Deaths

Carly (Ketzirah) on March 7th, 2006

I have been wanting to write a mourner’s kadish that would serve myself and other earth-based magickal Jews. I’ve found it difficult because I wanted to keep the core theology of the traditional, rabbinical Judaic prayer. That one is a prayer for the living. It focuses on praising God. It doesn’t really ever touch on [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on March 6th, 2006

High Priestess Rosemary Kooiman left this world on Sunday, March 5, 2006. May she find her beloved Abe in the next world, and may that world be all she believed. May I be as brave as she was. May I speak my mind as she did. May I continue to learn throughout my life, as [...]

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Carly (Ketzirah) on March 3rd, 2006

Octavia Butler, author, visionary, and genius, died this past Saturday. Her writing is brilliant and while it will keep her light in the world for generations, she will be sorely missed. A quote from one of my favorite Octavia Bulter novels. “We are born not with purpose, but with potential. Purpose unifies us: it focuses [...]

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