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I live in Southern Arizona at an elevation "where clouds gather and oaks grow." I've led an intrepid life which has given me rich experience from which to draw for my writing.

My broad background includes writing, publishing, teaching (many subjects, both

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Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions Testimonies: Why I am Pagan: 7 of 34

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Hamlet, Act 1, Scene V. Unlike most Pagans, I spent many years in Christianity. I was a devoted Christian in leadership in the Church. But the very thing that kept me a devoted Christian is also what led me out of Christianity and in...
Health & Fitness > Homeopathy Does homeopathy really work or not: 2 of 7

Water Remembers Even though homeopathy mitigated my symptoms quickly and effectively, I'm still a person who has to understand "why" something works. For some reason, the whole "like cures like" explanation did not work for me. I had not yet opened myself to certain paradigms, and the whole sympathetic thing was lost on me. ...
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions Testimonies: Why I follow pagan traditions: 4 of 11

Pagan traditions are many and varied depending on which tradition one is following. But there are some common threads in pagan tradition especially as one looks back to ancient festivities: they are celebratory, honoring of the earth, its denizens, and of our ancestors as well as the deities. They teach me a different code o...
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality Is a polyamorous relationship right for you?: 2 of 5

Despite the openness of the subject of polyamorous relationships in the last few years, confusion reigns. Everyone's experience of it will be different, and there's no checklist or "test" to take to see if it's right for you. Even the definition of polyamorous differs from person to person, couple to couple, threesome to gro...
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions Pagan festivals in the US: 3 of 6

The Best Little Pagan Festival in the U.S. Desert Magic is hosted by the largest and most successful Druid Grove in Ar nDraiocht Fein (ADF), Sonoran Sunrise Grove. The festival is now five years old and truly coming into its own. Held usually in April or May in a location near Tucson, Arizona, Druid scholars from all over th...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Is the information in the Bible relevant to today's classroom as a textbook on every subject?: 10 of 18

Not even the Bible itself claims to be usable as a textbook on every subject. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." That's a fairly limited set of parameters. However, the Bible has a lot to say on th...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Is the Christian Eucharist in the form of real bread and grape juice legitimate?: 7 of 9

I recall once feeling scandalized when a United Methodist Chaplain told me that Communion (the lower Protestant Church expression of the Eucharist) could be legitimate using Coke and a potato chip. But having come a long, long way in my thinking since then, I understand where she was coming from. Many religionists who have s...
Personal Finance > Auto Insurance What determines good auto insurance?: 10 of 12

I recently decided that at my age, with my excellent driving record, that it was time to get "good" insurance. When I started researching the "old reputation" insurance firms, I found out what "good" really means. I had used discount insurance most of my life, principally because I'm on a perpetual budget and didn't think I ...