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Happy 25th Anniversary, Ocean!

Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Archives #5 Fire Walk With Me, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Ethics, Firewalking, Humor, Interpreting, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Sunday June 21 2009 | 13 Comments »

At the time of the Summer Solstice … June in the year of our Lady – 1984, I stood before the sacred altar and in the name of Ocean, took my vows as a High Priestess of Wicca, pledging to serve the Goddess and God to the best of my ability. 25 years ago…WOW. How [...]

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Accessing PantheaCon

Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Ritual, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Tuesday March 10 2009 | 9 Comments »

As many of my readers may already know, much of my spare time during the first weeks of 2009 was spent advocating for and helping to coordinate interpreting services for PantheaCon, one of the nation’s largest Pagan-themed conferences, held here in the Bay Area. It’s been nearly a month since PantheaCon took place, and I [...]

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Update on PantheaCon’s Equal Communication Access Efforts

Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Broom Closet, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Magick, Paganism, Ritual, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Saturday February 7 2009 | 13 Comments »

If you have been following Deaf Pagan Crossroads lately, you know that one of the main projects I am working on right now is promoting Equal Communication Access at PantheaCon – one of the nation’s largest indoor conferences focusing on Pagan spirituality. For more information about PantheaCon and its Equal Communication Access Efforts, please check [...]

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American Sign Language Linked to the Devil???

Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Paganism, Sign Language, witchcraft on Saturday January 24 2009 | 31 Comments »

While checking out some statistics about my blog that WordPress posts in my dashboard, I noticed a link to my site listed which caught my attention. Go take a look for yourself: http://members.toast.net/rjspina/ Scroll down to the very bottom right-hand corner of the page to the box which says “Occult Signs and Symbols” and click [...]

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PantheaCon Spiritual Conference to Provide Sign Language Interpreters

Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Ritual, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Saturday January 10 2009 | 11 Comments »

It gives me great pleasure to announce that this year, for the first time, PantheaCon will be offering Sign Language Interpreters for Deaf individuals wishing to attend this event. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF POST FOR INFORMATION FOR DEAF ATTENDEES & INTERPRETERS The 15th Annual PantheaCon Feb 13 – 16, 2009 President’s Day Weekend [...]

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A Winter Solstice Ritual

Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Sign Language, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft on Sunday December 21 2008 | 9 Comments »

photo by johnivara SpiritWolf steps forward and in voice and sign calls all the members to the Circle: The wheel of the year turns on taking us from season to season one to the next. Life and time moving endlessly, it is as it will be, without beginning or end. And so it has brought [...]

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Introduction to an Interview With the Deaf Witch

Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Monday November 24 2008 | 3 Comments »

Last October, I was interviewed by a fellow Pagan named Raven Moonshadow, who lives in Maryland with her family. Raven is the hearing mother of a young Deaf child, whom she is raising (along with her other children) in the Pagan ways. She and her family are learning American Sign Language (ASL) in order to better [...]

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Interview With the Deaf Witch – Part I (Who Am I?)

Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Monday November 24 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Where were you born? I was born deaf to an all-hearing family in southern Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River. I grew up going to hearing schools, and then attended Gallaudet College (now University) where I received my BA degree in Psychology. Since then I’ve been something of a gypsy, traveling around to [...]

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Interview With the Deaf Witch – Part II (Being Deaf and Pagan)

Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Monday November 24 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Do you think that being deaf makes it more difficult to follow a “traditional” path or does it allow for a more creative flow? Hmmm… good question, for which there is no easy answer. It’s difficult to come up with one general response, because like most communities, the Deaf Community is diverse – while its [...]

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Interview With the Deaf Witch – Part III (Pagan Sign Language)

Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, Women's Spirituality, witchcraft on Monday November 24 2008 | 1 Comment »

Can you tell us about your efforts to bring Pagan terminology to ASL vocabulary? What could the Pagan community do to help or aid you? First of all, I would like to spend a bit of time clarifying a few things about American Sign Language… also known as ASL. First of all, ASL is a [...]

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