Juniper

Just Wanted to Share

Published September 23, 2010 | By Juniper

My Dog

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To Pan and the Dryads here

I dedicate my hunting spear,

My dog, the bag that holds my store;

I am too poor to offer more!

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Nay, but my dog I cannot spare!

He must return my crusts to share,

My daily rambles to attend,

My little comrade and my friend.

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Macedonius, 6th century A.D.

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Wordless Wednesday: Stang

Published September 15, 2010 | By Juniper

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Hey Mister Tambourine Man

Published September 13, 2010 | By Juniper

“The sun is rising behind the Stonehenge monument in England, during the summer solstice shortly after 04:52 am, early Monday, June 21, 2010. Druids, pagans and partygoers crammed into the mystic stone circle to cheer, bang drums and shake tambourines in an effort to greet the sun on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice.” ~ The Associated Press

Drums and drumming have been on my mind a lot these last few months. This is due to a few different events in my life.

An old friend of Brendan’s visited a while ago and was surprised and disappointed that I don’t play an instrument. It seems “everyone in the old coven was musical and artistic”. Le sigh, sometimes it’s not worth trying to explain to people that graphic design, web design, modelling, and arts & crafts count as artistic. Did I mention I’m a poet … even if most of my poetry is about dogs (hehehe)

Bren of course plays a variety of instruments and has done so since the age of 5. So I am now surrounded by music and musical talent.

A friend of mine recently built a lovely new hand… Continue reading →

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Juni’s Wish List

Published September 10, 2010 | By Juniper

Dear Santa,

I know I am writing very early but I have been a very good girl so far this year …

Right now I’m too poor to buy books or CDs. Hell I’m to poor to order a bunch of copies of the upcoming Hedgewitchery anthology I contributed to! How lame is that? But I am the eternal optimist (at least some times) so here’s my wish list. There are no links to these books because I am lazy (but still good).

The Psilocybin Solution: The Role of Sacred Mushrooms in the Quest for Meaning by Simon G. Powell

Grimoires: A History of Magic Books by Owen Davies

Encounters with Pan and the Elemental Kingdom by R. Ogilvie Crombie

A Grimoire for Modern Cunning Folk: A Practical Guide to Witchcraft on the Crooked Path by Peter Paddon

Complete Herbal Handbook For Farm And Stable by Juliette Levy

Night of the Witches: Folklore, Traditions & Recipes for Celebrating Walpurgis Night by Linda Raedisch

The Last Pagans of Rome by Alan Cameron

Trees of Ontario, including tall shrubs by Linda J Kershaw

The Red Church or the Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei by C. R. Bilardi

Wyrdworking: The Path of a… Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: A Quick Trip There & Back Again

Published September 8, 2010 | By Juniper



	
	
		
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