Kylara's Musings

   In the middle of winter, Yule is the time for us to welcome back the sun.  Today, we think of this as a symbolic gesture, we know that it...

   One thing that has changed dramatically over the years is how much the seasons effect us.  Modern technology has allowed us to live as if...

  When we think of food holidays, Thanksgiving is often top of the list.  While it definitely has a questionable history, in the modern era ...

   There are a lot of holidays we celebrate, whether religious or not, that have become nothing more than an excuse to party (and maybe get ...

   When you stop to think about it, Faith is all about embracing paradoxes.  Faith asks us to believe in things we can't see, and can...

   At Samhain, we often share a meal, and many people set out a place for those who have passed.  And while many people feel certain foods a...

   One of the things I've always loved about Paganism is how much of it is very much 'choose your own.'  Sure, if you join a gro...

  One of the things that I think takes the longest to get comfortable with is creating your own spells and rituals (or any practice really)....

  I think that when we think about our spiritual path, we always think of regular practice as the gold standard.  But more than just an idea...

   There is this concept, in many magical circles, that man-made stuff isn't suitable for magic.  If you consider most correspondence li...

   Often when we talk about a 'magical home' we have this picture in our head, of a big gothic mansion, with herbs and potion bottle...

  Many people include offerings as a part of their practice.  These could be offered up to the divine, to spirits, to ancestors or even simp...

   Lammas is around the corner, and it's a time of year when I always thing of generosity and bounty.  And sometimes, especially when yo...

   In America we talk about independence a lot..but I feel like we've lost so much of it's meaning.  We speak as if freedom means be...

  We live in a world that is still tilted towards the masculine, and yet the role of Father is one that is still full of confusion and appre...

  Many cultures honor a hearth deity, and the hearth used to be the heart of the home.  It was a source of heat and used for cooking, often ...