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Words that must be heard

Words that must be heard

essays on the human condition

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Goals, and why we must rethink them.

In America, we are often told that if you work really hard, you will get ahead. Most of us know that it no longer the truth. I personally have worked full time since I was about 14, and had part time jobs even before then. I have worked two and three jobs most of myContinue reading “Goals, and why we must rethink them.”

Posted byAnna GrantApril 6, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Nature, paganLeave a comment on Goals, and why we must rethink them.

New

There is a quiet dignity in growing things. A continual reach toward the light, a joyful drinking in of stars. I look to the perfect, subtle sparkle of iris petals, the soft smiles of wildflowers. Each dew drop, each raindrop holding the wisdom of a million years brings new life. The dead singing beautifully toContinue reading “New”

Posted byAnna GrantMarch 17, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Hope, Nature, pagan, spring, starting newLeave a comment on New

Gray

There are only a few days in a person’s life when perfection kisses them. For me, it was wrapped in a mist of gray. We rounded a corner to find a sign on the road that said Clam Beach State Park. Being that we had no hard and fast plans we had the ability toContinue reading “Gray”

Posted byAnna GrantJanuary 15, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Beach, Mist, Mother Earth, pagan, Rain, Witch1 Comment on Gray

Blue

Sometimes in the Winter, the lure of the stars outweighs the cold. There is a strange otherworldly feeling that wakes you suddenly, but not with cruelty. You wake, completely awake but with no sense of fear. Something secret and magickal awaits you, and you have a sense of anticipation that is pleasant and almost sneaky.Continue reading “Blue”

Posted byAnna GrantDecember 9, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:christmas, pagan, snow, winter, YuleLeave a comment on Blue

Moon Mother

I never could have known such deep and intense love and beauty without having had her. In that moment, when she was so small, a brief moment of clarity and joy imprinted itself on my mind. These moments are few and far between it seems. Each of each of them must be remembered and recorded,Continue reading “Moon Mother”

Posted byAnna GrantNovember 5, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Babies, goddess, infants, Moon Worship, nursing, paganLeave a comment on Moon Mother
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