Goodbye, Skips.
Skips was a gerbil. He had lovely sable fur and he loved to have it petted. He was quite affectionate for such a timid creature. ...
Ritual Offerings in Burials
The desire to bury our dead with items dates back, as far as we now know, to the Neolithic period. Members of the Natufian culture --...
Light a Candle for Me
As I write this, my tiny temple is lit with several candles for the dead and dying. A woman I consider to be a mother figure lost her...
What is a "child of Persephone?"
A child of Persephone, as my aunt described, is someone with one foot in this world and one in the other. A child -- or priestess -- of...
Grieving and Ritual with Herbs, Teas, and Essential Oils
Grief is something I’m all too familiar with, and something I’m passionate about protecting. One of my greatest frustrations is people...