Category Archives: vegetarianism

Working with Nature

It was always easy for me to connect with The Nature Spirits.  Upon reflection, I must confess that it was the Nature Spirits who originally helped me decide to turn to Paganism.  I’ve always been an environmentalist.  At a very early age, I started to learn about animals, ecosystems, and the huge amount of damage humans were inflictingContinue reading “Working with Nature”

Looking at Death

We spent Thanksgiving with our parents this year.  Weretoad’s mother visited us and we all went down to my parents’.  Weretoad and I brought the tofurky.  I cooked it in a crock pot surrounded by sweet potatoes and carrots.  Oh my Gods, it was delicious!  We don’t eat many processed faux meats.  We tend toContinue reading “Looking at Death”

Birth, Death, and the Afterlife/lives – My Take

Flame in Bloom wrote about her take on birth, death, and what comes after.  It was a beautiful post and it inspired me to write about it myself.  Where did I come from?  How have my experiences shaped my beliefs about our most basic and universal experiences? BirthI was born in December.  My mum stillContinue reading “Birth, Death, and the Afterlife/lives – My Take”

More on Ahimsa and The Spirit of the Deer

My most recent post about ahimsa and Druidism sparked some conversation with prophet_maid on Live Journal.  We talked about vegetarianism, eating meat, the food chain, and the hierarchy implied by Jainist ahimsa.  It helped me sort through my thoughts better and I realize that that isn’t the best way for me to express my reasonsContinue reading “More on Ahimsa and The Spirit of the Deer”

Ahimsa and Druidism?

The fact that I’m a Druidic vegetarian quietly amuses me.  My ancestors were Irish, Scottish, and Germanic!  They ate mutton, haggis, and sausage!  My ancient Irish ancestors looked to Druids for spiritual guidance – which often involved blood.  On Samhain, the herds were culled before the hard, cold months.  My ancestors were from Northern Europe.Continue reading “Ahimsa and Druidism?”

Attempting to be a Fashionable and Eco-Friendly Pagan

It was warm yesterday so I put on my new black capris slacks (so soft!) and a black tank with a lovely, loose scoop-neck short sleeve over it.  I thought my outfit would look particularly pulled together with all-black sandals*.  At the moment I have a very old, very worn pair of brown wedges, aContinue reading “Attempting to be a Fashionable and Eco-Friendly Pagan”