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

Still having a lot of trouble writing lately, so I’ll share two links and some (very brief writing). First, a link to discussion on Hare, Cybele/ Kebele, the Gallae/ Galli and worship in ancient times. Second, ‘The Thunder, Perfect Mind’. A poem reflecting The Goddess. Finally, shifting gears, I managed to get a little bit [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Cybele, Gallae, The Great Goddess, The Lady General
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, The Lady General

From The Independent UK: “India’s ‘Third Sex’ Win a Measure of Public Acceptance” A friend passed this article to me this morning and I thought I’d do a quick comment on it; both in regards to the Hijra’s progress specifically as well as it’s reflection of wider themes. While far from perfect, as one woman [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Cybele, Gallae, Hijra, Transsexuality
Filed under: Transsexuality

For reasons I can’t explain, I feel more religious and at ease at night than the day. While it’s not a perfect theory, it was suggested that it’s because night is when the moon is out. Could very well be, and it makes a decent title for this post. At least the last couple of [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Attis, Cybele, Cybeline, Gallae, The Great Goddess
Filed under: Cybeline Faith

Last November 4th was my sex change, making this the one year anniversary. I’m glad to be here than there. One year of being post-op, and one year of being Cybele’s Gallae. (I guess this would be my ‘Re-birth day’) It’s been interesting. To just think back about what’s happened… A relationship ended, a new [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Cybele, Gallae, The Great Goddess, Transsexuality
Filed under: Cybeline Faith, Jade's Diary

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 have mentioned earlier that there is a poem which was written by a young man centuries ago, begging for the Goddess Cybele not to make him a Gallae. I had read this poem long ago, but couldn’t track it down until now. I found it at: http://www.aztriad.com/ The poem itself I’ll post here, and [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Attis, Cybele, Gallae, The Great Goddess
Filed under: Cybeline Faith

I’ve reached an odd point in my life, I’ve started to receive the attention of men and I kinda like it. Moreso, more and more thoughts have been creeping up in my mind where I’m with a guy. It’s something I’m not really sure has meaning or if I’m willing to accept it. I think [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: BDSM, Gallae, Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Legacy, Tattoo, The Great Goddess, The Lady General, Transsexuality
Filed under: Jade's Diary

Adding to the list of “Why Kushiel’s Dart speaks to me and why I cried whenever reading it and didn’t know why until I discovered myself and the Goddess” (Or my WKDSTMAWICWRIADKWUIDMATG list for.. actually that took longer to write..) is the topic of sexuality and religion. As I research more into the stories of [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Asherah, Gallae, Inanna, Jacqueline Carey, Johanna Stuckey, Kushiel's Legacy, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Naamah, Sacred Prostitutes, Sharron Rose, The Path of the Priestess, Venus in Furs
Filed under: Cybeline Faith

Tonight I’m publishing a different kind of blog post, a transcript of a conversation had this early afternoon with my girlfriend Katherine. We often have discussions like this, but knowing that I wanted to do a blog post on exactly these subjects and seeing how well this discussion flowed, I decided to post it up [...]

posted by Jade Castillo
Tags: Ariochus, Gallae, Neverwinter Nights, Sharron Rose, The Lady General, The Path of the Priestess
Filed under: Cybeline Faith