace it. 🙂 I think this is my fourth Book of Shadows. When I first became interested in Wicca, I kept a collection of notes and correspondences in…

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 2003), I began to wonder if there isn’t something to this idea. By incorporating Eastern thought and practice into the religious life of a Western person, are we just making spirituality more confusing? Admittedly, there is something to be said for the practices of meditation,…

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 a lot of free time. But I have a two hour round-trip commute, which is a bit excessive for a three hour shift. And I really… well… hate it. Yeah, hate is a harsh word, but that just about sums it up. Really, the store…

I have trouble with focus. In university I was perfectly 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 along the line I have lost my ability to focus. Perhaps it started in my last year of university. I chose to be a full-time student even though I only needed one more class to graduate. I knew I wasn’t ready to move on, but…

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 all those darn fluffy pages out there. It’s hard not to read them and then think that you could do a heck of a lot better. In most cases, anything without midi music and a fairy flying after your mouse pointer would be better. *shrug*…