“But here I am in July, and why am I thinking about Christmas pudding? Probably because we always pine for what we do not have. The winter seems cozy and romantic in the hell of summer, but hot beaches and sunlight are what we yearn for all winter.” ― Joanna Franklin Bell
July Dates of Interest:
- July 1 - International Joke Day, American Zoo Day
- July 3 - Dog Days of Summer begin
- July 5 - New Moon in Leo @ 3:57 pm
- July 6 - Pagan/Occult Movie Night - Frozen II!
- July 7 - World Chocolate Day
- July 10 - Teddy Bear Picnic Day, National Kitten Day, Don't Step On a Bee Day
- July 13 - Pagan Community BBQ in the Park (PPDLV Event)
- July 14 - Bastille Day
- July 18 - World Listening Day, Nelson Mandela International Day
- July 20 - National Moon Day, International Chess Day
- July 20 - ICS Presents: Magickal Bread Making
- July 20 - Sin City Witch's 'Pharaoh's Fete' Event
- July 21 - Full Buck Moon @ 3:17 am
- July 24 - International Self Care Day, National Tequila Day
- July 26 - Lammas Ritual @ 7:00pm - Zoom
- July 27 - Lammas Ritual @ 7:00pm - UUCLV
- July 27 - National Scotch Day, Bagpipe Appreciation Day
- July 28 - Pagan Pride Day Planning Meeting @ UUCLV
- July 30 - International Day of Friendship
- July 31 - Harry Potter's Birthday!
Musings from the desk of.... Priestess Laurelinn
Occasionally I like to share articles from other corners of the World Wide Web - this is one of those times! Our dear Naheem found this article from the BBC and forwarded it to me. England is so much older than the US, steeped in so much history and lore. Looking across the 'pond' it seems like such a fascinating and enchanting place to explore. This perception has only been perpetuated by all the charming and whimsical photos shared recently by our dear friend Teapot!
While I am sure our British friends would be able to point out their country's warts and short comings - for now I dream of living in a Beatrix Potter story (a Teapot comparison), strolling through places such as the Ryedale Folk Museum (story below) and frollicking over emerald-colored hills and daunting forests....
Ryedale Folk Museum explores history of witchcraft:
Article By Emily Johnson, BBC News
A witchcraft exhibition at a North York Moors museum will examine how fear led to "magical ways of thinking".
The Believe It Or Not? event at Ryedale Folk Museum near Kirkbymoorside features more than 200 objects, from crystal balls to "witch posts".
Researcher Rosie Barratt said it aimed to show how people were "frightened" as life was "unpredictable", whereas people nowadays had more security.
Ms Barratt said: "These stories are really important to us in the North York Moors region.
"We know that, for many centuries, people thought in magical ways and we wanted to be able to explore that through many of our objects.
"We have brought together everything from crystal balls, which were passed down through generations of women accused of witchcraft, all the way through to the everyday objects people marked with protective markings."
Ms Barratt explained many women in Ryedale faced accusations of witchcraft, adding: "We have evidence from a manuscript called the Calvert manuscript, from the early 19th Century, that every village had its own witch and we have got their names recorded.
"We are trying to tell the story of those individual women.
"It is really important to us that we remember their names, that we remember them as real women who could have been mothers or sisters or daughters, rather than that generic term 'witch'."
The exhibition also explores why people at the time were so superstitious.
Ms Barratt said: "Fear and insecurity led to magical ways of thinking, it led to people wanting to shore up their houses through protective methods and it led to people blaming and pointing the finger."
One of the ways to protect the household was to mark items with the St Andrew's Cross or "saltire".
Museum director Jennifer Smith noted the markings on the witch posts displayed in the museum.
"You can see the saltire on these curious posts and it's in the shape of an 'X' to symbolise the fact that people wanted to protect their homes, which was a very common marking in protection," she explained.
"Just like as we cross our fingers today for good luck."
Ms Smith asked for members of the public who had seen - or who might own - witch posts to get in touch.
"We really want to get people to help us build up a database about where these incredible and quite rare objects might be," she added.
“Long has paled that sunny sky: Echoes fade and memories die: Autumn frosts have slain July. Still she haunts me, phantomwise, Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes.” ― Lewis Carroll
Summerspell
by: Jezibell Anat
I succumb to the spell of summer,
Season of sizzle and steam,
I sink, soak, simmer, sweat.
