Six random things: a meme

Nettle has kindly given me my entry for today by tagging me to tell my readers six random things about myself.
1) Along with Nettle, I am reading The Tree of Enchantment by Orion Foxwood.  I’m also reading Diana L. Paxson’s Trance-Portation in tandem with it.
2) I never had a bird as a pet until I [...]

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An Alphabet of Druidry: B

B is for Bear. The bear is the guardian of the North, the sleepy cave-dweller whose image in the sky dances round the Pole Star.  There is some archaeological evidence that the earliest religion of humankind may have been the worship of the bear by Neanderthals living near the Arctic Circle, which evidence no doubt [...]

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Say it slowly and it won’t hurt: Na-Blo-Po-Mo

That’s National Blog Posting Month, friends, and your friendly neighborhood Urban Druid has signed up to participate.  The rules are simple: Email the site and tell them to add your name to the blogroll for the month.  Be mindful of the current theme.  Post every day of the month.  At the end of the month, [...]

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Skating the edge of the political pond, again

Politics is *not* my topic here chez Urban Druid, but I feel compelled to pass on this meme from Diana L. Paxson.  It’s both pagan and non-partisan, and seasonally appropriate all round.

As you call on the ancestors this Samhain, pay some extra attention to our American heroes and heroines, who fought for liberty and justice [...]

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Return of the Mommybird, or, Eight Random Facts

Over a month ago, Nettle tagged me with this meme:

Post eight random facts about yourself.
Tag eight other bloggers (hopefully those who haven’t been tagged before).
Post these rules.

I’m not going to tag anyone else, since I assume anyone who really wanted to do this meme has done it in the time since I was originally [...]

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