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...

   When it comes to both holidays (like Yule) and seasons, we grow up with certain mental images of what the world should look like.  I'...

   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...

   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)....

  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...

 Even in today's modern age, we tend to spend more time at home during the colder part of the year.  Imbolc is still a part of this cold...

 Representation in media is something that is being talked about a lot more recently, especially around things like race, gender and sexuali...

 Life is a series of ups and downs, with times of frantic energy and times of stillness.  We just got through the holiday season, which is o...

 For so many people, it's been a crazy few years, and I have been seeing these memes floating around suggesting that we don't claim ...

 New Years is a huge celebration for many people, and we use it to say good bye to the old year and welcome in the new.  But most of the foc...

 At Yule, we welcome back the light, and it's often a time for lighting candles.  And as much as I love me a good candle or twelve, some...

 It's a very common phenomenon for us humans to glorify whatever is 'not' going on right now.  In the winter, we miss summer, in...

 When I think about the holiday season (which for me is pretty much Halloween through Valentines day...which is coincidentally the cold and ...

 Okay, so a bit ago I was thinking about stuff to write about, and I stumbled across this blog post:  65 Prompts for Pagan Prayer Journaling...

 With Lammas around the corner, many people are thinking about the harvest, and with all that is going on in the world right now, many of us...