Hello again. I know it’s been awhile, but settling in here in Chicago has taken some time. I’ve also been doing a lot of discernment and thinking about where my ministry is going, which is, as those of us who are clergy know, an ongoing process. Lately I’ve been working on an initiation series based […]
Rev. Gina Pond
Rev. Gina Pond
Hanging out in Malkuth and other Witchy Things
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Hello again. I know it’s been awhile, but settling in here in Chicago has taken some time. I’ve also been doing a lot of discernment and thinking about where my ministry is going, which is, as those of us who are clergy know, an ongoing process. Lately I’ve been working on an initiation series based […]
Rev. Gina Pond
Lent Poetry: Hiving
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we did magick
we watched
the product of
all of our teaching
and work
get along
without us
with tears
and pride
we said
so long
for we will
merry meet
and
merry part
and
Mary Tyler Moore
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Lent Poetry: Language
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yes, the words are important
but if we demand
perfection of language
over the raising up
of people
who are we really
helping?
Rev. Gina Pond
Lent Poetry: Changing the Game
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I spy with my little eye a change in the air where people give up on others telling them what they should be doing or giving up on those telling them they’re doing it wrong I spy with my little eye inclusion with compassion instead of inclusion with conditions
Rev. Gina Pond
Lent Poetry: Hail
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I heard the tiny pings
of the hail
from my office
it was a strange sound-
one I had not heard
in a long time
it made me glad
I was inside
because the last time
I heard hail
I had to ask the Gods
to save me
(and they did)
Rev. Gina Pond
Updates: Moving, Lenten Working, and PaganBloggers.com
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With Pantheacon now over, the move is becoming much more real. If I didn’t get to see you at Pcon, I apologize, as my back was being super cranky, which made staying in the suite most of the time less stressful. It was, however, an awesome time, as usual, and I’m really glad to have […]
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Staring at a blank page, banging my head against the wall
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When I write about not being abusive to allies, I get told that I’m oppressing the marginalized and that allies should just sit down and shut up. And I wonder: when did verbal abuse in social justice become ok? When I write about not shaming those who can’t march, or call, or who can’t speak […]
Rev. Gina Pond
I’m published! (Well, my essay is!)
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I’m super excited to announce that I have an essay published in the anthology called “Arcane Perfection” edited by Pat Mostly. You can get the Amazon version here, and the paperback version here via Lulu. My essay is called “Please, Ask Me About My Wife” which was written in a sort of response to the […]
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Moving and Moving Forward
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Most of you know by now that the wife and I are moving to the Chicago area in March. There’s a lot of feelings around this move for me: excitement, fear, stress, wonder, and grief. It’ll be sad to leave the Bay Area as we’ve both lived here for over 10 years, built a witchcraft […]