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Beltane on the Beach 2009
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I'm learning Wicca and Paganism, so I like to check this out. This will be a nice change of pace. I can learn how Pagans celebrate Yule. Mainstream Holiday Season celebrations seem to focus on presents and Santa Clause, too much. I'm looking forwa...
The Longest Night: A Solstice Celebration at The Portland New Church
November 12, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm
The winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The light begins its slow return just as we enter the coldest part of our Maine winter. It is a time of physical bundling up and spiritual emergence.
Join us for this eclectic celebration of the...
The Longest Night: A Solstice Celebration at The Portland New Church
November 12, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm
The winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The light begins its slow return just as we enter the coldest part of our Maine winter. It is a time of physical bundling up and spiritual emergence.
Join us for this eclectic celebration of the...
October Beans, Leaves & Deities - Divination at Portland New Church
October 10, 2009 from 2pm to 5pm
Divination discussion and reading swap
Divination is used in nearly every Pagan tradition and there are nearly an infinite variety of tools and methods: tarot cards, astrology, runes, geomancy, bones, reading omens and signs, and the list goes on...
Performers wanted!
The Longest Night: A Solstice Celebration
December 12th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
The Portland New Church: 302 Stevens Avenue, Portland
fundraiser to benefit Southern Maine Pagan Pride and Beans, Leaves & Deities
The winter solstice, th...
Beans, Leaves and Deities: Pagan Coffee Chats at Portland New Church
September 12, 2009 from 2pm to 5pm
The Beans, Leave & Deities coffee chats are held the second Saturday of the month from September to April. Our goal is to provide a safe, fun and welcoming space for local pagans to meet, network, share ideas and enjoy a cuppa. Join us for coffee,...
Beans, Leaves and Deities: Pagan Coffee Chats at Portland New Church
September 12, 2009 from 2pm to 5pm
The Beans, Leave & Deities coffee chats are held the second Saturday of the month from September to April. Our goal is to provide a safe, fun and welcoming space for local pagans to meet, network, share ideas and enjoy a cuppa. Join us for coffee,...
Profile Information
- Religious Leanings:
- Other
- About Me:
- I am a writer-dancer-artist, a sometime poet and closet singer. I have a corporate day job that is my secret identity. My superpower is my own business.
I love horror movies; the more zombies the better and if it has eighties music and big hair...that's a bonus. I collect vampire and occult folklore with a preference for local New England tales. I adore spooky stories that make me go to bed with the light on. I also entertain myself with martial arts films.
I like to workout and have a very difficult time if I have to spend a day not doing something physical. I have been known to try to lift heavy things just for the fun of it.
I don't smooch and brag. I don't like doing dishes, laundry or making the bed but I do them anyway. I have been known to crush on anime. I love my big black boots. I sleep with a stuffed bunny named...Mr. Bunny. I like to give backrubs (and recieve them!). I think I probably talk too much...
My creative passions are writing and dancing. I love to move and often express what I am feeling through dance and other forms of movement. I am on the verge of becoming a performance junky. I write nearly daily (yes more than just here) and have a goal of getting something published in the next year.
I grow things. Mostly in pots in my small back yard. I craft with yarn, fabric and paint. I find new uses for old things. Like most crafters I have an excessive collection of materials that I have yet to organize and an overly long to do list.
I am one of the co-coordinator's for Beans, Leaves & Deities: Pagan Coffee Chats held in Portland, Maine the 2nd Saturday of the month from September to April.
I live in the city, though not a large one; I am at home here. I see the cycles of nature here among the bricks, just as much as I see them among the trees.
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Performers Wanted - The Longest Night: A solstice celebration
Performers wanted!
The Longest Night: A Solstice Celebration
December 12th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
The Portland New Church: 302 Stevens Avenue, Portland
fundraiser to benefit Southern Maine Pagan Pride and Beans, Leaves & Deities
The winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The light begins its slow return just as we enter the coldest part of our Maine winter. It is a time of physical bundling up and spiritual emergence. We are looking for performers to celebrate the light’s return. Dancers… Continue
The Longest Night: A Solstice Celebration
December 12th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
The Portland New Church: 302 Stevens Avenue, Portland
fundraiser to benefit Southern Maine Pagan Pride and Beans, Leaves & Deities
The winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The light begins its slow return just as we enter the coldest part of our Maine winter. It is a time of physical bundling up and spiritual emergence. We are looking for performers to celebrate the light’s return. Dancers… Continue
Posted on October 1, 2009 at 8:11pm —
Beans, Leaves & Deities - September 12th - beginning our 4th year!
