Shira
My blogs
| Introduction | I created Handfastings.org to help link people in the Pagan and Wiccan communities with ordained officiants who perform Wedding Ceremonies, Vow Renewal ceremonies, Wiccanings, Baby Namings, Commitment Ceremonies, and other Rites of Passage and celebrations. Allie (my hubby) and I had an awesome alternative-ish wedding and I hope that those who wish to get married in an unconventional way have as much luck and spirit that we had for ours! I am Wiccan and am always looking to meet like-minded people. When I began planning my wedding, I became obsessed with handfastings. And now I would like to perform them one day, thanks to the beautiful ceremony that my HPS perfomed for us. I love: My husband, of course! I love all animals and have a close connection to cats and birds. Very early on in life I found the Goddess in Nature. I am an artist & writer. I have been Pagan all my life with a cultural/religious background in Judaism. My magical name is Artemisia, so you will sometimes see me sign my posts under that name. |
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| Interests | Pagan, Wicca, Wiccan, witch, officiant, commitment ceremony, vows, love, proposal, honeymoon, wedding, alternative weddings, broom, besom, jumping the broom. I am totally obsessed with handfastings. A handfasting is a type of wedding or commitment ceremony where the couple has a special ribbon tied around their wrists to symbolize their neverending bond and commitment to one another. Handfastings in an ancient Celtic tradition (or perhaps Scottish). The handfasting can be used within a more traditional wedding ceremony. This is where the phrase "tying the knot" originated! |
| Favorite Movies | This section isn't about movies; I just didn't have enough room above. My path has lead me towards a Wiccan route. I am currently a Witch of the Minoan Tradition, student of Lady Chandara Anath of Circle of the Crescent Moon, which holds aspects of Ancient Pagan beliefs of Crete & Greece, and also includes ritualistic aspects of the Gardnerian Tradition. |
| Favorite Books | Margot Adler - Drawing Down the Moon, Starhawk - Spiral Dance, Janet & Stewart Farrar - Witches Bible Compleat, Scott Cunningham - Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews, Clysta Kinstler - The Moon Beneath Her Feet, anything by Neil Gaiman and the Gregory MacGuire post-fairytale books, and fantastic children's books like Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia series, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickenson and Robert Frost... also interested in reading more non-fictional books about time travel. |