Raine Shakti

I’ve had blogs for the last 15 years or so, but my blogs have always been about one aspect of my life: my spirituality, my academic life, favorite recipes, etc. However, as I have matured and grown up, I’ve realized that I’m doing myself a disservice by breaking my life into granular pieces. I am more than someone who loves tarot, loves to cook, is currently getting a Masters in Thanatology, and is insane enough to want to pursue a PhD in my 50s.

I’ve also always thought it vain to have a blog named after me as it seemed self promotional. However, as I’ve done a whole lot of inner work, I’ve realized that there is nothing vain about it. Having my name on my blog is about claiming me and who I am.

This site will always be a work in progress, but if you explore each of the sections below, you’ll get a pretty good idea of who I am and what I’m interested in.

My Messy Beautiful Life

Musings

Tarot

Isolation Journal Prompt #5: View from My Window (7/14/2023) Isolation Journal #3: Travel to My Backyard (7/11/2023) Isolation Journals #2: I’m Not Really Fine (7/10/2023) Isolation Journal Prompt #1: Letter to a Stranger (7/9/2023) July 4th: No Cause for Celebration (7/4/2023) Frank: A Meditation to Get People Out of Your Head (6/11/2023) Real Food (12/26/2017) Working for Bliss (6/18/2009) Walking on the Wild Side: Balance in Holland (6/16/2009) Written Bliss (6/16/2009)

Tarot Blog Hop: Death Prelude to Healing (9/30/2023) Tarot of the Trance: Magician (8/5/2023) Tarot of the Trance: Queen of Wands (8/4/2023) Tarot of the Trance: Ace of Wands (8/2/2023) Tarot of the Trance: Nine of Pentacles (8/1/2023) Tarot Neocolonial de las Américas: The Hierophant (7/20/2023) Protected: Tarot Neocolonial de las Américas: The Star (7/19/2023) Tarot Neocolonial de las Américas: Ace of Cups (7/18/2023) Tarot Neocolonial de las Américas: Two of Cups (7/17/2023) Tarot Neocolonial de las Américas: High Priestess (7/12/2023)

Academia

Cooking

Nature, Nurture, and Codependency (11/20/2022) Women, Money, and Death (11/14/2022) The Political Activism of Black Funerals (11/10/2022) Women, Food, and Funerals (10/27/2022) Santa Muerte: Lady of Death (10/22/2022) Mothers as Activists and Advocates (10/16/2022) Antigone’s Love (10/11/2022) Women, Death, and Eloquence (10/3/2022) Dead White Girls (9/22/2022) Mystics and Modern Similarities (9/18/2022)

Brioche French Toast (6/25/2023) French Bliss (1/9/2010) Jambalaya Bliss (11/5/2009)