I cannot hope to match the eloquence and wit of other Pagan bloggers (see especially David’s Silver Maple—“Grant Park” and Anne Johnson’s The Gods Are Bored “How Faeries Vote” postings) who have posted about the outcome of the 2008 U.S. presidential election, but I want to say that I personally feel as if we as a nation have been in prison for the past eight years, and now the cell doors have been unlocked and we’ve been told “you’re free!” 

 

I know that the next eight (yes, EIGHT! J) years under Barack Obama won’t be perfect—but if you saw his speech on election night, you know that Obama wasn’t promising perfection.  This is a man who, unlike his predecessor, doesn’t have time to posture and gloat.  And despite the history made on Tuesday night, he didn’t waste a breath on basking in the glory of the moment; he gave a very let’s-roll-up-our-sleeves-and-get-to-work kind of speech, giving credit to the many who worked so hard over the last two years for this moment and the millions who believed in the message enough to step into a new direction at long last.

 

The Goddess and God have indeed blessed us!  May they continue to bless Barack Obama and all of us as we make a new beginning.