Musings of a Quaker Witch (Pagan Quaker)

There's a new hotline for transgender people in crisis, Trans Lifeline.  They've been open for a few months but just went public, an...

There's an American holiday this month that is often associated with family.  I have been holding in my heart the too-many people I...

It’s 3:45 am when my pager wakes me. I speak to a man who is quite upset: his sister has just died – at the end of a long illness, but un...

Dear people who say you're allies:  When you act like you know more about the reality of the lives of oppressed people than oppressed pe...

Let's talk about ally behavior: 1)  Hello, white people: we don't get to decide what's racist, because a) we're not the ta...

Derailment, people.  Derailing is never, ever a good idea.  And yet well-meaning people do it all the time .  I feel the temptation at times...

I am about to post a series of articles on ally behavior. This started out as a single post based on one experience I had last week.  How...

"Hecate, Cerridwen," Reclaiming and Friends: Hecate, Cerridwen Dark Mother, take us in Hecate, Cerridwen Let us be reborn...

Friendly Pumpkin, (c) Anders Lagerås , used with permission Friday is Samhain, the Witches' New Year and the Feast of the Beloved D...

I am looking for people anywhere in the world who would be interested in doing a Winter Solstice Celebration based on A Winter Solstice S...

Because I do a lot of work around dying and death, and because Samhain is fast approaching, dying and death have been on my mind.  But in ...

I am sitting on the patio, doing preparation for the workshop I'm leading this weekend on what happens before we can fill out all the e...

The following is reprinted with permission from the author.  - sm To those who, like me, were raised to believe that the Confederate Fla...

I realized I hadn't posted pictures of any of the labyrinths I'd built! Enjoy! 2013 Gathering labyrinth Click here for ...

It is my joy and privilege to announce that Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQC) ( http://flgbtqc.q...

It is my joy and privilege to announce that Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQC) ( http://flgbtqc.q...

Would you like support from other people in bringing a spiritual practice into your life, or in maintaining a practice you already have?  ...

Yesterday, I posted to Facebook:  "TEA. Thank You, Goddess." Today, while making my tea, it occurred to me to ask myself: Ca...

But WHAT CAN BE DONE: Dos and Don’ts To Combat Online Sexism   by Leigh Alexander   You may notice that a lot of things happen to do w...

Quakers in Britain urge the UK Government to recognise Palestine as a nation state; they call for a comprehensive arms embargo on all sid...