La Bona Dea's Journal of Everyday Magic

The Sitting Room Anthology 2018

The folks I speak with lately are telling me they have reached the end of something, the beginning of something, or at the very least are experiencing movement toward change. No wonder, I say, with this year comes the start of a new cycle. The past, if not left behind, will drag you down… so […]

The vultures came with the premonition of death, the Vikings warning of new territory and adventure, and the Angels came to support me. The mailman came with a Certified Letter: the square hit in the forehead by the two-by-four I needed to make this necessary change. Without all the muck, which boiled over from Cerridwyn’s […]

Friday Night. Full Moon. Three Sisters. A Storm. Some Absinthe…. And a Whole Lotta Sacred Bay Leaf Magic!

Being awesome has its downfalls. Because you are awesome too, I know you know what I mean! I have been enjoying so much time last year flitting around holding circles, performing wedding ceremonies, laughing, loving, crying, celebrating, cherishing, (some yelling), and I guess…. just the emotional power of love took me over. Then I fell. […]

Today is a tough one for me. The fires in Santa Rosa continue to burn, though they are headed east. I call upon the Goddess to comfort me, mine, and my communities as we gather strength to get through the next days. I thought this photo was a good one for today, because I am […]

Let go of old self doubts and self defeating habits. Know that your dreams are within your reach – you deserve it! -Fly I have been having doubts about fulfilling my dreams. I have heard the voice of NOT GOOD ENOUGH barreling through my mind. But I have had the strength to squelch it and […]

Each year at Samhain I pull a Tarot card for each of the Sabbats. I use the traditional Rider-Waite cards for this purpose. The first card indicates the Energy which I am to be surrounded in from 10/31-12/21. The next card is the Energy for Yuletide to Imbolc,from 12/21-2/1 and so on. There are eight […]

Summer Waxing Moon over Wild Mountain Sage Summer has reached its peak, settling down after a gloriously hot Summer Solstice! Looking up toward the Moon, Her gentle and cool face gazing down at me; I am perched at the crest of a mountain range, I feel Her love pour down on me. The sky is […]

Miss Mia Graduated last night and I am a proud Mamma. Anyone who knows our story understands the importance of this moment between us. I have have five beautiful children, two are my step-daughters, but daughters just the same, and I am proud of each and every one of these kids. Parenting is a job […]