tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23469504261376568692024-02-07T04:26:41.986-06:00The Spiritual MotherI am a mother, a wife, a business owner, a pagan, a teacher, and a sassy Italian American. Join me in my writing journey as I balance all of these aspects of myself. I have been on a spiritual journey for over 15 years, but it wasn't till I was a mother that everything made sense.. I am a Spiritual Mother.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-43790333098799064702012-06-07T16:58:00.000-05:002012-06-07T16:58:22.173-05:00My Big Fat Belly Dance Experience
So past fall I decided to start taking belly dance lessons. It was a long time dream of mine to do this, and boy am I glad I took the plunge! I had thought about it on and off since 1999, and tried to do belly dance DVD's back before I got pregnant with my son. I had also been in a car accident in 2001 that left me with a herniated and split disc in my neck that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-76207538099031239842012-05-07T15:59:00.000-05:002012-05-07T15:59:38.505-05:00I'd Rather Pour Bleach in my Eyes than Watch Someone Play Call of Duty Ever Again.Yes that is right....bleach! After being married to a video game addict for 6 years and together for 7, I have decided that there is nothing more annoying, boring or more hurtful. See, my soon to be ex-husband did not cheat with a person, he did not find himself in the arms of another woman, but he gave his mind, body and soul to a machine. This machine was not even a hot CylonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-42079580860698593982012-04-18T23:39:00.000-05:002012-04-18T23:39:13.086-05:00Blossoming Jasmine Journal Entry 3I look back on the original Entry 3 that is still saved in my drafts folder and I am shocked with the changes in my life since that time. See the original one was my pregnancy announcement that never was posted and "Here and Gone" was posted instead. I would be sitting here with Jessie in my lap and the thought of that is strange to me. Since that time, I have changed Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-16335511882685240702012-03-20T14:26:00.000-05:002017-02-27T14:30:48.780-06:00The Goddess Series- Persephone
Persephone is such a great tale. In fact, one of the greatest rituals I have ever attended was a Rite of Persephone, hosted at Samhain. The ritual was simple, yet powerful. We were regaled with the story of Persephone and were each given 6 pomegranate seeds to eat. The most memorable thing about Persephone is that she is the goddess of spring time. She is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-52802648700067687902012-03-02T17:20:00.000-06:002012-03-02T17:20:37.835-06:00Why I hate Rush...Today's news in regards to Rush Limbaugh has hit me so hard. I have to release this into the world and get it out of me because holding onto negativity is never good for anyone. This is something that has needed to come out of me for years. As many of you know Rush Limbaugh has been spewing hatred for years, this week being the most caustic and dramatic after he called Sandra Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-3555463318058578512011-12-08T07:26:00.000-06:002011-12-08T07:26:23.429-06:00How a Kitchen Witch Does Yule..In my family growing up Christmas was a huge deal. My mother had about 10 different themed trees from a Waterford Crystal and silver tree, to a Coca-Cola tree and more. We celebrated the Italian feast of 7 fishes on Christmas Eve, and had tons of presents and a huge meal with a ton of family including all the cousins, 2nd and 3rd. We always got dressed up and had a meal Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-7263830387185518012011-10-22T11:44:00.000-05:002011-10-22T11:44:17.051-05:00Harvesting Change and HealingWhen we go through tough times, we seek ways to find comfort. As you all know I have had hard times lately with the loss of Jessie. But the last six months have had more than just that held up in store for me. I have had everything happen to me from my car dying to financial problems (I am the 99% for sure) to discovering friends I had for years were never really friends. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-64191303903839854112011-10-05T12:56:00.000-05:002011-10-05T12:56:33.968-05:00What Now...This is not my first pregnancy loss. Back in 2006 I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks. As soon as I found out, I lost the pregnancy. It took me a long time to heal. We still started trying right away after the loss. But this is different this time. I was pregnant for an entire trimester. I went through all the symptoms, being nauseated all day every day, and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-86450941600574138002011-10-04T09:25:00.002-05:002011-10-05T09:55:28.564-05:00Here and GoneFor the past few weeks I have been working on a very special post. It was to announce my pregnancy. I had kept a log of every week and how I was feeling and journaled my emotions and everything. I was so excited about it, but kept it a secret for all these weeks because I wanted to share it at a special time. I had told some of my friends but not all of them to see if the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-41014967703199664762011-08-05T15:04:00.000-05:002011-08-05T15:04:30.910-05:00FertilityFertility might be one of the most scary or avoided forms of magic by many people. Say you were to have a fertility statue in your home and someone picked it up and asked, "What's this for?". You know that if you say, "fertility" to them the chances of them dropping the statue on the floor directly from their hands is a very great one. Fear of having a bunch of babies or Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-61212580953995018902011-07-25T14:17:00.000-05:002011-07-25T14:17:42.522-05:00Blossoming Jasmine Journal- Entry 2It is amazing to me how much can change by going to a festival. As you may know I went to Pagan Spirit Gathering 5 weeks ago, and every since I have been way more creative and focused on everything in my life. I still have not made headway in all of the things I want to be working on but I have gotten allot more done and been way more in touch with my faith. I just have a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-8781927293897554822011-07-14T13:43:00.002-05:002011-07-14T14:06:04.378-05:00Choosing My ReligionRecently I read an article over on Patheos Pagan Portal in regards to raising your children pagan. The article was titled "Hand-Me-Down Paganism", and said that pagan parents should expose their children to their practice. I have always been of the mindset that my path was not my sons and he should find his own path. If he asked I would teach him. But this article got me Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-64993062558236851232011-07-04T12:15:00.000-05:002011-07-04T12:15:49.688-05:00My Lack of Patriotism: A Self Reflection.Something I have always struggled