Today is the last day of the month, and so is sacred to the great Triple Goddess, Hecate. On this day, we honor Her as Queen of the Night and the Goddess of Witches. Hecate is a protector of women, mighty advocate for the disenfranchised, and She who guards the crossroads. It is She who [...]
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. – Zen Proverb This week we have yet another visit from the Three of Pentacles. This is its fourth appearance in 2010. In a year fraught with high drama, it keeps showing up, as if to keep us grounded as we make the [...]
Morning Poem by Mary Oliver Every morning the world is created. Under the orange sticks of the sun the heaped ashes of the night turn into leaves again and fasten themselves to the high branches — and the ponds appear like black cloth on which are painted islands of summer lilies. If it is your [...]
I am reprinting renowned astrologer Lynn Hayes’ post regarding today’s momentous astrological event. I love Lynn’s evaluations, because they are geeky enough to satisfy the “real” astrologers amongst us, and yet they make sense for those of us not schooled in the esoteric arts. Best of all, though, she is always able to point to [...]
Just a brief note to let you know the June issue of my newsletter, WINGS, was emailed today. Did you get yours? I hope so! The June edition is chock full of important information, especially regarding the once-in-a-lifetime astrological alignment now in play. It is a combination that every astrologer I know of has been [...]
Okay, a couple of words, just this once! Like all great ideas, this is one that just begs to be shared. Fabulous blogger, writer, photographic artist and soulful wise woman Cate Kerr was the first I know of to share “Wordless Wednesdays.” She was soon followed by glorious Gaian Tarot Goddess, Joanna Powell Colbert. While [...]
Glory of the Day-Star, hail! Lifter of the Light, Burnisher of the Sky. Gifts of love to earth are bringing, Summer’s shimmer, dew’s delight. Dancing be the heart within us, Open be our souls to bliss, Courage vanquish every shadow, Greet Midsummer with a kiss. – Greeting to the Summer Solstice from Celtic Devotional – [...]
True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) This is a profoundly important week that begins with the Sun entering the sign of Cancer. That means it is the Summer Solstice in the northern Hemisphere, and the Winter Solstice [...]
Whether we are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, whatever our nationality, color, social status, or ideology may be, the purpose of our lives is to be happy. – His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, born July 6, 1935 Cancer is the sign of the Summer Solstice, the beginning of the warmest season of the [...]
Children learn to smile from their parents. – Shinichi Suzuki Through a little girl’s eyes, my father’s hands were so big. They folded over mine, swallowing them up as they taught me to tie my shoes. They patiently screwed together bicycles and swing sets, they wiped off chocolate milk mustaches. They wrapped around the handle [...]