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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Sex Changes: A memoir of marriage, gender and letting go ~ Christine Benvenuto

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on December 28, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingDecember 28, 2012

What happens when your world gets turned upside down and in the confusion of reevaluating all that you thought true, the people you regarded as allies distance themselves or judge you? Christine Benvenuto’s memoir of love, betrayal and change is … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Reviews | Tagged betrayal, Christine Benvenuto, gender, Judaism, review, Sex Changes, transgender

Z is for Zuill

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on December 21, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingDecember 21, 2012

Zuill, pronounced “Yule,” is a Scottish name, probably meaning “born at Christmas.” It’s my Winter Solstice gift to all word game enthusiasts who need another “Z.”December 25th was the date on the Roman calendar corresponding to the winter solstice when … Continue reading →

Posted in Yule | Tagged capitalism, Christianity, Christmas, war on Christmas, Zuill

On the Atrocity at Sandy Hook Elementary School

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on December 14, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingDecember 14, 2012

The horror of today’s shooting at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut is too extreme to be expressed in words, so I will not try. I know that we all are profoundly affected. Children, and not only the children at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged guns, male violence, Sandy Hook Elementary School

The Y-Junction

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on December 14, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingDecember 14, 2012

The goddess Hecate is often referred to as “Goddess of the Three-Formed Crossroads,” a title which strengthens my belief that she was originally a goddess of the waterways. By “three-formed” the title refers to a junction of three roads meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Yule | Tagged Hecate, horse, Pagan Blog Project

Talk by Z Budapest about Winter Solstice holidays

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on December 9, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingDecember 9, 2012

Zsuzsanna Budapest talking about the many pagan holidays of December.

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Posted in Yule | Tagged Zsuzsanna Budapest

A Yule Gift I Knew You Wouldn’t Have

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on December 7, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingDecember 7, 2012

This Winter Solstice I thought I’d get you something more original than a partridge in a pear tree. This is a bird-of-paradise (Manucodia comrii) from New Guinea, singing a song you’ve probably only heard on a space music soundtrack. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Yule | Tagged bird of paradise, new guinea, Pagan Blog Project

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