and The History of a Familiar October 4this traditionally the day when many groups celebrate the Blessing of the Animals in honor of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis’s love for animals is well known, so it makes sense to celebrate the animals in our lives on his feast day. Here at 4Winds […]
The Autumnal Equinox is upon us, The Great Harvest, the Witch’s Thanksgiving. This is the time when we see the results of a year’s worth of work and reap what we have sowed. It is a time to give thanks for that Harvest, no matter how hard the work or the crop is. It is also a moment
This blog comes more from my academic background than my magickal background. It is also a highly personal story about something that happened to me recently on Facebook. About a week ago I shared a post that called into question some of the attitudes about things happening in our society today, the violence that is occurring
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We are on the verge of yet another turn of Life’s Wheel, Lughnasa. In most Wiccan traditions this is celebrated as the First Harvest. It is very much that in many ways. For Humanity as a whole, this particular First Harvest has quite a few very dark aspects to it. Blood has been spilled and Death has ruled the
and the First Harvest Summer is currently in complete control. I’ve always thought of July as the Weed, Water, and Wait month. I’ve been weeding, watering, and waiting, and the Harvest is coming to fruition. We are fast approaching the celebration of the First Harvest, Lughnasa. In truth, harvesting has already begun. As I write this I have herbal tinctures
People often assume that I am a liberal Democrat. I am not. Nor am I a conservative Republican. What I am is a Constitutionalist. Whenever I say that I get a lot of responses of, “So am I.” I always ask, “Have you ever read the whole thing?” Most Americans have NOT. I have. I have read it, analyzed it, written papers about
Today, Saturday June 20th, the Sun moves into Cancer. Tomorrow the New Moon will be in Cancer and there is a Solar Eclipse. There are currently SIX, yep six, planets retrograde and on Tuesday the 23rdthey will be joined by Neptune. Added to all that activity, here in the Northern Hemisphere today is the beginning of Summer, the
My childhood occurred before the Industrial Food Supply and Big Pharma took over the world, so the concept of eating Seasonally was not a completely new concept to me when Michael Pollan came out with the book The Omnivores Dilemmaand then a bit later the little handbook Food Rules. I had, by then, become a Witch, so I
Today is Flag Day! Today I will place a commemorative flag on my father’s grave. I don’t place that flag on Memorial Day because he was a veteran, but did not die in combat. Flag Day was an idea that was started by teachers. The country already honored Independence Day, but in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher Wisconsin, arranged for
This post is talking about Warriors, not military personnel; Healers, not medical personnel; and Light Workers, not religious personnel. Military personnel exist in the military world. Warriors are in EVERY walk of life. Medical personnel exist in the medical world. Healers are in EVERY walk of life. Religious personnel exist in the religious world. Light Workers are EVERY walk of life.
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