La Bona Dea's Journal of Everyday Magic

A priestess creates her own life and empowers herself. She learns from her mistakes and she grows from all life experiences that are thrust upon her. This is not an easy realization for a good little girl who naturally follows rules, wants peace without struggle; luxury without work; joy without pain. The princess wins her […]

I feel that all that I want is still in progress. That the “behind the scene” is nearly complete and that I am ready to move into the forefront again… And then I saw that sign while driving home 。。。 Construction Continues: Expect Delays

About two years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Sylvia Brown. At that meeting she told me that my Guardian Angel’s name is Cynthia. Okay, that was pretty benign and kind of anti-climactic, but, okay. Come to find out, the name Cynthia is a version of the mythic goddesses Artemis and Diana. Wow, they […]

And now we wait. It is knowing you planted the seed… but in the deep, dark earth, who knows what is going on? This time of year is about reaping and sowing. Sacrificing what was in order to create what will be, something that will benefit your life and your purpose. So, basically, the seed […]

  If you know anything about the Tarot cards, you may recall the very threatening looking Tower, it is on fire and people are falling through the windows.  Your world as you knew it  is shaken like a big earthquake taking place, and just as you thought you were on top, the Heavens said, “No, […]

She rolls through the sky, her wheel spinning; Lady Luck, Fortuna, Habondia. These are the sacred names for the Goddess who crosses the sky with overflowing abundance strewn about from her cornucopia. We open our hands and hearts to receive at this plentiful time of year. As the wheel of time moves forward and around, […]

The Blue Moon rose tonight, so I went to the end of the land where the river meets the ocean. I thought of Sedna the Alaskan Goddess who ensures that the sea is always full and that there is always plenty for all. I gathered some stones and thought about what I wanted to call […]

Today I saw an Orange Butterfly… it’s done, the magic’s begun!

Once your heart has embraced intention it will linger in your being until you cast it out int the world.  This is the way that our ideas and thoughts take form and become our reality. When we are immersed in our intentions we tend to notice things that relate to the intention itself. For a time […]

Deep within, in that dark cozy place, Intention begins to wake and alerts us to her presence.  Like a little baby waking from her nap, “Here I am, don’t forget about me, you are of me and I of you! Listen to my cries to be nurtured and given those attentions I need to fully […]