The Circle of Ringstones Stands Open

Well met, and light and laughter to you! I am the impetus behind and founding force of American Standingstones, an inclusive group celebrating the Old Religion in the New World. This blog is a personal expression of the thoughts and feelings that have inspired me to walk in the ways of the Ancient and Shining Ones for more than twenty years.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Taking Vows, Goddess Woman Style

Next Tuesday I will celebrate my 40th birthday.  It's significant for a number of reasons, but none mean as much to me--after time and thought and reflection--as a vow I will be making.  Well, you can call it a vow, or a promise, or any such wording.

Before the Powers and the Great Mother and a host of spirit witnesses, I am pledging myself to a celibate life from this point forward.

Technically I've always been celibate, but this is something different.  I am embracing that part of me who is a woman unto herself, a Diana among women, a realization that I am a temple and I pledge to keep that temple to myself and for myself.  I am saying that having passed through a life of romance and heartbreak, I will be dedicating my life to my work and to my causes.

It's not denial.  It's not prudery.  It's an affirmation of myself and for myself.

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