Alchemy is the transformation
Through application of fire.
I choose the crucible,
Letting the warmth relax and stretch my muscles,
Heat penetrates deep,
Melting resistance and rigidity.
Barriers blend, aches mend.
I can flow, I can glow.
Expanding my reach and range,
Accessing what I did not know I possessed,
Testing my mettle against the flame.
Lughnasadh Artwork
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Lammas Lughnasadh
First Harvest Celebration
August 1
By Priestess Novaembre
In August the days grow visibly shorter. The astrological point of the change is when the sun is at 15 degrees Leo, but tradition sets August 1 as the day this change in the seasons is celebrated. This date is a power point of the Zodiac and is symbolized by the Lion, one of the four fixed signs of the Zodiac. The Lion denotes strength and nobility, but also generosity and mercifulness.
Modern Pagans call this holiday Lammas, or sometimes Lughnasadh. It is one of the eight sabbats, or spokes, in what is called the Wheel of the Year. Four of the sabbats are solar observations based upon the stations of the sun. These are the two solstices, Yule, the longest night and shortest day, and Midsummer, the longest day and shortest night, and the spring and autumn equinoxes when the hours of daylight and darkness are equal. The other four sabbats observe the seasons of the Earth and all bear difficult to spell and pronounce Gaelic names: Samhain, Imbolg, Beltane, and Lammas or Lughnasadh. These are not human made holidays, they don’t commemorate any historical event. They existed before humans - they are as old as Earth herself.
In the lands of northwest Europe, Lammas was the first of three harvests before winter was upon them. Lammas is the beginning of fall and the ending of summer.
Lammas was the medieval name for the holiday in northern Europe, and in Saxon it means “loaf-mas,” or “celebration of bread” because this was the day that loaves of bread were baked from the first grain harvest. The word comes from the Old English “hlaf” meaning “loaf” and “maesse” meaning “feast.”
In Irish Gaelic, the festival was called “Lugnasadh” and was said to be a Celtic feast to commemorate the funeral games of the Irish sun god Lugh - but this is confusing as Lugh, the god of light, does not really die, at least mythically, until the Autumn Equinox. Digging deeper, it seems that it is not Lugh’s death that is commemorated, but that of his foster mother, who died of exhaustion after clearing the plains of Ireland for agriculture. In addition to being a solar deity, Lugh symbolized the grain that is sacrificed with the harvest only to be reborn in the new shoots of spring.
Hoof and horn, hoof and horn, all that dies shall be reborn. Corn and grain, corn and grain, all that falls shall rise again.
This time of year was also celebrated in ancient Egypt. The days between July 24 and August 24 are called the Dog Days of summer - I thought it was because dogs lay panting in the heat, - but actually it is because at that time Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, or large dog, thus it is called the Dog Star, appeared. This is the brightest star in the sky except for the sun. Sirius appeared just before the Nile flooded, so was a watchdog for the Egyptians, telling them to expect the annual inundation which made possible the planting of crops and the continuance of life. This was the Egyptian New Year, and August 1, was the first day of the Egyptian calendar. It was a time of feasting, drinking and merry making.
Festivals at this time of year were found throughout the northern hemisphere - and they have similar meanings. This is when the first crops are cut in the fields, the harvesting of the grain. The grain dies so that the people might live. Eating this bread, this sacred gift, gives us life. Grain has always been associated with deities who die and are then resurrected from the underworld by the Goddess. This was the story of Ishtar and Tammuz, Inanna and Dumuzi, Aphrodite and Adonis, and Isis and Osiris. It is the story of Demeter and Persephone - it is the cycle of the death and rebirth of the grain. When the sacred grain, the gift of the Goddess, has been gathered, when it has been threshed by the flail and winnowed to separate the wheat from the chaff, when it has been ground to a fine flour between the stones of a mill, then mixed with water, the fluid of life, and with a little magic added in the yeast, then baked in a womb like oven, then the sacred loaf will be broken and shared at the Lammas feast. So sacred is the ancient process and the grain it involves, that it was once presided over only by Priestesses.
