La Bona Dea's Journal of Everyday Magic

Storytelling which touches the heart and awakens the soul

Goddess Study

Independent with the Blessing of Bast

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 […]

Time to Network

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 […]

Focus,Focus, Summer Solstice!

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 […]

Manifest, earn, create, celebrate!

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 […]

Honoring La Bona Dea

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 […]

Manifestations Take Root Ritual 4/5/2016

Our lovely participants produced these beautiful potted plants as part of our Manifesting with the Divine workshop at Songbird Community Healing Center this month. The Altar is devoted to love. Love of self, love of others, love relationships, marriage, intimate, and familial. Look at all the love on that table! Go forth dreams, become real, […]

Holly King and Oak King

Please visit Common Ground Magazine to see my story of the Myth of these two gallant kings! http://onlinedigitaleditions.com/commonground/ It’s on page 18 Merry and Happy Winter Solstice! May the light shine brightly upon you!

Burning Ritual Friday, 11/13

Letting Go and Calling In Some people say superstitions are ridiculous and that there is no such thing as back luck on Friday the 13th. I would agree; there is no bad luck on Friday the 13, but it is, however, a magical day! There are 13 moons in a year’s cycle and Friday is […]

The Moon Under Her Feet

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars Revelations 12:1 At the last Dark Moon I gave away fears and I’ve been haunted by fear since then! A run in with the IRS; working on a […]

Embracing the dark, meeting your shadow

Photo courtesy of: http://irastrange.livejournal.com/ I had professor recently say, “When you understand someone’s difficult behavior, you can at least feel bad for them that that is the way they are, and be glad you are not them, but the the greater question is if they seem like they are trying too hard, why are they […]