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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Julia Hayes

Presently Julia Hayes is a hobby organic farmer living one of the most traditional roles she can imagine; stay at home mama, full-time cook and housekeeper, seamstress extraordinaire, boo-boo fixer-upper, and constant child negotiator and mediator.

Gathering under the full moon

It never fails. I mention that I host a group of women on my farm, every month, around the full moon and someone will say in response, “So, do you guys dance naked around a fire or something?”

Julia Hayes

Presently Julia Hayes is a hobby organic farmer living one of the most traditional roles she can imagine; stay at home mama, full-time cook and housekeeper, seamstress extraordinaire, boo-boo fixer-upper, and constant child negotiator and mediator.

When Death Came Calling: a family’s encounter with Leukemia

Death has never made itself more personal than when it came calling for my daughter, Aria. She was 4 years old.

The power of ritual

Recently, a friend said to me, “So-and-So would really like to come to one of our Full Moon Goddess gatherings but the word ritual makes her nervous. Maybe it would help if you could talk about what a ritual is and what it means.”

The ancient tradition of Solstice – celebrating darkness into light

Do you know the significance of Solstice? Many don’t, or have a little understanding of it — placing the whole matter in the realm of pagan non-significance.

Being pagan, and writing about it

I was thrilled to tell my husband that I was going to be the new pagan-goddess writer for Spokane Faith and Values. I expected him to react with enthusiasm like, “Honey, that’s great!

I’m celebrating the symbolic birth of light

I celebrate Christmas not because I'm celebrating the actual birth of Jesus, but because I'm celebrating the symbolic birth of light.

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