Summer begins this year on Thursday, June 21st. The Big Sun started its rise at Yule and now it reaches its zenith. The crops have been planted, and the early ones are ready. It is a time to pick berries! How many blueberries can you eat? A very old tradition that takes place at Litha […]
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Once upon a time I had a fantasy that one day I would live in a forest. I would have a long, dark, almost scary driveway that led to my home. As you entered the sacred space you would enter into something very similar to a scene from a Disney movie, all animals and flowers
I don’t know about y’all, but this Mercury Retrograde has kicked my butt. Everything Mercury rules has taken a hit, some small, some huge, but all of it, including tripping over a cat and hitting the floor, has humbled me a bit. I took no extreme damage from the fall, but my mobility was very
The Vernal Equinox arrived. The Equinoxes, Vernal (Ostara, Eostre) and Autumnal (Mabon), are the moments of balance in the Solar year. However, they are not the same. As the years go by I have noticed that Ostara is much more fractious, more chaotic. Mabon has a sweet sadness to it, but Ostara can have all
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Yule came and a new dream was born. Winter took hold; dark, quiet, cold. During that time the new dream got nurtured. Now it is February, halfway through Winter, and it is time to let that dream go into the Cosmos to seek its destiny. The Goddess and God are returning to the aspect of
This Wednesday, the 20th, is the longest night of the year. Winter begins on the 21st. I have noticed a recurring theme in many writings recently, a need for quiet. Winter is all about quiet. We are thrown in such a maelstrom of activity this time of year when what we most need is some
Mercury has gone retrograde! Every December Mercury goes retrograde. Here we are, rushing around, spending money, desperately trying to get everything together so everyone can have a wonderful holiday, and every December we are cautioned about what NOT to do because Mercury is retrograde. There seems to be a disconnect on this one. The very
Every major Sabbat I post something that I hope is special, some new take on the holiday that we are celebrating. Samhain will be here in a few days, and I have struggled to find something new to say about this particular holy day. There is so much written and posted about Samhain that I
October 4th, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, is the traditional time for the Blessing of the Animals. Many traditions perform a ritual to bless the animals who share our world sometime during this month in commemoration of that venerated Saint. The pets, or companion animals, who live with us are usually the
Here of late we’ve had a running joke about how different types of magick users respond to stress. Those practicing in the ceremonial ways immediately start casting a Lesser Banishing Ritual. The more shamanistic types look around and ask, “Which way is the wind blowing? Seriously, which way is the wind blowing?” And witches, well,