Buzz Coil: August 2016

Some recent posts from blogs on our blogroll (please note, we don't knowingly list posts in Buzz Coil that have been published previously by the blogger elsewhere or on the same blog):

HecateDemeter: Blogger Hecate's brave (and helpful to many women) all-too-true August 3 post, "Telling a Story that Shames Me," is about an incident that occurred when she was in midst of a professional victory, and which, imo, brings shame not to blogger Hecate, but to the culture in which it occurs. Her August 19 post, "Into Inanna --Part I," is the first installment in a new work of fiction.

Starhawk's blog:  In an August 12 post, "Death and Mystery," Starhawk notes: "The Goddess doesn’t offer us easy comfort or consolation. We don’t have heaven to reward the good or a hell to punish the bad. We might believe, as Martin Luther King says, that the arc of the universe bends toward justice—but we observe that it has a long, long way to go." She goes on to ponder the death of "a lovely young woman" and its implications, ending with poetry dedicated to her.   
  
PaGaian Cosmology: Glenys D. Livingtone's August 7 post, "An Integral Universe: Conscious from the Beginning, in Conception," begins with quotes from Thomas Berry and  goes on to discuss the  idea  that "we are more than our biology," in terms of dualism and her own and others' writings. The post also announces a Cosmic Walk ceremony to be held Sept. 3 in Australia, where she lives.   

My Village Witch:  Byron Ballard's  August 1 post, "Lammastide  in My Moonstruck Soul," reflects on what has happened since she turned 60 a year ago, including this year's Lammas  ritual  at Mother Grove Temple, which she leads. The ritual description she shares includes a poem by the late Patricia Monaghan and the experience of the post-ritual Irish Stomp Dance in the rain.   

Alchemy of Clay:  Barbara Rogers' August 21  post, "Blessings on  water,"  is a report, in words and many wonderful photos, on "A beautiful production of Blessings on The River," in North Carolina near the Swannanoa River, with the Sahara Peace Choir and organized by Annelinde Metzner.

Annelinde's World: Annelinde Metzner's August 19 post, "Voices of Gaia III," contains poems in the voices of "Grey Wolf," and "Key Deer."

Hearth Moon Rising's blog: Among several posts about deer (with pics and an elk video), is Hearth Moon's August 12 post on "Diana and Deer."   

A Crone Speaks Out:   "TERF Wars  and Trans Terrorism" Rev. Cathryn Platine's August 7 post is subtitled: "How the most trans affirming Pagan tradition got labelled transphobic and why you should care."  In this post Rev. Platine, founder of the Cybeline Revival and Maetreum  of Cybele, seeks to correct this.

WoodsPriestess: Blogger Molly's August 18  post, "Where I am and what I’m doing!"  announces that she is  "'retiring' from my commitment to regularly maintaining this blog" and tells why.   


 Large Goddess/Spiritual Feminist Blogs

Because of the large number and variety of bloggers and posts on these blogs, we are now suggesting that you visit them and select the posts that interest you most.

Feminism and Religion: Many bloggers from many different religions and paths.

Pagan Square: This blog of many mostly-Pagan paths is sponsored by BBI Media and includes SageWoman blog posts.

The Motherhouse of the Goddess: Blog affiliated with Motherhouse Podcasts and Mystery School.

The Wild Hunt: Pagan, news-oriented blog that has grown from single blogger to many bloggers.

Return to Mago: A Goddess-centered blog whose administrator/owner is Helen Hye-Sook Hwang.