Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on February 13th, 2010

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the elements lately, so I wanted to post this work in progress.  A while back I had the opportunity to take “Elements of Magick” with Katrina Messenger.  The class is a core one for the Reclaiming tradition, and while I’m not trying to return to the world [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on February 7th, 2010

The moon, the card of Adar, is the card of lunacy, which makes sense.  The traditional Waite-Smith card shows a remote landscape at the edge of civilization with a dog, a wolf and a crustacean howling at the moon.  There is a long path ahead in this card and it is not an easy one.  We’ve [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on August 16th, 2009

Join me for an exploration of the Rosh Hashanah Torah & Haftarah portions as preparation for the new year.
There is no charge for this, and you are free to attend as much or as little as you like. You can participate on whatever level is comfortable for you.  You may wish to have a copy [...]

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Ketzirah (Carly) קצירה on April 25th, 2009

Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33)
This is such a challenging and strange portion.  Most women recoil at the idea of being “impure” because they gave birth.  The entire passage deals with what is and isn’t “tamei” and how to deal with a variety of afflictions called “tzaraat.”  One of the first things I always think of when reading [...]

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