Welcome to Pedaling Spells ~ where Witchcraft and bicyculture weave together…
I currently reside in a place where the ghetto meets the sea: San Pedro, CA. I was born here and recently moved back for an indeterminate amount of time after being a way for a few years. I returned with my girlfriend and new perspective on Pedro culture. We have a little wanna-be-homestead where we grow stuff, make stuff, and make magick. Currently, we are trying to bike as much as possible, use the bus when that’s not feasible, and the car on rarer occasions. Deciding to dive into bicyculture in L.A. has its drawbacks and rewards. Drawbacks included a infamously poor public transportation infra-what-the-hell-structure, regular news reports tellin’ folks to stay inside ‘cuz the stuff in the air will kill ya, and sprawl, intersected with canyons, hills, barbed wire, and Republicans. The benefits, you ask? A bike culture that is not dominated by one way of riding, the beach, laid-back attitudes, San Pedro, and a sense that bike culture is a pride that everyone can take part in not just a few high-speed individuals (speed is great but dictatorship of speed is not).
I’m a Witch and Pagan. I’m active in the local South Bay Pagan community and I’ve got ties to Witchen kin around the globe. Why do Pagans make the best friends? Because we worship the ground you walk upon. I love learning new Pagan chants. If we ever meet and I find out you’re Pagan, I’ll probably ask you what chants or folk songs you know, and teach you a few that I’m familiar with. Then we can go bicycling and sing chants! I have started to sing to myself as I ride in certain areas – I sang in the car – why not on my bike? Granted, I don’t belt the tunes out quite as loud as I did in my enclosed car but loud enough so those I ride by might think “Is she biking and singing? Hey, nice bike…”
Being a Witch and bicyclists, you’re probably going to find spells, rituals, and webwork centered around bicyculture and opinions, pictures, tangents centered around Witchcraft. Yet there are many more weblines to follow between all the worlds and I enjoy finding the intersections (like feminism, bicyculture, and hexes) and good stoppin’ places where different folks connect.
And maybe I’ll just post corny Pagan jokes. You never know. ♥
Bicycle Gardener Said:
on July 18, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Word.
amsterdamize Said:
on July 23, 2008 at 7:12 pm
sounds like fun! Welcome!