with on the 4th of July is that I have no real deep emotional ties to being an American. I feel bad that I don't but if I were to rank it on labels that I could apply to myself, it would still be towards the bottom of my list. It would be above hypoglycemic and sufferer of IBS that is for sure. But for me, Mother, Pagan and Wife would be a closeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-70963033549642582052011-06-29T13:16:00.000-05:002011-06-29T13:16:50.413-05:00Pagan Spirit Gathering: Part 2, A ReviewPagan Spirit Gathering was not my first festival, but this was my first time seeing so many pagans in one spot. Before I traveled to this fest in particular, I had been to ones with about 300-500 attendees. This one had nearly 1000 people. It was an awesome experience to be surrounded by that many pagans. So I a writing this review based on my experiences at previous Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-64274187466291054432011-06-28T09:10:00.000-05:002011-06-28T09:10:10.328-05:00Pagan Spirit Gathering: Part 1, My Personal Experience.I recently attended Pagan Spirit Gathering in Earlville, IL. hosted by circle sanctuary and Selena Fox. I am still "recovering" from this. My kitchen has a few camping items left out that are in the process of being washed..but my once mud soaked clothes are now hanging to dry, the bedding is cleaned and put away and I feel a strong connection to my faith and the earth that can Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-62507280888877810232011-06-19T11:30:00.000-05:002011-06-19T11:30:06.794-05:00Blossoming Jasmine Journal- Entry 1We all have things in our head that we want to do with our lives. I get an idea and see myself going for it, but eventually it just fizzles out and I don't get it done. Well I have recently decided that I want to get working on some of these things. I don't want to say to myself anymore that I will do them and just not. I want to personally thank my online friend AmyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-2396797000664210782011-06-10T15:04:00.000-05:002011-06-10T15:04:09.108-05:00The Goddess Series- Gaia.
Whether it's Gaia, Gaea or Ge, the theories concepts and stories surrounding this goddess and scientific theory are all fascinating. I first came into contact with Gaia from the idea and theory that all life is connected together. It is a fascinating theory and is pretty popular among certain circles of pagans. The idea of Mother Earth has always been a popular concept with general society. A Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-53766421975290656352011-06-01T12:17:00.000-05:002011-06-01T12:17:50.475-05:00On Pagans and Criticism: An Editorial.For the past week I have been following several pagan boards, blogs and discussion groups. Each of these groups has had their own drama to contend with. The pagan mommy blogs have all been watching the unfolding of an issue with a ratings contest at Circle of Moms. The boards have all been lit up with posts regarding others being mean to them, stating how they do not like Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-58170549155331128872011-05-20T12:27:00.000-05:002011-05-20T12:27:02.639-05:00The Goddess Series- Paleolithic Figures
One of the most popular figures related to ancient goddess forms is the Venus of Willendorf, one that I have been drawn too for over a decade. One of my first pagan jewelry items that I purchased was a mini amethyst Venus figure, which I was always able to get away with wearing because everyone always thought it was a bunch of grapes. I have always felt drawn to images from this period of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-3777999193467023992011-05-19T15:48:00.001-05:002011-05-19T15:54:16.679-05:00MamaJasmine's Tomato SoupI have been asked for this new recipe of mine recently and I figured here would be as good a place to share as any. Now this is originally derived from a recipe by Mimi Riser in, The Kitchen Witch Glossary to Cooking Herbs and Spices. I, as usual, tweeked her recipe for Fast Tomato Tarragon soup to my liking. This is a wonderful soup, which once you taste it, a can will never do again.
One Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-47701269720299194972011-05-17T09:25:00.000-05:002011-05-17T09:25:05.743-05:00The Goddess Series- IntroYesterday Morning I went and got a new tattoo. I have been asking my husband to get a new tattoo for 8 months now (we always decide on things outside our budget together). Yesterday he finally said yes. I went to the tattoo shop and got a spiral Goddess on my right ankle. For me this is a symbol I have been wanting to get for a long time. I have been wanting to find ways on how to honor my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-25023140144591607412011-05-11T12:03:00.000-05:002011-05-11T12:03:08.064-05:00Mother's DayMother's Day, in my mind is a very important day for me spiritually. In fact I might consider it the most spiritual for me of all the traditional observed American holidays. Why? Well besides getting roses, breakfast in bed and getting to put my feet up most of the day, its about celebrating the beauty and wonder of the goddess through myself and all other mothers. It is a deep connection to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-47513809213262127192011-04-13T15:27:00.000-05:002011-04-13T15:27:05.171-05:00I FAILED My Own Challenge...A few months back I issued a challenge and I failed my own challenge. I fully planned to take this on wholeheartedly, but I must admit I did not force myself to do this. I planned on trying to be an eclectic pagan for 30 days and following the basics of that path. I posted on one of the forums I frequent, looking for suggestions and the basic response was, "Well, solitary eclectics get to do Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-82539622169865237992011-04-12T12:57:00.000-05:002011-04-12T12:57:17.623-05:00The FeverIt is spring and I look out my window and see robins doing a mating dance in my back yard. It is nap time here at my house and the relaxation music is flowing in the background. I feed my daycare baby a bottle as he looks up into my eyes with a loving glance, and I can feel it, the back of my mind wishing and longing to be pregnant.
To have another child of my own.. to see 2 pink lines on a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2346950426137656869.post-54749771084456772172011-04-05T12:30:00.000-05:002011-04-05T12:30:05.167-05:00The Passing of WisdomThis morning, my great Aunt Pauline passed away at age 95. She was my grandmothers sister, and the last person of my grandmothers generation to pass. She was my oldest living relative of course. I was lucky enough to be able to take my son to meet her in January when I was visiting my family out east. It hit me really hard to hear of this because she was the last connection to that generationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595183546126124275noreply@blogger.com3