A Listicle About Mental Health Choices, or, Five reasons it’s worth it to me...
This listicle came to be because #endthestigma matters to me. Over on my facebook wall, and in my newsletters, and my articles, and my books, I talk about living with bipolar disorder and the other...
View ArticleThe Roots of Mother’s Day: Protest and Pacifism
Arise Then, Women of This Day When most people think of Mother’s Day, they may think of roses, champagne brunches, “mother’s rings,” and a visit to mom’s place. While the idea of family togetherness is...
View ArticleHappy My Birthday to YOU – Want to Win This Book?
As is my personal tradition, for my birthday I will be GIVING a gift (or more than one maybe) in celebration of the abundance in my life. This year I will be choosing someone at random from my...
View ArticleYou Are Welcome In This Circle (toward our collective liberation)
Something has been weighing on my mind lately. On the one hand I don’t want to be seen as starting shit with other feminists or being divisive. On the other, I gotta pull this into the collective...
View ArticleSelf-Love Bath Magick
This past Saturday I was slated to go to an event I had really looked forward to. Instead I woke up done in! As a person who lives with chronic pain it behooves me to listen to my body when it’s...
View ArticleHallowe’en, Samhain, The Witches’ New Year – with recipes!
(First published October 30, 2014 at www.Lasara Firefox Allen.com.) Samhain: The Witches’ New Year In Gaelic, the Celtic language, the word Samhain (and variations of it) means “summer’s end”. The...
View ArticleFight Sexism: Get Out the Vote
Eight years ago I spent days on the phone with GOTV projects for Barack. Four years ago I did it too. I haven’t done that for Hill. And I’m not even sure why. I mean, I’m busy, but that is not an...
View ArticleSilencing is NOT What We Need
Stop policing people’s expressions of anguish. Stop telling people – and especially women – to shut up. To seek unity. To let it go. To move on. I am afraid for and in my queer AF, female assigned at...
View ArticleSimple Winter Self-Care Magick to Banish Your Winter Blues
In this time of the year, winter self-care magick can serve as a steady light that will help you to find your way home to your body. Even a few minutes of tending to your internal fires can help you...
View ArticleTransmutation of Suffering: The Magic of Tonglen
Tonglen meditation is a healing practice. The word tonglen is Tibetan, and means “giving and taking.” It is also translated as “sending and receiving.” Rooted deeply in Tibetan Buddhist teachings of...
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