From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Year’s and Month’s End

by Beth on December 31, 2007

The last day of the month (and the year) is sacred to Hecate. Hecate is the Goddess of Witches and the psychopomp, who shows the way to those crossing to the lands of the dead. As such She is the Guardian of the Crossroads (specifically, all mundane road crossings as well as the crossroads between [...]

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Nine of CupsBe content with what you are, and wish not change;nor dread your last day, nor long for it.– Marcus Aurelius What an interesting card for carrying us across the threshold of the New Year. The nines of the Tarot are about completion, and so we bid farewell this week to the year 2007. [...]

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Signs and Portents

by Beth on December 30, 2007

I used to wait for a sign, she said, before I did anything.Then one night I had a dreamand an angel in black tights came to me and said,You can start any time now,and then I said is this a sign?and the angel started laughing and I woke up. Now, I think the whole world [...]

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One Week Since Solstice

by Beth on December 29, 2007

Blessings of the Triple Goddess © Mickie MuellerTriple Solstice Goddess (To the tune of We Three Kings,words by Lunaea Weatherstone,with her kind permission) Goddesses of Solstice are weBringers of the star and the treeMaiden, Mother, Crone uncoverWinter’s deep mystery… CHORUS:Oh…time of wisdom, time of sightTime of winter’s darkest nightGoddess hold me, love enfold meOpen me [...]

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The Crone

by Beth on December 28, 2007

Circle of Life © Frank Howell“The Crone is the ancient holy one. She is grandmother, witch and hag. She has been ignored, trivialized, blamed and feared, for she holds powers that others deny. Powers of time and transformation. Powers you may fear, but would do better to understand. The Crone is the Mother of all [...]

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Honoring the Dark

by Beth on December 27, 2007

Crazed, lying in a zero circle, mute,We shall be saying, finally,With tremendous eloquence, Lead us.When we have totally surendered to that beauty,We shall be a mighty kindness.– Rumi Now we settle into the quiet, dark time out of time; the time between Solstice and the New Year, or else Twelfth Night. These are the Halcyon [...]

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Doing our Patriotic Duty

by Beth on December 26, 2007

As we have been taught since grade school, we live in a democracy based on laws. It is the responsibility of the citizenry to, if trouble arrives, step up and defend our freedoms. Each of us enjoys these freedoms, such as our right to choose and influence our governance, and to hold our leaders accountable, [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week – Dec. 24 – 30

by Beth on December 24, 2007

The Devil “It is easy — terribly easy — to shake a man’s faith in himself.To take advantage of that, to break a man’s spirit is devil’s work.”– George Bernard Shaw What can I say? I am certainly not thrilled to pull this card today, and was sorely tempted to draw again. I can make [...]

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Blessings of the Full Moon in Cancer

by Beth on December 23, 2007

Tonight, we complete our advent magical working (unless you prefer to light your Center candle on Christmas.) For those of us who prefer to work with the energy of the Moon, this night’s Full Moon in Cancer is an incredibly powerful time. Not only is Cancer ruled by the Moon, so it is in its [...]

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