Category: Cycle of the seasons

Growth is not the beginning; darkness and choices are the beginning

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Phoenix / 0 Comment

It is paradigm-shifting to consider that using the Wheel of the Year (the cycle of the seasons) to mark a year-beginning and year-end means that the year begins...

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currently reading my way through this stack of books:

Earthsea: The First Four Books, by Ursula K. Le Guin

All the Living and the Dead, by Hayley Campbell

Becoming Kin, by Patty Krawec

Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley

The Ends of the World, by Peter Brannen

The Art of Dying Well, by Katy Butler

Call Us What We Carry, by Amanda Gorman

Love and Rage, by Lama Rod Owens

Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman

Redhanded, by Suruthi Bala & Hannah Maguire

Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari

my Hats

Hats: a metaphor describing various and overlapping identities, and their attendant responsibilities

Seeker on the Path of Light

I am an oathbound student of a pre-Gardnerian mystery tradition of British Traditional Witchcraft. There are aspects of my practice that I can speak about, and many that I cannot. My public Work name is FireHeart.

Partner, parent, family member

I am part of an intentional community of chosen family, which means that I get to live with so many of my favorite people. I co-parent, I swap in-jokes and WWDITS one-liners with my partners and family, I cook a family dinner every three weeks. I also help make household decisions together with other family members.

Laundry

I take care of the laundry area, keep the towels and linens and toddler clothes clean, along with some miscellaneous laundry that doesn't belong specifically to anyone, and manage timing for other people that like to do their own washing. I make sure we don't run out of laundry soap.