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*signal boost* Open Full Moon Ritual

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Open Full Moon Cyber Ritual

If you’ve been intrigued by the idea of cyber ritual you may be interested to know that JaguarMoon Cyber Coven is hosting an open Full Moon ritual on April 17th.

JaguarMoon is one of the oldest cyber covens. Our existence is entirely virtual and our primary purpose is to teach Eclectic Wicca in a non-threatening manner. We are also interested in expanding the understanding and acceptance of cyber covens on the Internet. We do this in a variety of ways, including creating a stable, healthy coven online. For more information about who we are, please see our website at: www.jaguarmoon.org.

Don’t worry if you’re not sure how it works — we’ve been hosting open ritual for several years now and are very good at helping newcomers get set up. The ritual we use requires few physical props and previous year’s participants gave us great feedback about how wonderful it felt.

If you are interested in participating in this cyber ritual, or if you’d like to know more, please email us at: hps@jaguarmoon.org before April 10th.

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Lady Maat
High Priestess
JaguarMoon Cyber Coven

SageWoman #80 on the stands

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“Keep Walking: My Journey with Cancer” is finally printed and available to the public!

While this isn’t my best writing, or the one I’m most proud of, it is the most honest and revealing I’ve ever allowed myself to be.

For some of you, it will be a reminder of some things I shared along the way, for others, it will be a doorway into my psyche (hi!).

Feedback always encouraged.

Pagan Predators Article Reprinted

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hey — my article “Pagan Predators” has been reprinted in the new Wicca Spirit Newsletter (available through this link). It’s kind of cool that something I wrote several years ago remains fresh.

Moreover, that particular article remains one of my favorite. It was honest and provocative.

For my writer friends: this is a new gig (non paying) for your work.

For everyone: check it out!

In Honor of the Day: Martin Luther King Jr.

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In 1950’s America, the equality of man envisioned by the Declaration of Independence was far from a reality. People of color — blacks, Hispanics, Asians — were discriminated against in many ways, both overt and covert. The 1950’s were a turbulent time in America, when racial barriers began to come down due to Supreme Court decisions, like Brown v. Board of Education; and due to an increase in the activism of blacks, fighting for equal rights.

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Dark days . . .

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. .  .  and long nights.

This is the season in the Pacific Northwest.

The year began with a lot of busy-ness and I haven’t had much of a chance for calmness and reflection.

I finally cleared my desk, only active to-dos there now. A must do within the next couple of days is finalizing the next module for my advanced class. As is appropriate for the season, we’ll be looking inward, doing internal reflection work. Getting to know ourselves better.

On one of my lists there is an interesting discussion going on about ethics and being a lawyer who can do magic. The question was posed “If you knew your client was guilty, how would you proceed with the case?” I’ve been thinking about that in its various permutations (some of which made it into the conversation). First (and these are in no particular order, nor am I lawyer): the role of a lawyer is to make sure the client is treated the same no matter his/her ethnic background, income, education etc.  Second, the role of the lawyer is to provide a check against the system — to point out inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and offer counter-arguments/facts relevant to the case. Third, the role of the lawyer is not to judge. We are all innocent until proven guilty (by a jury of our peers).

That said, and this was eloquently said in the group, a magic-wielding lawyer could lose sleep over ‘knowing’ that his/her client was in fact guilty. How to service such a client the same, as well as, an innocent client? (Because, ethically, you must.) By keeping your magic the level of at this statement:

“I hope the jury’s decision is a fair and equitable.”

With that, your energy is directed in a manner that does not harm, or help, your client.