by Lisa Hario | Aug 7, 2023 | Announcements
Happy Lughnasadh! Trying to finish up summer projects and enjoy the last of summer before classes start again in September. My master’s classes start after Labor Day, which feels late for college. I am trying to work ahead and figure out a blogging schedule when...
by Lisa Hario | Aug 5, 2023 | Paganism, Thoughts
Edit: I forgot to add the link to Conspirituality Podcast. Oops. Those of us who were practicing in the 90’s remember the heyday of the Barnes and Noble metaphysical section. It was a whole aisle filled with tarot decks, Llewellyn books, and some on astrology/crystals...
by Lisa Hario | Jul 28, 2023 | Paganism, Thoughts
A recent debate making rounds in the Pagan blog-o-sphere is about a witch being an outsider or not. I am not here to define a witch—if you call yourself a witch, you are one. I already did a post on my definition of witchcraft, so I won’t go into that again....
by Lisa Hario | Jul 3, 2023 | Announcements
One week left of my summer class and then I get an actual summer break for almost two months. I am excited to have some time to finish summer projects. (And yes, I hope to return to a weekly blogging schedule.) I was listening to On Point which had a show talking...
by Lisa Hario | Jun 5, 2023 | Announcements
Ah, summer. Bright sunshine on my face. Time to dig out the tank tops. Kids running around playing outside, the soothing sound of bird song. A gentle reminder that I need to start wearing insect repellant on my walks in the park when I came home covered in red bumps....
by Lisa Hario | May 31, 2023 | Book Reviews, Reviews
The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco 2014 Sourcebooks Fire Okiku is a ghost with a mission. Killed when over three hundred years ago when she was a teenage serving girl, she has left her native Japan to travel the world killing child murderers. She finds a murderer...
by Lisa Hario | May 2, 2023 | Announcements
Yes, I am a day late. After getting a teaser spring of several fabulous days, Minnesota weather went right back to chilly. Some day. Some fabled day there will be warmth and sunshine…. And then there will also be sunburn, mosquitoes, and ticks. For the (non)warm...
by Lisa Hario | Apr 3, 2023 | Announcements
April Fools! For all the people of Minnesota—snow on the ground again just as it was beginning to melt. Before the temperature picked up it looked like a Winter Wonderland in April. The drought is over, and we are officially at #3 for winter snowfall. Global climate...
by Lisa Hario | Mar 15, 2023 | Podcast Reviews, Reviews
Join Connor Goldsmith and his esteemed guest as they take a deep dive into one character from the X-men franchise on the Cerebro Podcast. Each episode includes a Cerebro file when Goldsmith (painfully) goes through the character’s major stories in order of...
by Lisa Hario | Mar 7, 2023 | Announcements
Ah March. Shamrock shakes, wet snow on the ground, and mother nature playing tricks on us. Only 11 days until Paganicon. It is an awesome event for any pagan or pagan adjacent people who can make it to the Twin cities. The lovely Kristoffer Hughes is back (I reviewed...
