The Pagan Heart
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March 2005 Issue
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From the Desk of
Welcome to the latest edition of The Pagan Heart. This month is meant to have been a small edition, yet looking at it I can't help but think that it managed to grow despite us. Somewhat like families and children. Have you noticed that? You turn around and there's an extra child or two...not always yours, but as often as not it is. Or the children you have have grown - much more than they should have recently. I find it happens to me a lot. It's not that I don't pay attention to my children, but more that I don't see them for themselves all the time. I get so caught up on the incredible wonder of who they are right now, that I hold onto it unconsciously and view them through that perfect image. Then something happens. My baby suddenly speaks a sentence, or my ten year old writes an incredible story about the trip we took to Skye, and I am shocked into awareness that they changed. Grew. And I missed some of it. I swear to pay closer attention. To live for the moment and enjoy each new stage - even the infuriating ones, for aren't they signs of the growth of independence and individuality? And then, it happens. I fall in love with this new, more incredible version of my child, and it happens again. The downside to this is that as a result I often judge my children based upon past ability or actions. Not upon who and what they are now. This chance I have right now to stay home and be a house-parent is the most incredible gift. I love being a father, and I also really enjoy it - even the unpleasant parts. It may be one of the reasons I have remained devoted to Bubona throughout the years. Bubona, protector of home and hearth, and fertility deity. Under her I have had the chance to explore those aspects of myself, and to be comfortable with them. Indeed, to revel in them. I also have this chance - while at home - to work upon seeing my children for themselves. Easier when you are confronted with them all the time. This month we premier the Families Division. At this point it is still small, but it contains some wonderful material, including a section on Mythology for Children, and an area for parents to write small vignettes about "being" parents. There is an activities area and we are also introducing Rituals for Children. We hope you and your children enjoy it. Families - living examples of how the past affects the present. This is the theme of this month's edition. How does your religious past manifest itself within your present? Does it blind you to the reality you live in, or are you able to continually remind yourself to refresh your view, and live in the moment, for the moment? Have a blessed equinox, whatever your path, and see you next month. Light and Love,
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