Pagan Musings From A Pagan Person

 We had a music show last weekend at the studio where I dance.  It was a lovely evening except for an incident involving an unhoused individual.  I didn't find out about it until sometime afterwards.  Here's what I posted on social media: It was brought to my attention that at one point during the show Saturday evening, an invited guest was told to "get the hell away, we don't need you here." This person was invited, and yes, they are unhoused, but that does not mean they shouldn't be treated as anything less than. We do have a larger community of unhoused people in the area around the studio.  We work to get along with everyone that passes through the area because they are humans. They are simply dealing with different circumstances from our own, and that doesn't give us the right to treat them poorly. The fact that this person was actually invited to our event disappoints me even more. I can't fix what's already happened. I will be addressing thi...

 I've lived by myself for quite a few years now, and I've learned a lot.  Not just about myself but about the people in my life, my kids, and the world in general. First, I'm lazy.  Granted, if you know me at all in real life, then you know that's not exactly news.  I've been lazy my whole life.  No surprises, there, right?  But I didn't realize just HOW lazy I am!  It's amazing what you can live with when there's no one to hold you accountable. Second, every single person in the world has their own crap they're dealing with.  Again, no surprise, but I don't think we really take into account how much we allow our personal baggage to influence how we interact with other people.  If you're in a bad mood, do you lash out at others just for existing?  When you're in a good mood, do you ignore the signs if someone else is having a devastating day?  Do you even listen when someone else is talking?  Or do you just rattle on with your ...

 Wow, sometimes it's just amazing how quickly time goes by! I was puttering around the house, getting ready for tonight, and I realized it's been a minute since I said anything here, so.....here I am! I'm sure summer is busy for everyone, and I'm no exception.  Part of my summer is spent at a renaissance faire, being a Traveler and entertainer.  We get to spend our weekends in the 1400s, antagonizing the townsfolks, avoiding the Queen, and dancing for patrons.  It's great fun, and it's also quite warm! Because of the timing of that particular ren faire, my coven generally does Summer Solstice each on our own.  We do try to come together for sabbats and esbats, but life happens, and we don't always manage to do it.  But as we come towards the end of summer, we almost always get together for Lughnasadh, and as the director of a public Pagan entity, I also organize an open ceremony (we don't do formal ritual for open events).  And tonight is our ceremony!...