Thursday March 13 2008 by ocean1025
“It’s spring fever…
You don’t quite know what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!”
~ Mark Twain
photo by Robin of Bountiful Healing
(whom I suspect is struggling with a bout of Spring Fever herself!)
Ocean is the creator & manager of this blog. Born deaf into an all-hearing family, she was raised oral and attended hearing schools. Ocean began learning sign language at the ripe old age of 16, and after meeting a Deaf man began her own journey through Deafhood. She graduated from Gallaudet College (now University), and has held positions both within & outside of the field of Deaf Services.
Ocean has been a practicing Pagan for 30 years, and considers herself "an eclectic witch," with a primary focus on Celtic Spirituality, but an interest in many different areas. A skilled tarot reader, she once donated her services to help raise funds for a Domestic Violence agency. She has also done workshops on aromatherapy, herbalism, & Paganism for the Deaf Community.
As a passionate advocate, Ocean often speaks out on the need for greater access for Deaf people (Pagan or otherwise) - interpreters, captioned videos, CART, etc...and works to build bridges between the Deaf & Hearing communities.
She lives not far from her hometown on the banks of the Ohio River with her two cats, Karma & Gandalf.
To contact Ocean,
you may email her at oshginva@gmail.com
This sculpture shows the sign for "connect"...and that is what Deaf Pagan Crossroads is all about - making connections. Connections between Deafhood and Paganism, connections between the Deaf Community and the Hearing Community, connections between myself as the writer and you as the reader. I hope you will take the time to read my various posts, some of which are listed below. Welcome to the Crossroads, and I hope you make some connections here!
 | Kim on A Deaf Imbolc Ritual |
 | Bhavya on A Deaf Imbolc Ritual |
 | Edain McCoy on The Stones, The Sun, and Solst… |
 | Robin on Finding Your Own Year Card… |
 | ocean1025 on Finding Your Own Year Card… |
Ahhhhh…. oh yes!
It is warm and sunny today in Indiana!
)
Struggling and going just slight crazy.
Wonderful weather here in Alabama! Can’t wait to go digging in my garden!
Oh yes, I have a wonderful case of it! 60 and sunny here in the Chicago area. Bliss!
i got it too and i planted some basil seeds a few weeks back and theyre coming up i love spring
Spring here in the desert means that the orange and lemon trees are blooming (while losing leaves and still holding fruit!) and the scent at night is intoxicating!
–QuinnCreative
Ditto!
Its hardly spring here x(
oOHH… How I wish we were going into Spring here… we’re at the end of Summer, and soon we’ll celebrate Mabon – Autumn will start soon here in Brazil. What a wonderful flower, loved the burst of blue!
You were quoting Mark Twain… such a great writer, read many cool stories by him.
I tagged you to the “Links around the world” list at my blog, hope you don’t mind!
Kisses from Nydia.
I know I have it … bad …
I am anxious and restless and want to move and grow and change and have no idea what to do or where to go to accomplish any of it
bright blessigns to you!!!
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