Bread has long been thought to be the one essential food, the bare necessity, along with water, for survival. It has been the sustenance of prisoners and penitents, sinners and saints. Bread has come to symbolize food itself.
As a symbol for life, bread represented and was revered as the body of the deity whose gift it was. When the development of agriculture heralded the birth of the Neolithic, it was the body of the Goddess that was commemorated in this way.
The sabbats, or spokes, on the Pagan Wheel of the Year, are liminal times, times of change, when one has not quite left one season and not quite entered another.
The mental and emotional indications of the changing season are more visible at Lammas than are the physical ones. Change is in the air. There is anticipation - anticipation of the coming autumn, of going back to school, of cooler weather to come. Anticipation of the fall holidays - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Yule. And because of this anticipation, there is a surge of energy.
It is a time to look back over the preceding year, especially the time since Yule, but not just that. It is a time to examine your life. You are even now reaping what you have sown. What are you harvesting at this time? What seeds have you planted that are sprouting? It is time to look within ourselves. If you like it, how do you continue it? If you don’t like it, then what needs to be done to change it - how can you cultivate positive words, deeds and emotions for the future? How can you rid yourself of words, deeds, and emotions that produced an ineffective harvest? Now is the time to replace them with ones that will bring success, happiness, health and joy into your life and the lives of those around us. May the good that we have spread be increased and may the pain we have caused be diminished.
“Die tonight to be reborn again in the fire of Lugh” ― Anujj Elviis
~ July's Lunar Spotlight ~
New / Full Moon Astrology Excerpts from Dark Pixie!
The Cancer New Moon tends to be a nice time emotionally as Cancer is the sign the Moon naturally rules. This helps to put us at ease emotionally, and we can feel more emotionally stable and secure. This allows us to utilize the energy of the New Moon for new pursuits that we connect with emotionally and feel emotionally driven to pursue.
Cancer is the ruler of the home and family, so we can focus more on home and family matters. This can be a time to work on projects at home, plan for family gatherings, visit family, or make changes to your living situation in some way. You can get back to basics, or back to your roots.
Cancer is the very bottom of the Zodiac, so it relates to internal foundations. The Cancer New Moon can help us strengthen ourselves internally, and we can naturally feel more secure. This is also helpful for starting something from the ground up, and this can be something that reaches a peak or achieves success in about 6-9 months.
The Cancer New Moon is opposite transit (moving) Ceres in Capricorn, who is also retrograde (appearing to move backward). Ceres is a dwarf planet ruling nourishment, support, and resources, and this has been thrown off since Ceres retrograde began in mid-May. The Cancer New Moon might aggravate issues, and it can feel like they're out of our control. We have to work on being more flexible so we don't make things worse.
This also directly ties into the previous and the next Full Moons, both of which occur in Capricorn, the sign Ceres is retrograde in. This brings big focus on issues with governments, corporations, institutions, the status quo, and those in positions of power. It's a critical time midyear for this. On a personal level, you may have to challenge something in your life that has always been the same way, and needs to change to improve your life.
Full Moon in Capricorn:
This is the second consecutive Full Moon in Capricorn as the June Full Moon was also in this earth sign. This means the energy of the June Full Moon ties into this one, and developments related to that Full Moon continue into July with this Full Moon. We have extra focus on seeing results and culminations, and wanting to achieve with something. Responsibilities can weigh more, and we have to be smart, ethical, and work within the limits we have, and maintain discipline and focus no matter what. Anything that we haven't done in the right way and for the right reasons can come crashing down on us during this period, and we have some serious work to do to fix things. On the flip side, we can see rewards for what we have done right and for the right reasons, and this can be motivating.
With Ceres retrograde, we continue with focusing on issues related to nourishment, support, and resources. There can be major focus on lack in some way during this time in the world (like lack of food = famine, lack of water = drought, etc.). Support can be challenging to get when needed, and we may have to do things on our own and be more self-sufficient. But we may put too much on our shoulders as a result, and then comes the crushing weight. We have to be realistic and rational about it all, and not demand more from ourselves or others than is actually possible, while working toward what is in a methodical, disciplined way. Whatever the issues are likely began to apex with the previous Full Moon on June 21st.
