some thoughts on being Pagan

This morning I was asked why I am not very open about my Pagan spirituality, this person doesn’t know me very well if they did they would know that I am in fact very open about my beliefs and spirituality, it is stated on my blog and I literally wear my belief on my arm with my pentagram tattoo, however in a way I can understand why this person would say so…

Promoting Religious Tolerance

Yesterday we were visited by a group of local Jehovah Witnesses, now I was standing outside in my driveway and I saw them coming, I am Pagan and proudly so and usually I do not have an issue talking to people of other religions I think religious ‘debates’ for lack of a better word are not only interesting but healthy for encouraging religious tolerance in others, however yesterday I was not only not in the mood but I was in the middle of something and these ladies could clearly see that because they said that they could see that I am busy but…..

Raising a child religiously..... or not

I get this Question a lot from complete strangers who feel that they need to have some sort of say no matter how small in your child's spiritual journey...

What religion are you..... do you attend church ..... what faith system are you raising your child in

I am a proud Pagan, so is my husband and my ex husband is atheist while his fiance is Christian, my family is Christian and Atheist my exes is Jewish and Catholic it makes for quite a jumble of confusion and its a decision I'm glad I faced with my ex a long time ago...

Life and Death through the eyes of a child

Seems like a very dark topic to start the morning with its not something that everyone like to think about or even talk about, but sadly last night we lost a dear part of our family my sons pet rat, now we have had 2 other rats pass over the last 2 years unfortunately they only live on average for 3 or so years but they make the most amazing pets, they are so intelligent and great for teaching your children how to be gentle as well as responsible, their upkeep is also relatively cheap so in general and all round amazing animal to have in the home.