Wrestling with Magic
“Yes, I create magic,” I told the teenagers in the Comparative Religions class I talked to on Monday. I really didn’t want that question to come up, but the teacher asked me. I tried, but plainly faltered. No one who never experienced some type of magic will ever be convinced by me that it exists. [...]
Prayer to Hermes
This offering prayer is dedicated to the 22 people killed in today’s mass shooting at Virginia Tech. Hermes! Hermes! Hermes! Listen, the people call to you! O, great Hermes Psychopompos, conveyor of souls, Many lost ones will show up on the threshold tonight. Guide them gently to the shore of the River Styx and beyond. [...]
We love da moon!
Last night as I was driving home from my friend Carly’s lovely, moving, earth-based Pesach seder, I looked up and saw the full moon brightly, calmly shining in the night sky. I began to rifle through my memory for any songs/chants that I could remember about the moon. I sang two over and over: Full [...]
Blessing the Source Waters
Last weekend, Becoming made its fourth annual pilgrimage to the source of the Potomac River in West Virginia. Our intent was as it has been each year: to honor and bless the source of the waters that run through the land on which we live. We ask humbly for her to return and bring abundance [...]
Rite of Crossing the Threshhold
A friend of mine has made the tough decision to put her beloved dog to sleep. Ernest has been with my friend for many, many year, since puppyhood. She has asked me to put together a short, simple ritual for her to use to help him during his crossing. With much humbleness and awe at [...]
On the Beginning of Your Journey, My Dear Friend
One in our community is taking a leap of faith and stepping forward on a big journey. She has no idea where her steps will take her, but journey she must. As her family, we are charged to bless and support her today. Chava Chai, step into the center of the web. I call you [...]
Sharing a Vision
Last night I shared a vision. A vision of connection and the reason behind the work I do. A vision of the present and future. A vision of purpose. A vision to “up the ante.” Last night I shared a vision to a few people close to me. To a few people who wondered why [...]
Childhood Blessing
I received an email in April 2005 from a couple who wanted a blessing for their child who was turning one-year-old. The mother was from a Catholic family, but was now a seeker along a more pantheist path. The father was from a Protestant family, but was now atheist. They wanted a blessing that would [...]
Couple and Household Blessing
I received an email from a couple who had been dating for over a year and were moving into their first home together. They were not ready to get engaged officially, but had discussed marriage for their future. They wanted to do a small but meaningful ceremony to bless their new home and honor the [...]
Rites of Spring 2005
How do I describe the Rites of Spring trip? Hmmmm…. I am finding that there are things you give up when you are a group leader, especially one who hasn’t quite learned how to delegate stuff yet and worries about the details and if everyone will have a positive experience, etc. I don’t think that [...]
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