Thought I’d make a special post now that I have energy again. Last Sunday (May 30th) my mother became ordained as a United Church minister! I had the privilege of coming along and being part of the ceremony. Basically it was a normal church service, coupled with the ordination of seven candidates and coupled with [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Anne Hines, Christianity, Cybele, Parting Gifts, Sophia, The Great Goddess
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade's Diary

I forget how we got onto the subject, but two days ago I was riding in the car with my mother and we got talking about ceremony. I forgot why I was thinking of this, but I was reminded of Boston.com’s Big Picture collection on Christianity’s Holy Week. The time during the final week of [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Anne Hines, Boston.com, Christinaity, Cybele, Gallae, Islam, kickboxing, Parting Gifts, The Great Goddess
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade' Kinks, Transsexuality

Finished my politics course today with the conclusion of my term paper. Glad to have that weight off my mind, looking forward to not doing it this coming week. I had the first of many make-up exams and I’m very proud of myself, along with my mother I went down there and did it. Room [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Anne Hines, Bill Willingham, Fables, Kushiel's Legacy, The Great Goddess, University
Filed under: Jade's Diary, The Lady General

Aside from the domain switch I’ve been quiet, still dealing with past bullshit and PTSD really sucks. The good news is that I’ve made a lot of progress lately. My mind has been steadily clearer, flashbacks are fewer and aside from a recurring nightmare and large crowds I’m generally alright. Both of which still suck, [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Anne Bishop, Anne Hines, Batman, Fables, Jade Castillo, Katie Macallister, Starcraft, The Lady General
Filed under: Jade's Diary, Starcraft, The Lady General

Recently my mother published her latest book, ‘Parting Gifts: Notes on Loss, Love and Life’. Because it’s not only written by my mother, but because it’s a fantastic personal story; check it out here. It covers her journey in ‘loosing faith and finding God’ along with what she went through when I transitioned, and coming [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Anne Hines, Come Away, Cybele, Gallae, Kushiel's Legacy, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, The Great Goddess, The Reborn, University
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade' Kinks, Jade's Diary

I just finished reading ‘Come Away’ and the ending had me in tears. The good kind. Well… it was a good ending but (and I don’t want to give anything away) it hit home and it hit hard and I really felt the pain of Shahiroz. (A character I identify with greatly) All in all, [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Anne Hines, Come Away, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade's Diary

Adding to the list of things that “if you told me five years ago what I would be up to today, I either wouldn’t have believed you, wept for joy or fainted” today added “Studying all day, of my own free will, and I’m not in any class”. Not just studying, but finding interesting ways [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Anne Hines, Ariochus, Come Away, Ishtar, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Neverwinter Nights, The Great Goddess, The Lady General
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade's Diary