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April Wallace: Words still fun with kiddos

A few weeks ago, as my husband and I were cleaning the after-dinner mess, I mentioned this cool new word game I had seen my friends playing for a couple

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The Dark Goddesses: Evil can be in the eye of the storyteller

This week I am touching on the subject of misogyny in ancient mythology. Throughout centuries, in many different cultures, women were seen as lesser in comparison to men. That being

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Filling Life With Light

Rituals banish negativity from home and self In this column, I am touching on a subject that may be a bit difficult to read and understand. (Note that I am

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A Little Help From Another Mom

Bastet — and two kittens — bring comfort to family Last night, we were gifted two black kittens, which we named Lucifer and Icarus. The cat my son had originally

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Broken or cherished? Cracks and scars only add to beauty

Earth Day is one which we should fill with gratitude for Mother Gaia, all deities of nature and harvest. They house us, nurture us, love us and tend to us

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Broken or cherished?

Cracks and scars only add to beauty Earth Day is one which we should fill with gratitude for Mother Gaia, all deities of nature and harvest. They house us, nurture

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Life after death means chance to heal, make amends

I get asked quite often what our beliefs are about death and the afterlife. Since we just left the season of death this past Ostara, now is a perfect time

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Wisdom Of Wicca: Columnist introduces tenets of pagan faith

Editor’s Note: As most of you know, last week was Amanda Bancroft’s final column for The Free Weekly. We will miss her terribly, but we know she will keep making

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One Final Ripple

Bancroft leaving column but not her calling Amanda Bancroft Making Ripples Editor’s Note: It is with great sadness we print Amanda Bancroft’s final column here. But we know she’ll keep

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Making Ripples: Time For Spring Break Travel

Students aren’t the only ones migrating right now AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Humans have spring break, and wildlife have spring migration. Wildlife want the best breeding grounds, while humans search