Archive for November, 2008

Turning It Over

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Last week I took down my Day of the Dead altar. All the novena candles went into in a box, one with my father’s picture on it face to face with the likes of George Carlin, Abbie Hoffman and Isaac Hayes. I still challenge the old guy, even in death. The mini-altar of my old [...]

How Far We Have Come

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Friday I went to the opening night of my daughter’s high school play. They were performing The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s brilliant play about the witchcraft hysteria of 1692 in Massachusetts colony. There she was in the opening prologue, dancing and singing with friends in the woods like any good Pagan child. There she was a [...]

The Watery Depths of Dreams

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

I had the pleasure of spending an hour in the studio with my good friend Thorn Coyle a few weeks ago. Thorn has been doing a great new series of podcasts, called Elemental Castings, where she talks to different people about how their magical and creative practice links in with a particular element. In my case, [...]

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

In this case, a very cute Welsh/American youngster, aka my niece Elena the Pundit.
Weighing in from her elite media lair in Cardiff, Elena has this to say about the election:

 
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