Practical Wisdom for Extraordinary Living
From the monthly archives:
Whenever you have need of anything,once a month, and better it be when the moon is full,you shall assemble in some secret placeand adore the spirit of Me Who is Queen of all the Wise.– from The Charge of the GoddessTraditional by Doreen Valiente This is the Full Moon, when the Sun is in Cancer [...]
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We are the power in everyoneWe are the dance of the moon and sunWe are the hope that will not hideWe are the turning of the tide. — Starhawk As we explore the meaning of magic, it seems impossible to discuss it without also talking about ritual. In the rituals and magic that are woven [...]
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I will keep the magic-The magic that hidesIn the greens of leaves,In the flight of birds,In the smell of fertile earth. I will keep the magic- The magic thatGlows in fire,Falls in rain,Blows in wind,Rests in stone. I will remember who I am and what I keep holy,And that all else will pass like frost [...]
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Beloved, gaze in thine own heart,The holy tree is growing there;From joy the holy branches start,And all the trembling flowers they bear.The changing colours of its fruitHave dowered the stars with merry light;The surety of its hidden rootHas planted quiet in the night;The shaking of its leafy headHas given the waves their melody,And made my [...]
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Summer set lip to earth’s bosom bare,And left the flushed print in a poppy there.– Francis Thompson (1859-1907)Like those moments when other riders are climbing on and off of a Ferris wheel, we have slowly come to the very top of our ride and pause here for a few moments more. We know the descent [...]
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The Five of Cups To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death. — Pearl S. BuckThis is a first appearance for this week’s card (since I’ve been posting my Tarot Cards of the Week the past several years). It is a card that is both mysterious and sorrowful. A figure is [...]
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Soon the summer will set behind the horizonand the dark will have the scentof wine and decay,like the forgotten gardenstoo full of fruitthat swim through the centuries. The summer still flows.Nothing can end yet.An accidental boat of tendernessslides over the depths of life.No matter what else I say to you tonight,stay with me.– Latvian poet [...]
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The young maid stole through the cottage door,And blushed as she sought the Plant of pow’r; —“Thou silver glow-worm, O lend me thy light,I must gather the mystic St. John’s wort tonight,The wonderful herb, whose leaf will decideIf the coming year shall make me a bride.”– Old German St. John’s Eve divination spell Today is [...]
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White coral bells Upon a slender stalk, Lilies of the Valley Deck my garden walk. Oh, don’t you wish That you could hear them ring? That will happen only when the faeries sing.– For my brothers, sisters, and the Dragons of MMT –- Did you stay up last night to dance and sing with the [...]
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Amazing Grace, how sweet the EarthThat birthed a Witch like me.I once was burned, now I surviveWas hanged, but now I’m free. T’was grace that drew down the MoonAnd grace that raised the sea,The magic of our people’s willWill set our Mother free. Rejoice! Rejoice! Blessings of Litha! May the children of Earth awaken, rise [...]
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Despite continued hot temperatures, the daylight hours are obviously diminishing - Summer is waning.
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