Posts by Rachael Atamian
Outreach? Does everything really count?
Of course, I only blog when I get really feisty and no matter how many times I speak a truth, it fails to resonate with anyone or anything. If you have been to any Christian church, the word of every hour is “outreach.” In my rudimentary investigation of “outreach” I googled the definition and got…
Read MoreKnock knock, Judgey McJudger Here
Judgey McJudger is a fictitious friend who we often see about in the world. You know the person. My father would call him or her a pickle-puss. They are people who, instead of looking out at the world with a smile and love, they approach the world with a critical eye. Lately, the concept of…
Read MoreWhy I Remained Friends With My Husband’s Girlfriend
& why I am not any longer…. So, there is so much secrecy in the world. In fact, although I will publish this on my site, and it will go out to (I think 3) you via email, I am not going to publish in my normal fashion. Why? Well, mostly, I don’t want to…
Read MoreMidsummer*Litha*Summer Solstice + Full Moon = Power
So June 20th (yesterday) was Midsummer. It was the longest day of the year. From time immemorial our most ancient of ancestors honored this day, along with other holidays attuned to the wheel of the year. As you may have been following….I honor the Father, all the time. I attend a church that revels in…
Read MoreDivine Feminine Daily Office, Take 1
I have come to myself, in a fashion. As many of you know, I am an Episcopalian. I like that about myself. I should say, I like the religion for many reasons. Most of them center around the fact that they, struggle and wrestle with the idea that what Christ taught may be valid. They…
Read MoreGay Church? Where can I get me some of that good lovin’?
This post was born the way many of mine are….out of a conversation that irritated the fuck out me. Me irritated? Why yes, darling, I was. This time more than a bit. I woke up terribly heartbroken. First, I go to the MOST liberal Christian church I can find. For goodness sakes, we have a female…
Read MoreThe Mammoth Hunters Review: The case for Vincavec
I have been re-reading Jane Auel’s Earth’s Children Book Series. It is amazing. It has to be. I rarely re-read books, even the great ones. However, for the sake of having another friend read it, I decided to embark on Ayla’s long journey. I just finished The Mammoth Hunters. It was an incredibly difficult book…
Read MoreEaster Holiday Project #holidayproject
So, this Lent I feel like the whole universe went into utter chaos in almost every way that matters to me. Then as if by chance, I snapped out of my victim-hood and into the Goddess that is intertwined, so deeply with Easter. My Easter Holiday Project, this year coincides with many goddess powered posts.…
Read MoreLent…Forgiveness…Reconciliation…Happiness: Real? Real.
I don’t know why I felt like referencing Hunger Games with that title except that the story of Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen in the final book/movie, Mockingjay is one of reconciliation and forgiveness. If you will recall, Peeta was captured, tortured and given hallucinogenic drugs to torture him into believing that Katniss had betrayed…
Read MoreThe Power of Setting Boundaries: Reclaiming Your Life
It is no secret that in the last couple of months, my world has devolved. By devolved I mean that every aspect of my life has slowly gone awry. I have lost friends for a variety of reasons, I have found myself with not a lick of food in the cabinets, my children are having…
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