The Beans, Leaves & Deities Pagan Coffee Talks are about the enter the beginning of their forth year!!!
When: September 12th, 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Where: 302 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine (The Portland New Church)
What: The Beans, Leave & Deities coffee chats are held the second Saturday of the month from September to April. Our goal is to provide a safe, fun and welcoming space for local pagans to meet, network, share ideas and enjoy a cuppa. Join us for coffee, tea and me… Continue
When: September 12th, 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Where: 302 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine (The Portland New Church)
What: The Beans, Leave & Deities coffee chats are held the second Saturday of the month from September to April. Our goal is to provide a safe, fun and welcoming space for local pagans to meet, network, share ideas and enjoy a cuppa. Join us for coffee, tea and me… Continue
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 4:05pm — 1 Comment
Bad day? Big fail!!
Someone or something seems bent on trying to make me have a bad day…
I woke up after stressful dreams with worries about money and moving in my head, but there were sweetie and kitteh snuggles to be had to chase it all away. I was flipped off and called a name I shall not repeat on my way to and from the gym because I apparently was not moving through the crosswalk quickly enough for some very important people who obviously had somewhere they just had to be, but I had a fantastic workout in bet… Continue
I woke up after stressful dreams with worries about money and moving in my head, but there were sweetie and kitteh snuggles to be had to chase it all away. I was flipped off and called a name I shall not repeat on my way to and from the gym because I apparently was not moving through the crosswalk quickly enough for some very important people who obviously had somewhere they just had to be, but I had a fantastic workout in bet… Continue
Posted on June 15, 2009 at 2:32pm —
Moving Assistance Needed July 2nd
Three weeks from today, Thursday, July 2nd, I am leaving behind my Gilman Street digs and moving up to the West End. I am looking for some assistance. I know it is a Thursday and thus folks availability may be limited, but I think I will only need a few extra hands. I will be renting a truck so that I only need to pack and unload once. I will have everything in boxes and moved into the front of my apartment. The only really large/heavy items will be two dressers, my bed and the futon mattress.… Continue
Posted on June 11, 2009 at 10:05am —
Thankful Thursday...
The things I am grateful for today:
…that I am fed, sheltered, have a job and am generally healthy.
…the Serenity Prayer, I’ve found myself making use of these words more often than usual this week. It just reminds me that I need to be able to let go of those things I have no control over AND to not obsess over them , and to keep myself focused on those things I can actually impact and change.
…all of the support that I receive from the people who are a part of my life.
…patience with myself… Continue
…that I am fed, sheltered, have a job and am generally healthy.
…the Serenity Prayer, I’ve found myself making use of these words more often than usual this week. It just reminds me that I need to be able to let go of those things I have no control over AND to not obsess over them , and to keep myself focused on those things I can actually impact and change.
…all of the support that I receive from the people who are a part of my life.
…patience with myself… Continue
Posted on April 30, 2009 at 10:10am — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (14 comments)
- At 12:44am on August 12, 2009,
standingstone said… - ty Joie, copy what you want that's why I posted for you girls.
Blessings
Stone
- At 5:21pm on April 27, 2009,
Richard said… - Change O' Plans, I will not be at Popham this year. I will be helping a friend build a deck on that Sunday. I hope you and Kevin have a blast!
- At 1:11pm on April 23, 2009,
Richard said…
- Hey J, I am sure we will be seeing each other at Popham, very cool event for Kevin's first Pagan outing. :)
- At 4:30pm on December 29, 2008,
Ellen Womer said… - Thanks I'll keep that in mind and try to drop in.
- At 10:54pm on August 19, 2008,
Jennifer said… - JUst wanted to say hi
- At 8:41am on May 21, 2008,
Richard said…
- Welcome!
- At 3:36pm on May 20, 2008,
~Raven~ said… - Hey, good to see you!!
- At 11:32am on May 16, 2008,
Andy Little said… - Hey, Joie, so glad you could join us here! I'm completely bummed that I can't get to Pulp Friction, and hope to catch something another time. I didn't know you perform until now! (Oh, you know me, but by another name...) Is the tattoo new/real? Looks great either way...
- At 10:01pm on May 15, 2008,
Pagan Paladin said… - Hey Joie! Glad to see you on the Ning'!
- At 9:37pm on May 15, 2008,
Jane Raeburn said…
- Welcome, beautiful one! (You're not by any chance a delegate to the Maine Democratic Convention, are you? if so, we should talk.)
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