From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Prayer Bead for Summer

by Beth on September 30, 2010

Blessed Mother Goddess, Queen of Heaven, She of Ten Thousand Names. Star Goddess. Mama Gaia. My Lady of the Green Wood. Brighid. Danu. Hecate. Minerva. Kuan Yin. Yemaya. I give thanks and praises to you this day for your presence in my life and my heart. I give thanks for your many gifts to us… [...]

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Poetry for Hecate

by Beth on September 30, 2010

This is the last day of the month, and so is sacred to the great Triple Goddess, Hecate. On this day, we honor the 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 [...]

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Wordless Wednesdays – Glasgow, Virginia

by Beth on September 29, 2010

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In the end, we will remember, not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the first time in all these years that I have allowed myself to be late for our Tarot Card of the Week. Many thanks for your patience while I [...]

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Blessings of the Harvest Moon

by Beth on September 23, 2010

Spring scarce had greener fields to show than these Of mid September; through the still warm noon The rivulets ripple forth a gladder tune Than ever in the summer; from the trees Dusk-green, and murmuring inward melodies, No leaf drops yet; only our evenings swoon In pallid skies more suddenly, and the moon Finds motionless [...]

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Mabon Blessings! Welcome Autumn!

by Beth on September 22, 2010

Once more the liberal year laughs out O’er richer stores than gems or gold: Once more with harvest song and shout Is nature’s boldest triumph told. – John Greenleaf Whittier Tonight at 11:09 Eastern time, we cross into the time of perfect balance, the Equinox, taken from the Latin for “equal night.” This is the [...]

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Happy Birthday, Libra!

by Beth on September 22, 2010

We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance. – Lech Walesa Winner of the 1983 Nobel Peace prize, first president of post-communist Poland and a Libra (Sept. 29, 1943). On this date, the Sun leaves Virgo and continues [...]

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In Gratitude for Springtime

by Beth on September 21, 2010

Blessed Mother Goddess, Queen of Heaven, She of Ten Thousand Names. Star Goddess. Mama Gaia. My Lady of the Green Wood. Brighid. Danu. Hecate. Minerva. Kuan Yin. Yemaya. I give thanks and praises to you this day for your presence in my life and my heart. I give thanks for your many gifts to us… [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week: September 20-16, 2010

by Beth on September 20, 2010

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso It’s been over three years since the Page of Cups came visiting, but we welcome him this week of the Harvest Moon. As you may know, the Court cards of the Tarot are neither as [...]

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Sunday Video – The Plastic Bag

by Beth on September 19, 2010

Close the door and give yourself a quiet 20 minutes for this remarkable film, by Ramin Bahrani and narrated by the great Werner Herzog.

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