La Bona Dea's Journal of Everyday Magic

The dark moon is here. The end of the year is drawing near… and as I look back, flipping through the days in reverse, some of it, not all of it, but some of it, now makes sense. The growing pains I have experienced I see mirrored around me… great loss that made way for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

This is my test run and first post on this site. This website has been created with a labor of love. My passion to share the joys of the Goddess led me right to my amazing son who created this website. He made it easy to use, (he knows his mom in not tech-savvy) so […]