This Capricorn Full Moon in July is extra strong because it occurs at the anaretic degree. There are 30 degrees in every Zodiac sign, and the last degree is 29 degrees. This is called the anaretic degree, and it's supercharged energy that tends to be crisis energy with transits like this. So, the issues that are coming up might reach a frenzy with this Full Moon, and we're extra stressed out, overwhelmed, and need a break.
It's important that we work to keep doing things the right way, for the right reasons, and are being smart. It's easy with this hard energy to throw in the towel and just let it all go haywire, but that's not the right move. Set yourself up to come out of this period stronger and better positioned by pushing through correctly.
The Capricorn Full Moon is trine (beneficial aspect, 4 signs away) transit Neptune in Pisces, who is also anaretic at 29 degrees Pisces. This is a helpful aspect, which is desperately needed with how hot all of this energy is! We can benefit from connecting to our intuition and trusting our inner guides with Neptune. We can also benefit from utilizing imagination and creativity with everything we do to make more progress and get more control. And, we can benefit from releasing karmic baggage, subconscious baggage, and early life baggage, and it can be a good time for therapeutic work.
The full Moon in July is called the Buck Moon because the antlers of male deer (bucks) are in full-growth mode at this time. Bucks shed and regrow their antlers each year, producing a larger and more impressive set as the years go by.
ALTERNATIVE JULY MOON NAMES
Other names for this month’s Moon also reference animals, including
- Feather Molting Moon (Cree)
- Salmon Moon, a Tlingit term indicating when fish returned to the area and were ready to be harvested.
Plants and weather also feature prominently in July’s Moon names. Some of our favorites are:
- Berry Moon (Anishinaabe)
- Moon When the Chokecherries are Ripe (Dakota)
- Month of the Ripe Corn Moon (Cherokee)
- Raspberry Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe)
- Thunder Moon (Western Abenaki)
- Halfway Summer Moon (Anishinaabe)
A moon-flooded prairie; a straying Of leal-hearted lovers; a baying Of far away watching dogs; a dreaming Of brown-fisted farmers; a gleaming Of fireflies eddying nigh, and that is July! ~James N. Matthews
JULY MOON FACTS:
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon. He also placed the U.S. flag there.
On July 31, 1999, the ashes of astrogeologist Eugene Shoemaker were deposited on the Moon.
Adapted From The Farmer's Almanac July Full Moon
“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
Julys's Full Moon Magic
July Blessing Moon
Blessing Moon by: Patti Wiggington
July's full moon is known as the Blessing Moon, although it's also called the Meadow Moon. July was originally called Quintilus but was later renamed in honor of Julius Caesar. Falling in the heat of the middle of summer, this moon phase takes place when we're all feeling a bit lazy and sluggish - after all, going outside can seem like a chore as the heat index climbs. Physically, we're often a bit slower than usual in July, which is why this is a good time of the year to focus on meditation and dream work.
This is indeed a season of blessings - if you've got a garden growing, July is when you're starting to see fat tomatoes form on the vine, plump peppers, watermelons, and the beginnings of squash for later harvesting. Your flowers are blooming, and corn stalks are on their way to being tall and bountiful. If you have herbs growing, now is the perfect season to start thinking about harvesting and drying them for later magical use.
Correspondences:
- Colors: Green, silver, blue-gray
- Gemstones: Moonstone, white agate, opals or pearls
- Trees: Ash and oak
- Gods: Juno, Venus, Cerridwen, Athena, Nephthys, Lugh
- Herbs: Mugwort, hyssop, lemon balm
- Element: Water
Blessing Moon Magic:
This is a great time to do divination and dreamwork. For a bit of moon magic divination, consider doing some full moon water scrying.
If you've ever thought about creating a dream journal, this month is a good time to start one. Dreams can be prophetic, in that they may tell us of things yet to come, or they can be therapeutic, a way of our subconscious acknowledging problems that have to be resolved. Write down your dreams so you can try to interpret their messages later, and see how they'll apply to your life in the coming months.
Find a way to incorporate the watery energy of the Blessing Moon into your spell crafting and ritual. Enjoy the relaxing feeling of July's full moon and use it in your personal meditation. If you garden, get outside and do some weeding. Turn it into a meditative exercise, pulling weeds as a way of getting rid of the emotional and spiritual clutter that may be stifling your happiness.
