by Lisa Hario | Aug 19, 2022 | Thoughts
Now that much of the social spending for the pandemic is ending, a casualty is the program that paid school lunches for all kids. Before the pandemic the issue of lunch shaming was being openly discussed. My response to school lunches is simple: Feed the kid. There...
by Lisa Hario | Aug 14, 2022 | Journey to Paganism, Paganism
While watching the Sandman series on Netflix (which is awesome, go watch it) a trope familiar to fans of fantasy appears: the magickal grimoire. For those who don’t know, the Sandman is about Morpheus, the Endless who rules Dreams. Morpheus is trapped by an Occultist...
by Lisa Hario | Aug 1, 2022 | Announcements
Last December I reviewed the shop Enchanted Boutique. Since then they have moved to Maplewood and faced a series of hardships. They had a Covid outbreak among staff, forcing a close, then a pipe burst that caused flooding and damaged inventory. They are asking for...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 27, 2022 | Book Reviews, Paganism, Reviews
Loki and Sigyn By Lea Svendsen Llewellyn Books 2022 At times whimsical yet informative, Loki and Sigyn explores the often neglected and overshadowed Sigyn and ever growing in popularity husband. Author Lea Svendsen runs through the basics of Loki in the lore and what...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 22, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
I started my pagan journey while a teenager in the 90’s. This meant I had very little in the way of funds, and couldn’t be flashy. The days before social media, I pieced my knowledge together one book at a time. My first tarot deck was from Barnes and Noble, back in...