Come Autumn, the earth undresses, settles down and prepares to stretch out under a blanket of winter and rest. In this blog, we’ll make an easy, no-sew handkerchief doll to use in ritual–Mabon or otherwise. It’s easy enough that it can even be done by a group within or just before your ritual. The Crow song …
In this series of posts, we’ll take a journey through the stages of group development that all groups go through. A pagan circle is like any other group—it follows predictable patterns of human behavior. I taught a class on group dynamics throughout the 28 years when I worked as a psychology professor, so I’ve thought …
Forming a New Pagan Circle: Group Development, Part 1 Read More »
Another Ritual to Celebrate the Crone In my last post about Croning, I explained the importance of demarking this important life transition with ritual. (Go back and read that to catch up. Done? Great, welcome back.) This week, I offer a ritual to help welcome the aging pagan or witch into the tribe of the …
Healing is an art, and art is healing. You can harness the power of many art forms to support your well-being. Today I’ll share one method I taught my students during the 25 years when I offered a college course on Expressive Arts Therapies. The technique we’ll explore is creating a “self-soothing image book”. Let’s …
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The Crow Women songs that we put out for the world are original words and music, except for some of my songs. There are a lot of really nice melodies out there, traditional folk songs and old time Christian hymns, that cry for better or at least different words. Pagan words. Putting new words to …
Crone. Hag. Witch. To modern pagans and wiccans, these are honorifics, not insults. A pagan woman spends her whole lifetime becoming a crone, and by Goddess, she deserves a ritual worthy of that investment! I’ve been planning my Croning for nineteen years, which is all the more amusing considering that I’m only forty-five. Of course, …
Moon magic is one of my favorite types of magic! In this article, I’ll lay out a ritual I led for the Crow Women that revolved around some of my favorite pagan moon songs. You realize that, in addition to being a musical group, the Crow Women are a very active women’s circle, right? We …
In a previous post, I wrote about the why zills are an excellent choice for pagan fire circles. Let’s dig in a little deeper. The simplest way to support the drum beat at a fire circle is to just emphasize the down beat. Sometimes I just want to make sure everyone hears the “one” and …
Recently my human Mom left her computer within bunny reach so I started skimming the Crow Women website, mostly to find pictures of bunnies. As I scrolled through, I stumbled upon a very interesting blog post by Alane Crowomyn called “Pagan Music Tips: Planning a Rehearsal Period.” When I read the post, I would have …
In a previous blog, I’ve shared stories of the four main Elemental Altars that I created on the boundaries of the property where I live. Now, I’ll describe some other sacred art, generally rock sculptures, that I have installed around my home. Over the years, the making and re-shaping of these rock pieces has added …