July Full Moon Journal Prompts:
- Take a moment to congratulate yourself on any achievements you’ve had recently! Make a list and bask in the happiness and pride in your hard work.
- Write about how July’s Blessing Moon makes you feel. What are your favorite ways to celebrate?
- Name a book or movie you’d like to read or watch before the year ends. Why?
- How can you be more intentional with your time?
- What are some magical spaces in your local area you love to explore? Go visit this space and write about it in detail.
- Keep a journal next to your bed to record your dreams. This will be a wonderful reference for you to refer back to and interpret later on.
“Drink in the moon as though you might die of thirst.” ― Sanober Khan
Good is the Grain
Beautiful song performed for our Lammas Ritual by Abigail Spinner McBride
Good is the grain
Rising from the earth
Love of the Mother,
Eternal rebirth.
Sweet is the fruit
Burst forth on the vine
Father, transform us
As grapes to fine wine.
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It's Lughnasadh, the time for the First Harvest. In the High Desert, it's challenging to remember that this signifies the beginning of the three harvest festivals of autumn...
Fall
By Patricia Monaghan, a Pagan writer
Now comes the time of reckoning, the season of limits.
Now is the time to celebrate the plenty that work and time have wrought.
Now is the time to feast with friends, share the bounty, toast the work well done.
Now is the time of endings. For nothing more is growing.
Nothing more will grow this year.
The winds of autumn descend to tear seed from stalk, to scatter what has not been captured.
Now is the time to decide what will die.
Not all of last spring’s calves and lambs and ducklings can be fed through the winter. Some will die, and in dying provide food.
It is a season of decisions.
And of prophecies: for as other life dies, it foreshadows our own deaths. The taste of death is in the air.
On our tongues, too, the taste of death: of plants that give us their seeds, of animals that give us their flesh.
Such communion!
As we pick the pumpkin from its frozen shriveled stalk, as we press juice from apple’s flesh, as we tear our carrot life by its roots, we taste the deepest knowledge: that we need others to survive.
That we breathe only because something has died.
That we make our own flesh of the flesh of our world.
Never in the seasons of our life do we feel more responsible.
As we move through autumn we feel a passionate connection with all life.
There is enough of everything - strength, love, passion, lust – everything but time.
Time grows short.
Nothing seems endless anymore.
Life grows full of endings:
Parents and friends die, animals we love disappear in a gasp, dreams fade beyond reclaiming.
We do not recognize when the deaths start, that fall has begun. But later we remember: that after that one, it was never the same.
Time is short, too short to be wasted on things that don’t matter.
Time now to make those decision that are necessary.
Time to know what you need.
Time to store memories, to provide for what is to come.
Time to move toward the dream time.
Time to recognize the dust of infinity in a windstorm, the fragrance of timelessness in a fire.
Time to remain rooted in life’s imminent realities.
Time to know and understand the primal knowledge – the knowledge of life and death.
Time to embrace life, moment by moment by moment.
Artwork by Pagan Artist Naomi Cornock
~The Kitchen Witch's Cauldron~
Roasted Garlic Vegetable Stew w/ Red Lentils & Tomatoes
This hearty and flavorful stew is a celebration of the first harvest, bringing together the best of seasonal produce in a comforting and nutritious dish.
Imagine a bowl filled with vibrant colors and rich aromas. The Roasted Garlic Vegetable Stew with Red Lentils & Tomatoes features a medley of roasted vegetables, including cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and bell peppers, all caramelized to perfection. The roasted garlic adds a sweet, mellow depth, while the fresh tomatoes provide a burst of acidity and brightness.
Whether enjoyed on its own or paired with crusty bread, this stew is a comforting and nourishing way to embrace the bounty of the first harvest. It’s a dish that warms the soul and celebrates the simple pleasures of seasonal eating.
~ Crafty Corner ~
Make Your Own Smudge Sticks
Smudging is a great way to cleanse a sacred space, and most people use smudge sticks made of sweetgrass or sage for this purpose. Although they are available commercially—and are fairly inexpensive—it's easy to make your own if you've got herbs growing in your garden, or if there's a place nearby where you can go wildcrafting.
