Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Astrea Taylor, author of several books, including Intuitive Witchcraft, Air Magic, and the new Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods. Composting is one of my favorite pagan practices. You might think it's not a pagan activity at all, but I can assure you that it is. I treat the earth as if it were the living embodiment of Gaia, the Greek goddess of the earth. When I scoop my food scraps into her heap of soil, leaves, and trimmings, I feel a connection with her that makes me feel grounded and peaceful. My compost practice started during the pandemic. I was stuck in my home more than ever, and I noticed that every time I went outside, it was