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February 2, 2020 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon — the Many Charms of Sabrina

Disclaimer: Yvonne is not a TV viewer (Weather Channel, Al Roker and a few cute guys on HGTV are her preferences). She would review books, as many as possible with as many words as possible here. Our culture demands some attention to websites and television that she is not willing to exercise, so this is…

November 26, 2019 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon — Shaming and Shunning

Sagittarius lunar cycle had a theme of integrity and transformation in your relationships. An acquaintance of mine shared this information crediting Becca Tarnas. Who is Good Enough? How many times have you heard this in one fashion or another? “You are not good enough.” You have heard it in Pagan circles – the whisper campaigns…

September 28, 2019 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon — Polyamory

What is your opinion about polyamory? Okay, this is not my baileywick. Let’s start with that disclaimer. However, I am around a whole lot of young people nearly every day. Polyamory, by definition, means multiple loves and polygamy means many marriages. As a group of people supporting “An it harm none, do what you will”…

March 9, 2019 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon — In Considering Health and Spirituality

This blog entry includes excerpts from a requested interview from E.Hilburn for an article about spirituality for patients of Hidradenitis Supprativa. I appreciate her reaching out and her positive feedback. Harm No One “The central tenet of our faith is “Harm none, do what you will.” This is much deeper than it initially…

June 13, 2018 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon — Wicca Words, Part 1

Gavin and Yvonne were (are) devoted to the English language in an uncommon way. There is a language for Pagans and Wiccans, a jargon — Wicca words. There are concepts that people quibble over and words that are more universally accepted. One way to address these ways is to look at some meanings of how…

May 15, 2018 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon — Tunnel Psychology and the Rede

This is a very different “New Thought.” As most of you know, I (Jo) am a psychology hobbyist. I explored how to professionally conduct past life regressions, I studied psychology at theuniversity level before I embarked on my teaching career. I was reading Hidden Brain by Shankar Vendantam, which contains a chapter about tunnel psychology.…

April 14, 2018 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon — Hello, Good-Bye and Welcome Change

Change “We’re not going to take it anymore….” was the chant heard through the halls of the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, WV, in February 2018. Yvonne, “putting her money where her mouth is,” as she is so fond of saying, waved a sign around in her home county and showed up a couple…

January 17, 2018 0Comments

New Thoughts on the New Moon: Capricorn Energy

With five planets transiting Capricorn, it seems like a good time to deal with things that we have butted our heads against for years and years. And there has been a recent allegation against a Pagan leader who can no longer defend himself, suggesting a time to consider another aspect of our lives as Pagans and…