La Bona Dea's Journal of Everyday Magic

WHAT IS THAT CAT DOING HERE? I am full of talk, and I do like to have my way, but being independent is not one of my strong suits. I prefer to be the boss sometimes, that way I feel independent, but I am with the crowd. Bast came to visit me as did the […]

At our last gathering of Manifesting with the Divine, my meditation led me toward networking. Yikes! That is scary for me, even though I talk…. a lot, it is tough for me to go out and to talk about me. What I do and who I am, and why I am. Hm. How can I […]

My grandparents, Amelio & Frances Giambastiani with my son Loren James and daughter Natalie Jeanne-Marie It was Friday, June 24th, 1994. I was in Disneyland with my now husband and our four kids. We were getting ready to watch the Aladdin Parade on Main Street when suddenly I felt shivers so strongly that my whole […]

Summer Solstice is when the Summer Sun reaches it’s highest peak and we experience the longest day of the year. This is symbolic for us as we planted our “seeds” of desire and manifesting in the darkness of the Winter Solstice. Now, at Summer, what is it that we have brought forth? For me it […]

Blue Moon Water Bottle Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna- Our gathering of the Moon’s Goddesses invoked the blessed and whole energy of last night’s Full Blue Moon. The celebration took place under the nearly dark sky, the Moon hidden behind Her veils of lovely sculpted cloud formations. She began to emerge from the […]

I heard that the last New Moon (April) would whisk away “what no longer served us”, and I knew that whatever worried me about that would not be in jeopardy. I was fully aware, from past experience, that when things are taken from you, those particular things are what you never questioned anyway. If the […]

Festivals honoring the Good Goddess, La Bona Dea, took place around May Day, or Beltane; May First. Her festivals were secret and only women were in attendance. One aspect of La Bona Dea is found within Roman Goddess Flora, the goddess of flowers. Her abundance and beauty fill the earth and symbolize life on this […]

Just wandering through the Web and came across a cocktail named…. you got it! Bona Dea! Here is the link: http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/February-2016/Good-Goddess/ I have wanted to go to New Orleans, so now I have one more reason to follow that dream. Blessings and Cheers! Tina

I Recently attended a Magic Sigil class at Milk and Honey in Sebastopol. It was so much fun and truly interesting. I look forward to other magical evening with Phoenix, a lovely goddess of magic! I will help incorporate the use of Sigils in magic in upcoming events, I look forward to spreading the magic […]

As you can see I have been feeling very “crafty” these last few weeks! Sometimes I feel the need to be physical and head out of doors, capturing nature in all Her glory, other times I like to reflect with old fashioned pen in hand and write, write, write. Then other times, I get the […]