Recently I have begun corresponding with a Deaf family who has been studying about Paganism and undertaking their own spiritual journey down the Pagan Path. Both the wife and husband are Deaf, and they have three Deaf children.Together, the family has been begun celebrating the Wheel of the Year and eight Sabbats. I recently shared [...]
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A Deaf Imbolc Ritual
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Paganism, Poetry/Prose, Ritual, Sabbats, Sign Language, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Thursday February 2 2012 | 2 Comments »
Finding Your Own Year Card…and What It Means (read this first!)
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Divination, Empowerment, Magick, Paganism, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality, tagged divination, major arcana, tarot on Friday January 13 2012 | 3 Comments »
Another blast from the past – now that we have started a new year, it’s time to find our year cards for 2012. What’s yours??? With this post, Ocean explains more about how to find your own Year Card. At the end of the post are links to additional posts that will explain the interpretations [...]
The Yule Series
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Beasts and Animals, Divination, Food, Herbs, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Sunday December 25 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My readers who have been following the Crossroads for awhile might recall that in the past, to celebrate the Winter Solstice, I did a month’s worth of posts entitled “The Yule Series” in which I shared information about various aspects of the season’s holiday celebrations – such topics as the meaning of solstice, the return [...]
The Yule Series – The Sun In the Greenwood
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Irish/Celtic, Nature, Paganism, Poetry/Prose, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft on Thursday December 22 2011 | 5 Comments »
To continue to the celebration of this holiday season, I have dusted off yet another post from the past…here is another ritual, this one compliments of John and Caitlin Matthews, taken from their book “The Winter Solstice.” Merry reading, and a joyous holiday to all of the Friends of the Crossroads! Come, my readers… and [...]
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 Wednesday December 21 2011 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Yule Series II – “The Holly King vs. The Oak King”
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Irish/Celtic, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, The Yule Series, witchcraft on Tuesday December 20 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Because this post seems to be quite popular with my statistics right now, I thought I would copy it and bring it back for this year as a special Solstice treat for the Friends of the Crossroads. Enjoy it, and may you have a blessed Winter Solstice! Any discussion of the Winter Solstice and holly [...]
The Stones, The Sun, and Solstice at Newgrange
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Astrology, Eco-Psychology, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday December 19 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last October, I was honored to be able to join Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone in celebrating the Sabbat of Samhain at the Hill of Ward in County Meath, Ireland. Both Janet and Gavin have played a key role in resurrecting the ancient rites of lighting the Samhain bonfires at this sacred site. The Wheel [...]
The Yule Series – A Solstice Quiz
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Music, Nature, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft on Wednesday December 7 2011 | 1 Comment »
This is a repost of an article from Deaf Pagan Crossroads that I first posted a few years ago. I thought I would repost it for my readership. To find the answers to these questions, I encourage you to read through The Yule Series here at the Crossroads! To kick off our studies of the [...]
Helping vs. Controlling
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Empowerment, Ethics, Interpreting, Paganism, Spirituality, Universal Issues, witchcraft, Women, Women's Spirituality on Wednesday September 14 2011 | 2 Comments »
Continuing my theme of “help”… I now discuss the issue of helping someone as opposed to just taking over and controlling everything for them. This is a subject that many deaf and hard of hearing people know all too well – “do-gooders” who might have the best of intentions and who truly believe they are [...]
The Ethics of Helping
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Empowerment, Paganism, Spirituality on Monday September 12 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This post first appeared at the Crossroads over four years ago. I thought it was time to dust it off and repost it, especially since I and others have been dealing with the issue of “helpful(?)” people lately… In response to some of the blogs and vlogs posted on DeafRead and elsewhere lately that have [...]
September 11th Healing Ritual
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Healing, Magick, Paganism, Ritual, Spirituality on Friday September 9 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is the ritual that Ocean and the Clan conducted in September of 2001, shortly after the events of September 11th, as our special healing for ourselves, for the victims of these horrendous attacks, and for the world itself… Carrying a long, white taper in a silver spiral candlestick, Michelle steps forward to the altar, [...]
Remembering Them
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Healing, Paganism, Spirituality, Universal Issues, Women's Spirituality on Friday September 9 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A day or two after the horrors of September 11th, I was sitting in front of the altar in the Spirit Room of my then residence, a small house outside of Kansas City. I had lit some candles and offered up a prayer for healing, and was now doing a little quiet meditation in hopes [...]
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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.
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