By April Walker ...amidst new waves of political chaos and cruelty, I’m back again—this time with an invitation to build community in a new way, namely to make peers and colleagues of our ancestors. The post Imagine raising money for a nonprofit organization while power-obsessed white men wreak havoc on liberty and justice for sport. appeared first on CCF.| CCF
There is a stereotype within the Pagan community that gets encapsulated as “Epic Wolf Shirt Guy.” It’s an extreme form of animal kinship. Epic Wolf Shirt Guy has an animal they really resonate with, usually something sort of stereotypically Pagan, hence the wolf being the prime example of this stereotype. The joke is that they own 2,327 representations of their animal, have an altar dedicated to their animal, wear clothes with dramatic art of their animal printed on them, and may in fac...| Glasse Witch Cottage
Writer McKenna Scherer is a proud Wisconsinite. Sure, that love is tied to cheese and Spotted Cow. But at the root of that love is her family. Scherer shared a story, “The Largest Gathering of Norwegians in Northwestern Wisconsin, Probably: Gierefest,” at a live storytelling event hosted by Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life” and the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild. It was held on Nov. 14, 2024 in Eau Claire at The Lakely.| Wisconsin Life
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One perspective common to most of the belief systems that fall under the umbrella term of Paganism is a desire to connect more fully with the natural world. There’s a recognition among most Pagans that Western culture, as a whole, has slipped too far from the cycle of the seasons and the interconnected web of existence. Indeed, treating the natural world as a resource to be exploited and viewing the lives of our non-human neighbors as meaningless and expendable has resulted in a world in tu...| Glasse Witch Cottage
At the whispering of my ancestors, I hit the open road with the wind in my hair and a spirit of freedom. A short drive from my new home, the Choctaw Nation kicked off Native November with one of the nation’s largest powwows—my first powwow—a three-day event. Dancers, musicians, and artists from tribes around the … Continue reading Native November→| Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope
A few years ago, when my father was still alive and the world was still sane, I wrote a blog post about my dad’s sukkah. I had no idea then that only two short years later my father would die suddenly, and that his sukkah will never be rebuilt. The old pieces of cloth that… Read More »“The Worldly Patriarch” Quilt| ANY Texture
The summer before she passed away I helped my mother tidy up my late father’s study. By then, he was gone for about two and a half years, but my mom hasn’t been able to touch the mess he left behind. I loved my dad’s home office. He spent much of his time there, working… Read More »“The Builder of Jerusalem” Art Quilt| ANY Texture
My mom left me a few assignments before she passed away. One resulted in a quilt series I made to honor the life of my grandfather, her dad. The second was an artwork about her grandmother, who was very influential in her life. My Great Grandmother Sarah Kopel My mom’s maternal grandmother, Sara Kopel nee… Read More »The “Grieving Matriarch” Quilt| ANY Texture
This is the fifth of six posts seeking to describe what it means to practice co-intelligence. (You can read the first post here, the second here, the third here, and the fourth here.) In this post I share ten qualities of co-intelligence. How do they seem to you? How would it feel to be part of activities that take such things seriously? – Tom (PS: This is what the Co-Intelligence Institute is all about – and what your support would help us contribute to in the world.)| Random Communications from an Evolutionary Edge