Musings of a Quaker Witch (Pagan Quaker)

I learned today that Margot Adler has died.  Amazing grace, how sweet the earth That formed a witch like me I once was burned, but now I ...

According to the NY Times, the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation for Israel and the Occupied Territories is the only ...

What do these numbers tell you? In the current Gaza emergency: * 95% of the total fatalities have been Palestinian. * 5% total fatalitie...

Here are some sources of reliable information about the on-going situation in Israel-Palestine, and in particular about the current emerge...

In the midst of the renewed coverage of sexual predators in religious and spiritual communities, I want to talk about what it's like to ...

Sharing.  - sm Dear Friends, During the weekend of March 21, 2014, a small group of Friends who identify as polyamorous and/or kinky m...

Happy Spring Equinox!  Today we focus on breaking the bonds of Winter and emerging into Spring.  From which bonds are you freeing yourse...

[UPDATE: Briefs are available to read here .]  I am very pleased and happy to share that Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, ...

An Open Letter to the General Secretary of Friends United Meeting by Helen Marie Staab Good evening Colin, My name is Helen and I was pr...

Child sexual abuse is very much in the news and commentary just now.    A reminder for survivors of violence against women, child a...

Dear friends, I am looking for faith/religious groups and individuals who support same-sex marriage / marriage equality, in the followi...

Snow on trees and birdbath.  (c) 2014 Mari Elm A belated post for the 2014 Brigid Poetry Festival.  - sm IMBOLC Stillness. Once-sleepi...

The final vote for the Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill (Scotland) is on 4 February. If you live in Scotland, please (please, please) con...

Shall I tell you about the holiness of every day, of the sacredness of each of the four seasons? Shall I tell you about how tracking the sea...

Today is the longest night and shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. What time did the sun rise where you are, and what time ...

How many of us are sad to learn of Nelson Mandela's death is likely not countable. We all die. Death is part of life.  Mandela died a...

What is something you have learned from Nelson Mandela?

Dear F/friends, This is combination minute/epistle from the recent gathering of the Quaker Concern Around Dying and Death .  Please feel f...

Beloved Friends for LGBTQ Concerns, 
The theme of our Midwinter Gathering, “Radically Inclusive Beloved Community,” guides our efforts to...

Blessed Samhain to you! Whether you are Pagan or not, feel free to share:  Who are your beloved dead whose memory you are honoring...