Ah Mercury retrograde. I had this very near posting right on time for Yule, and then it vanished from my computer. So I started from scratch and I’m running a bit late. It’s still within the Yuletide season, however. The Yuletide Season has begun. The Yuletide Season typically goes from Yule, the Winter Solstice to […]
Labor Day has passed. The Patriotic Season, with the exception of Veteran’s Day is over. The Harvest Season has begun. The days are getting shorter, nights longer. After a blistering hot summer we are all hoping for cooler temperatures. The Harvest Season is dominated by celebrations of thanksgiving. The First Harvest, Lughnasa, took place on
Easter was celebrated on April 9th and the Pentecostal Season began. The Christian world celebrates the 50 days after Easter as the Pentecostal Season, which is when the risen Jesus walked with His followers. The actual day of Pentecost is the day that the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and others before Jesus made
The season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday, February 22nd. The Roman Catholic world takes this season as one of repentance and reflection as it moves to Easter. It is roughly a six week period although this year it is seven weeks long. The timing is all about the beginning of Spring, the Vernal Equinox.
The Yuletide Season has ended and Mardi Gras Season has begun. The Yuletide Season goes from Yule, the Winter Solstice to Epiphany, All King’s Day. Our current calendar, the Gregorian calendar, which was introduced in 1582, puts Epiphany on January 6th. Epiphany is the celebration of when the three kings arrived to view the baby
The Great Harvest has passed. We are now getting ready for the final harvest and Samhain. Samhain, among many other things, is a time to honor your ancestors. I will honor all those who came before me, but this year I am sending a special message to my father and my uncles because of all
Recently my world has been dominated by editing the manuscript for Llewellyn and going to Physical Therapy. There was also a loss of great sorrow, my little feline friend, Molly. After 10 years, she chose to move on. Mabon is all about mourning what you sacrificed and rejoicing in your harvest. I have, and still
Life feeds on Life. Those wise words were said to me many years ago by a High Priest. The past three years have been an experience in that wisdom. In September 2019 the central air conditioner in my home broke and I made the decision to not have it repaired since Autumn was not
Ah, Summer has arrived in the Deep South. It is hot and humid. Nighttime temperatures don’t drop below 700. We scurry from one air-conditioned environment to another. As a Winter Witch this is not my favorite time of year. However, I am also a Southern Witch. Even as I bemoan the weather, I am flooded
Imbolc came and the path to a Big Life opened. I hesitated to start walking that path. Then Ostara came and the storms of Spring began to clear away the crap of the past. The crops of a Big Life got planted in those fertile fields. Now those crops are beginning to push through