Yule Blessing

Yule Blessings
by Yusef

Blessings to you from the Earth Mother.
She is the Moon.
She watches over all of us by
The light that she casts over the blessed earth.
Walk her night lit path
And happiness you will find at every turn.
Blessed be!
Blessings to you from the Sky Father.
He is the Sun. He holds us up
And brings us strength. Carry his sword
To cleave the evil from your path
And you will be unmolested.
Blessed Be!
Blessings to you from the Great Spirit.
It binds us all together:
Man to womyn; beast to beast; all.
We are it and it is us.
Blessed Be!
May you have a wonderful Holiday.
The time has come for the sun to be reborn
He lies in his Mother's womb waiting...
Awaiting his reappearance on this plane.
Let us all rejoice in his rebirth and ours.
Blessed Be!

Some cool goddess stuff

Cool goddess rosaries.. they are gorgeous and well done!!

Cooking up a storm..

What a busy day.. :)
Part of the tradition we have created is each person has to make some part of dinner. They are suppose to get me their recipe so i can make sure i have all the ingredients.. OHMYGODDESS you would have thinked i asked for a miracle from each child!!! Well except for the 11 yo daughter who had her recipe to me within 10 mins of me asking.. :)
A couple of them simply didnt know what to make..so i gave them some ideas.. so our holiday dinner is:
i am doing a ham, garlic mashed potatoes,yeast rolls, butternut squash soup, and they are adding the following:
sweet potato casserole, green beans, cherry fruit jello salad, mac and cheese, a pudding-cherry-angelfoodcake trifle, cherry cheesecake,
then i am making a wassail for the present opening later the night of the 25th..it has some great ingredients including sherry, brandy, orange,apples, cinnamon, cloves,and apple cider..
Also some things we will do..is ring bells to scare away negative energy, hang holly to keep negative energy out (the rough edges catch it), also we have a ribbon tree.. each person adds their dreams or desires written on a ribbon and tied to the tree.. on jan 5th i will burn the ribbons and ask the universe to bless them.
then we have our family dream jar. Each year they take out the previous years dreams and read them to themselves to see what they accomplished this year..then we will put fresh ones in the jar.
They are always tickled to read what they wrote the year before.

all in all its a great day..

and i wish a wonderful yule to all and many blessings from the Goddess,
and

WAES HAEL!!!! (be well!!) DRINC HAEL (drink to health

powerful video

about prostitution and what is does to women and children. Its from the European Womens Lobby who is trying to stop the abuse and violence.

http://www.womenlobby.org/site/video_en.asp

amazing voices

I am not a big fan of country music..but i think the Dixie chicks standing up for their right to SAY their words is awesome. I for one think they were treated horribly by MEN who wanted them to keep their mouths shut..i mean they couldnt really do what men have always done to women of voice--burn them as a witch. So instead they used their power to silence them.

im not really a scrooge...

but i saw this sign on a church "Wise men still seek Him" and it sorta irritated me..for several reasons really.
one is wise MEN still seek him..what about the women folks? are they just not wise in general cause they are women or is it men who seek Jesus and lead their women?? I know the answer can be according to the religious beliefs of men/women.. But its still insulting..

Second.. wise men. Which is Magi. Which is sorcerer or astrologer or wizard..Which i thought was against Xian beliefs so WHY are they honoring these men? And then the whole CRUX of my irritation is this::
do you know what is a WISE WOMAN??? Which should be included in this little sign on this church... a wise woman is a WITCH!!! yep...the word witch means wise woman..
SOOOOO technically when a WISE man and a WISE woman search out Jesus..a wizard and witch is who they are..HOW COOL is that??????

but of course christianity doesnt believe in wizards and witches.. ohbutwait.. the reason for the season is..JESUS!!!!! As if thats EVEN tru.......

ACK... what confusion, and hypocrisy!!!!

no uterus..no comment

http://www.newstarget.com/001415.html

This guy is a jerk..and not only a JERK but a misogynist jerk.
He says he educates and empowers but what i read on his rant about obese women who should not be allowed to have children is demeaning,cruel and egotistical.
Who gives a fuck what HE thinks?
What i notice is his not saying a word on MEN and their place in conceiving of children. Men who smoke, drink or or obese.. why is he not ranting on THEM instead of women..why does he feel so safe and sanctimonious harrassing women but not a word about MEN.
This smacks of good ole boys mentality...white male patriarchy....GOD like ego... and a real dislike of women in general.

This guy is a jerk~!

wake up America..

Know what internet neutrality is and how it affects YOU!!!
SPREAD the WORD!!!
Let the big companies know you are willing to stand up for YOUR right to the internet!!!!

Woman Charged with murder for "supposedly" causing an abortion by using certain drugs. Now there is no PROOF that this drug causes abortions yet this woman has sat in jail for 4 years on the ASSUMPTION that it does.
This brings up 2 issues....
Since abortion is LEGAL when a woman involves the state then why is it against the law when it occurs--with or without the woman planning it-- without the states involvement??
AND
why is someone charged with a ASSUMED crime... not a proven crime.. and on the next level why is she charged with something that isnt a crime at all.... Well..its not a crime unless a woman does it on her own without paying the govt $$$.
how dangerous is this thinking for women... and i know i will post more on this as soon as i have ruminated a bit longer......

fat rant...

I love this gal!!!!

the gift of Fear

This is one of my most fav books... and one EVERY woman should read...
here is a small excerpt:

"I want to clarify that many men offer help without any sinister or self-serving intent, with no more in mind than kindness and chivalry, but I have been addressing those times that men refuse to hear the word "no," and that is not chivalrous -- it is dangerous.

When someone ignores that word, ask yourself: Why is this person seeking to control me? What does he want? It is best to get away from the person altogether, but if that's not practical, the response that serves safety is to dramatically raise your insistence, skipping several levels of politeness. "I said NO!"

When I encounter people hung up on the seeming rudeness of this response (and there are many), I imagine this conversation after a stranger is told no by a woman he has approached:

Man: What a bitch. What's your problem, lady? I was just trying to offer a little help to a pretty woman. What are you so paranoid about?
Woman: You're right. I shouldn't be wary. I'm overreacting about nothing. I mean, just because a man makes an unsolicited and persistent approach in an underground parking lot in a society where crimes against women have risen four times faster than the general crime rate, and three out of four women will suffer a violent crime; and just because I've personally heard horror stories from every female friend I've ever had; and just because I have to consider where I park, where I walk, whom I talk to, and whom I date in the context of whether someone will kill me or rape me or scare me half to death; and just because several times a week someone makes an inappropriate remark, stares at me, harasses me, follows me, or drives alongside my car pacing me; and just because I have to deal with the apartment manager who gives me the creeps for reasons I haven't figured out, yet I can tell by the way he looks at me that given an opportunity he'd do something tht would get us both on the evening news; and just because these are life-and-death issues most men know nothing about so that I'm made to feel foolish for being cautious even though I live at the center of a swirl of possible hazards doesn't mean a woman should be wary of a stranger who ignores the word "no."



AWESOME~~~~~
Read this book and have everyone you know read it...

Wanted:

a neopolitan mastiff!!!
I am searching for a neo..i have done rescue before for a neo and i love their big drooley face and their lazy laid back personality..
SOOOOO please help me find one... :)