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A Pagan in Arizona

@apaganinarizona.bsky.social

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Artist, feminist, hedgewitch, polytheist pagan and devotee of the Morrigan. I make art, read books & tarot, and do spells and stuff. My 15 min of fame consists of getting a mention on David Wolpe's Wikipedia page. Also on Daily Kos as A Pagan in Arizona.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · Dec 20

Left, A Song for Cernunnos.
Right, Earth Below Sky.
Acrylics on natural bone, 2024.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 1m

I'd interpret that as Justice is late in coming (at least by our reckoning) but inevitable. What do you think?

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 16m

Death and Justice randomly fall out of two of my tarot decks this morning 🤨🧐🤔

Hmmm.....

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 27m

Another extra card that popped out while searching for the Magician- Santa Muerte of the Santa Muerte tarot deck.
#tarot #SantaMuerte

The Magician and Santa Muerte of the Santa Muerte tarot deck.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 32m

My next Tuesday Coffee Hour post will be about the Magician of the tarot major arcana. While sorting through my decks for examples, a couple others popped out. Like this version of Justice-
#tarot #cats #CatTarot

The Magician and Justice of the Cat Tarot deck.

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 2h

No words.

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 11h

Scian dubh (skeen doo)
Black knife

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 13h

🏆🍓🫐

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 13h

New friend hanging out in the carport. 🥰🐸 I love toads.
It just feel like a blessing to have them near you voluntarily.
Goodnight everyone.
#toads

Big round adorable toad hanging out in the carport.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 13h

That works

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 13h

Aynrandosexual

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 14h

Yup. I'm 100+ miles north, in the Verde Valley. Some parts of this region, like Sedona and Village of Oak Creek, are astronomical. Other places have had a long reputation for being super-affordable, which is no longer entirely true. I'm in Cornville, one of the most rural parts.

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 14h

That's gonna be a fucking yikes from me bro

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 14h

About 30 Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned by Bonhams.
#art #painting #publicbroadcasting
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to help fund US public broadcasting

The auction will support the medium that brought the Joy of Painting host's creativity into US homes for decades, Bob Ross Inc says.

www.bbc.com

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 16h

That reply though is spot-on. What I wish someone had said to me, back when I really needed to hear it.

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 16h

Nobody needs a hobosexual in their life. Eventually he'll be giving her maybe $200-$300 a month "if he can swing it". And there'll always, always be a reason why he can't swing it.
Btdt, got the fucking tee shirt, trust me on this.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 18h

This week's Tuesday Coffee Hour post is another story from the Dindsenchas of ancient Ireland.
#goddess #pagan #mythology #DailyKos
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

The Otherworldly Wife: a story of Macha.

This is another story from the� Dindsenchas,� the Lore of Places. It concerns the ancient royal site in Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, called Emain Macha. Which translates as "Macha's Twins". ...

www.dailykos.com

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 19h

He's already abusive. He just hasn't graduated to throwing his child against the wall. Or his wife.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 19h

Yep. It's been happening since day one. But we're a lot more willing to speak up about lately.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 19h

I had a somewhat similar upbringing. It made me especially vulnerable to men like yours. Both my ex-husbands eventually became what yours is now.
No. It's not normal. I can guarantee you that it's already harming your child and yourself. And it will only get worse the longer you stay with him.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 19h

I heard the same on NPR this morning 🤬

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 19h

I propose a compromise. A facility as big as Arlington must have a dumpster or two out back, yes?

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 19h

Red hat with the words Molesters Are Given Amnesty.

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 20h

Life hack that actually works.

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A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 20h

It really does, doesn't it.

A Pagan in Arizona @apaganinarizona.bsky.social · 20h

Honey I once lost over 200 pounds with almost no actual physical effort. I dumped the asshole.