Pre-Orders Now Available!
Posted: March 6, 2014 in Book PromosTags: Honesty, Mental Health, Moon Books, Paganism, Poetry, Poison Pen Letters to Myself, Publishing and Printing, Religion and Spirituality, Self Development, Self Improvement
Excited to announce that Poison Pen Letters to Myself is now available to pre-order through this site and through Amazon.com! As a special offer, the first 25 signed copies purchased through this site will receive a free postcard print of my painting Dark Heart of the Fire Flower as a thank you! Please do share this picture far and wide to spread the word. If you would like this book personalized with a message or name, please just let me know in the ‘Add Special Instructions’ box during checkout. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for supporting me and helping to make this book a reality.
Bright Blessings, Romany
Dark Heart of the Fire Flower, Oil on Canvas, by Romany Rivers
Lullaby of Astarte
Posted: January 3, 2014 in Images, Pagan Perspectives, PoetryTags: Astarte, Evening Star, Pagan Children, Pagan Lullaby, Raising Witches, Twinkle Little Star, Witchcraft
The Lullaby of Astarte by Romany Rivers
For my daughter, who loves the stars.
Text: Romany Rivers (C) 2013
Thou art magic
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Images, Pagan PerspectivesTags: Four Elements, Inspiration, Invocation, Magic, Paganism, Witchcraft
Listening to More Than Echoes
Posted: November 9, 2013 in Images, Inner Journey, Pagan PerspectivesTags: Challenge, Compassion, Discussion, Empathy, Opinions, Rights, Soapbox, Truth, Understanding, Views
Some people want to express, but not be exposed to, opinions – and it doesn’t matter what opinion you are voicing or what subject you are discussing, in person or online – some people want a soapbox in a soundproof room where the only feedback they hear is an echo of their own views. Having our opinions challenged is often a difficult and uncomfortable process, but if we take the right to express for ourselves then we must learn to give that same right to others – even when their opinion is at odds with our own. Stand by your own truth, but accept that the truth of another may be different from yours. Learn from this. It is at the fringes of our comfort zone, at the challenging of deeply held views, at the shaking of personal truth, that new ideas are formed or old ideas confirmed. Listening to nothing but echoes of ourselves does nothing for education, learning, growth, understanding, empathy or compassion. If we are prepared to speak, we must also be prepared to listen. – Romany Rivers
http://www.RomanyRivers.wordpress.com
Be Still
Posted: November 1, 2013 in Inner JourneyTags: Ancestors, Family, History, Linda Hogan, Love, Meditation, Samhain, Shamanism
“Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.”
Quote from Linda Hogan, Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World
The Poet Priestess 