From the monthly archives:

May 2010

When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail. – Pearl S. Buck This week, we are visited by that fierce, smart, sometimes naive youth, the Page of Swords.  Does he come to liberate last week’s damsel in distress? Pages in the Tarot are often messengers and risk-takers, with [...]

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Blessings to Hecate

by Beth on May 31, 2010

I was unable to post this earlier today, but I would never forget to mention that today is is the last day of the month and so is sacred to blessed Hecate, Queen of the Night and mighty Guardian of the Crossroads. It is the Triple Goddess Hecate who protects women and those who are [...]

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Photo Essay of the Divine

by Beth on May 29, 2010

It is my intention to present – through the medium of photography – intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators. – Ansel Adams Today is the sixth anniversary of my husband’s pet project, called ‘Scapes.  He has been a photojournalist for the past thirty years at the News&Observer, the [...]

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As promised yesterday, I wanted to share a guest post from my friend and renowned astrologer, Lynn Hayes, regarding yesterday’s transition of Uranus into the sign of Aries. It is another important shift that is leading to the intense line-up of planets later this Summer that just about every astrologer I know has been warning [...]

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The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart. – Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha Today brings us a gift – a most important, very juicy Full Moon. It is the Sagittarius Full Moon, since the Sun is in Gemini;  and it is the last Full Moon before Summer Solstice. Throughout the [...]

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That’s the thing with magic. You’ve got to know it’s still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. – Charles de Lint I have received this request from several well-respected Pagan and Witchcraft connections of mine, so I am passing it along here. I have done a little editing for brevity [...]

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Happy World Tarot Day!

by Beth on May 25, 2010

The light you seek can be found in your own lantern. – DenElder, Founder of World Tarot Day, 2003 In 2003, the feisty, funny and deeply wise DenElder, who is also the founder of the Church of the Tarot, declared May 25 to be World Tarot Day.  The Internet connections among Tarot people were substantially [...]

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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. – Dale Carnegie This week, we receive a very rare visit from the Eight of Swords.  This is a card that at first is rather disturbing, [...]

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The Saced Waters, The Holy Earth

by Beth on May 22, 2010

I am sharing a timely message today from the beautiful book of meditations and exercises that is a part of my own daily practice, The Celtic Spirit, by Caitlín Matthews. So many people are mobilizing support and prayers — all focused on healing our hemorrhaging Mother Earth and Her dying children due to the BP [...]

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Happy Birthday, Gemini!

by Beth on May 20, 2010

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation. – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famous Gemini Today, the Sun enters Gemini, [...]

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