birth

Birth mandalas

Pagan Families reader Sarah wrote to recommend Amy Swagman’s Birth Art Mandalas.  I was stunned by them and immediately wrote Amy to ask if I could share them here.  She said yes! Making birth art can be a beautiful spiritual practice.  My partner and I made birth art when we took a Birthing From Within [...]


Welcome Serena Rose!

Note: This birth story by Sierra Black is a reprint from July 15, 2007 on ChildWild.  The story of her first child’s birth is here. Serena Rose Hunter Black was born at 10 pm EST on July 9 at The Birth Cottage, as planned. She was born in the birth tub and caught by her [...]


Walking the spiral

Scenes from the labyrinth The kids all banged on their drums and shook their rattles, following me on the snaking path into the center of the labyrinth and back out again.  It was a noisy, sloppy, joyful, sunny couple of minutes. Rewind one year to find the scene of me leading a group of adults [...]


We celebrate the birth of another Witch on Earth

Note: This beautiful birth story by Sierra Black is a reprint from June 1, 2004 on ChildWild. I am a mother! Rio Willow Hunter Black was born at 4:10 p.m. EST on May 24, 2004. She weighed 9lbs 4 oz, and has a thick head of dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. Though we [...]