In my last post, I shared a list of some “general information” posts here at the Crossroads to give you a basic understanding of Paganism. Here I have put together a list of some of my own writings, reflecting what Paganism means to me and my own practice of it. I hope my sharing of [...]
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Reflections on Paganism
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Broom Closet, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Eco-Psychology, Empowerment, Ethics, Nature, Paganism, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Saturday April 9 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Understanding Paganism
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Broom Closet, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Tuesday April 5 2011 | 1 Comment »
Recently I have had a few people approach me expressing an interest in learning more about Paganism. In response to their requests for information, I have decided to go back through my blog and pull together some of the posts which focus on this subject. While this is far from being a comprehensive course on [...]
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, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality 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 [...]
Wicca Test on Intolerance
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Broom Closet, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Paganism, Spirituality, Uncategorized, witchcraft on Saturday September 20 2008 | 4 Comments »
Okay folks! Here’s the next Wicca Test! This one has to do with intolerance, and it asks a lot of questions which relate to how Wicca, Witchcraft, and Paganism have been intolerated throughout history. For many of you this test will likely be difficult, especially if you haven’t studied much about the history of Paganism. [...]
A Pagan in the Classroom…
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Broom Closet, Ethics, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Paganism, Ritual, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Friday May 30 2008 | 4 Comments »
The following is a copy of a brochure that was handed out at some schools, the author has given permission for this to be copied in whole and used again for the purpose of explaining Paganism to the general public. While this brochure is intended to educate teachers, etc. about their pagan students; the information [...]
Deaf-Friendly Pagan Events
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Broom Closet, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Interpreting, Paganism on Saturday December 2 2006 | 4 Comments »
Finding Pagan Events which are accessible for Deaf and Hard of Hearing attendees is indeed a challenge. Most Pagan Organizations operate on a shoestring budget, and must rely on volunteers to plan, coordinate, and run their events. They often don’t have the budget to pay for interpreting services, and finding individuals willing to provide such [...]
Finding Deaf Pagans
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Broom Closet, Deafness, Paganism on Saturday December 2 2006 | 15 Comments »
Anastacia’s comment under “The Spirituality of Gallaudet” has gotten me thinking… How ***do*** Deaf Pagans find one another??? The harsh reality is…it’s not easy. I have been a Deaf Pagan for 25+ years – and for at least half of that time, I thought I was the ONLY Deaf Pagan on planet Earth. I never [...]
Meet “The Wrench”
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Broom Closet, Humor on Monday November 20 2006 | 5 Comments »
It all started with a Deaf friend, a photograph, and a misspelled word. I am a big lover of Rennaisance Festivals, and I enjoy going to them. I have a number of medieval outfits that I often like to wear when I do attend such events, in order to feel like I am actually living [...]
Are Deaf Pagans “Public Enough?”
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Broom Closet, Deafness, Paganism, Sign Language on Sunday November 19 2006 | 9 Comments »
In a comment posted in response to my recent Post “Out of the Broom Closet,” Curious Wind makes some interesting statements: “The constant inquiries I see about ASL signs for words like “solstice” tell me that there are people who are needing to sign these words to other people, whether in conversation or ritual. But that [...]
Out of the Broom Closet
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Broom Closet, Deafness, Paganism on Wednesday November 15 2006 | 6 Comments »
When I first set up the blog site known as Deaf Pagan Crossroads, I decided that I wanted my first post to be about… Well, being a Deaf Pagan. But as I sat in front of my computer monitor, staring at the bare page of my Word program, I found myself drawing a blank. Just [...]
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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.
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.
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