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[A Fast Five interview with Clare London, author of numerous m/m romance novels and short stories -- and a fellow contributor to Myths, Moons, and Mayhem: Paranormal Gay Menage and Erotic Romance (Sexy Little Pages).]
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So, I'm going to take a little time to brag on my brother warlocks. In traditional language, this is known as a vaunt.
I'm just now back from a weekend with the warlocks at Sweetwood sanctuary, among the incomparable autumn vistas of the hills and misty hollows of Witch Country's Driftless area.
The weather was miserable, cold and damp. It rained torrentially most of the time.
I haven't had so much fun in months.
How I Priestess is affected by the Wheel of the Year and the element that I find myself in each season.
By nature I can get quite cerebral about my spiritual practice, this has both served and hindered me. As I began to work with the Wheel of the Year and implement the four elements into my growth, I found balance. Earth grounded me, water connected me, and fire ignited me, these three elements balanced the cerebral airy nature that I often lean into.
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There was a moment when I once again began to panic then was suddenly flooded with the grateful and strong presence of Descendants, the ones who may not even be related to me by blood but would benefit from research on the cancer cells being harvested from my lungs. At that moment, that moment of gratitude and strength from the future, this time the needle passed through the wall of my lung easily.
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Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart … Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
~ Carl G. Jung
Title: Myths, Moons, and Mayhem: Paranormal Gay Menage and Erotic Romance
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Cross-posted at Goddessing From the Heart.
For this Wheel of the Year post, I decided to share a reflection on leaves and how, in the ending of their life cycle, they can embody aspects of Samhain.
