“On the Twelfth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve drummers drumming…” Today is Epiphany, and thus the final day of the Twelve Days of Christmas. After today the holidays are officially over – I will be taking down all of my decorations and preparing for Imbolc and then the Spring season [...]
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On the Twelfth Day of Dining…
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Beasts and Animals, Food, Herbs, Music, The Yule Series on Friday January 6 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On the Eleventh Day of Dining…
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Art & Literature, Food, Music, Photography, The Yule Series on Thursday January 5 2012 | 1 Comment »
“On the Eleventh Day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping…” I love pasta…all kinds of pasta. So when I tried to think of what I could fix for the eleventh day, my mine went to cannelloni – which if you use a little imagination, does look a bit like the [...]
On the Tenth Day of Dining…
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Beasts and Animals, Food, Music, Nature, Photography, The Yule Series on Wednesday January 4 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“On the Tenth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords leaping…” This one started out to be a bit of a challenge, but I resolved it pretty quickly. After reviewing my menu for the last nine days, I noticed that I’d had a couple of poultry dishes, two soups, and a [...]
On the Ninth Day of Dining…
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Beasts and Animals, Food, Music, Photography, The Yule Series on Tuesday January 3 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“On the Ninth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine ladies dancing…” Okay, I admit it. This one had me stumped. I couldn’t think of anything that qualified as dancing food…the closest thing I could come to was the dancing chicken at Santa Claus Land when I was a kid – you [...]
On the Eighth Day of Dining…
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Food, Music, Photography, The Yule Series on Monday January 2 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“On the Eighth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids milking…” Of course any dish made on this day would have to be dairy recipe, utilizing milk or cream as a main ingredient. That gives me quite a few options. I could go with ice cream, and use it for making [...]
On the Sixth Day of Dining…
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Beasts and Animals, Food, Herbs, Music, Nature, The Yule Series on Saturday December 31 2011 | 1 Comment »
“On the Sixth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me six geese a’laying…” With this verse, of course it wasn’t all that hard to determine just what to fix in the kitchen for the sixth day – the incredible edible egg. Eggs have have gotten a bad rap due to their high cholesterol [...]
On the Fifth Day of Dining…
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Beasts and Animals, Food, Music, Nature, The Yule Series on Friday December 30 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“On the Fifth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me five golden rings…” According to my research, the “five golden rings” mentioned in this verse do not refer to jewelry. Rather, they are a reference to yet another bird – the ring-necked pheasant. One can clearly see that there is a lot of [...]
Turning Towards the Morning
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Music, Paganism, Photography, Poetry/Prose, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft, Women, Women's Spirituality on Thursday December 8 2011 | 3 Comments »
“Turning Towards the Morning” by Gordon Bok (copyright 1975 by Gordon Bok) When the deer has bedded down And the bear has gone to ground And the northern goose has wandered off to warmer bay and sound, It’s so easy in the cold to feel the darkness of the year And the heart is growing [...]
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 [...]
In Celebration of Litha
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Earth Day, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Music, Nature, Paganism, Photography, Poetry/Prose, Sabbats, Spirituality, Video Posts, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Tuesday June 21 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Once again I introduce you to the beautiful photography of my on-line friend “Witches Sky,” which she has put together in this video celebrating the Sabbat of Litha. As always, this video is accessible to deaf and hard of hearing Friends of the Crossroads. Enjoy.
For Pagan Dr. Who Fans
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Cinema, Humor, Irish/Celtic, Music, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Sunday May 1 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This post contains a video showing a specialized Beltane Blessing ceremony. Unfortunately it is not captioned, but hopefully my deaf and hard of hearing readers will still get some enjoyment out of it. If anyone wishes to send me a typed up script of what is said, it would be much appreciated. You can send [...]
It’s the First Day of May
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Humor, Interpreting, Music, Paganism, Sabbats, Sign Language, Spirituality, Video Posts, witchcraft on Sunday May 1 2011 | 5 Comments »
This post includes a video, which uses American Sign Language (ASL) and is also captioned for the “signing impaired.” Scroll down to watch this video. There is also a non-signed version with printed lyrics for those who prefer to watch such. The first day of May is commonly known as Beltane, and also referred [...]
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