You'll Need:
- Scissors or garden clippers
- Cotton string
- Plants such as mugwort, rosemary, lavender, or juniper
Cut off pieces of the plants in lengths about 6 - 10 inches long. For more leafy plants, you can make the pieces shorter, but you may want to use a longer piece for a plant that has fewer leaves.
Bundle Your Herbs
Cut a length of string about five feet long. Put several branches together so that the cut ends are all together, and the leafy ends are all together. Wind the string tightly around the stems of the bundle, leaving two inches of loose string where you began. You can use any kind of herbs you like.
Although the use of wrapped smudge sticks is generally attributed to Native American cultures and practices, the burning of fragrant herbs in a ritual context is found in numerous societies throughout history. Herbs were burned in ancient Egypt, and the practice is recorded and documented in a tablet inscription that has been dated back to 1500 b.c.e. Many eastern spiritual systems, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Shinto, utilize burning herbs—either loose or as compacted incense—in ritual practice. For the ancient Greeks, smudging was included in rituals to contact the dead, and often was used in tandem with ritual fasting.
Wrap the remaining length of string around the base of the branches several times to secure it. Then, gradually, work your way along the length of branches until you reach the leafy end. Return the string back up to the stems, creating a bit of a criss-cross pattern. You'll want to wind the string tightly enough that nothing gets loose, but not so tight that it cuts off pieces of the plants.
When you get back to the stems, tie the remainder of the string to the 2" loose piece you left at the beginning. Trim off any excess pieces so that the ends of your smudge stick are even.
Dry Your Smudge Sticks
Place the bundle outside or hang it up for drying. Depending on what type of herb you used, and how humid your weather is, it may take a couple of days or as much as a week to dry out. Once your smudge sticks have dried completely, you can store them in a bag or box in a dark cabinet until it's time to use them and then burn them in ritual for smudging simply by lighting one end.
Safety tip: Some plants may have toxic fumes. Do not burn a plant unless you know it is safe to do so.
Citation: Wigington, Patti. "Lammas Craft Projects." Learn Religions, Jun. 25, 2024
A Monthly Book Review!
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” ― George R.R. Martin
Circle Round
Raising Children in Goddess Traditions
By: Starhawk, Diane Baker, and Anne Hill
In our rushed, stressed society, it's sometimes difficult to spend meaningful time as a family. Now Starhawk, Diane Baker, and Anne Hill offer new ways to foster a sense of togetherness through celebrations that honor the sacredness of life and our Mother Earth.
Goddess tradition embraces the wheel of life, the never-ending cycle of birth, growth, love, fulfillment, and death. Each turn of the wheel is presented here, in eight holidays spanning the changing seasons, in rites of passage for life transitions, and in the elements of fire, air, water, earth, and spirit. Circle Round is rich with songs, rituals, craft and cooking projects, and read-aloud stories, as well as suggestions for how you can create your own unique family traditions. Here are just some of the ways to make each event in the cycle of life more special:
- Mark Summer Solstice by making sweet-smelling herb pillows for good dreams
- Send a teenager off to college with the Leaving Behind and Carrying With rituals
- Comfort an injured child with the Tree of Life meditation
- Commemorate a loved one by planting or donating a tree
As a one-of-a-kind resource for people of many faiths and beliefs, Circle Round will be a beloved companion in your home for years to come.
Reviews:
"A bountiful harvest...Families will find in this book...an enduring friend and reliable adviser."--NAPRA ReView
"Wonderful...With the term 'family values' so carelessly tossed about these days, it's nice to read a book which so thoroughly demonstrates them."--The Roanoke Times
"Clever, inspiring, and jam-packed with ideas."--Sonoma County Independent
From the Author:
After publishing Circle Round, we created a companion CD of songs from the book. The CD, Circle Round and Sing!, is available on Amazon for MP3 download in the music section.
About the Authors:
Starhawk, author of The Fifth Sacred Thing and Walking to Mercury, lives with her husband, step-children, and Goddess-children in San Francisco, where she works with the Reclaiming collective.
Diane Baker, a writer, attorney, and co-founder of the Reclaiming collective, lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband and two daughters.
Anne Hill is an educator, consultant, and author of What To Do When Dreams Go Bad: A Practical Guide to Nightmares. She teaches internationally, writes for the Huffington Post, and hosts the weekly Dream Talk Radio show.
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King
July Laughs:
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