Practical Wisdom for Extraordinary Living
Sparks from the hearth Of the Queen of Death and Life. Swarm through the dark, Dance through the night. – Sparks, © J. Robin Gall from Reclaiming Second Chants, Serpentine Music Productions On Samhain, we mark the transformation of the Goddess to Her Dark Mother and Crone aspects. We give thanks for the many gifts [...]
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Blessings to each of you, who have come throughout the past year, to visit and share here. Blessings to the Ancestors. Blessings to the Mighty Dead of the Craft. What is remembered lives. This year may we renew the Earth. Blessed be. Love,
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Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. – Exodus 22:18 On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have specifically barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only twelve years ago, the Vatican finally took [...]
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In many Slavic traditions, the Friday that falls between Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 is the day that honors the Goddess Mokosh. Mokosh, also called Mokos, a chthonic Goddess of the Earth, was worshipped by the ancient Slavs. She is one of the most primeval deities in Europe. As is true in many countries where [...]
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It’s Spunky Night, it’s Spunky Night, Gie’s a candle, Gie’s a light If ‘ee don’t, ee’ll have a fright. Tonight kicks off one of the earliest of the Halloween celebrations in Great Britain. In Hinton St George in Somerset, the last Thursday of October is Punkie Night. The tradition of Punkie Night goes back over [...]
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Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity. – Daniel Burrus, business strategist, futurist and author Judging from our card today, this Samhain week is likely to be a busy one. As you may know, the Wands are about action, will, manifesting, creativity, and transformation. Fives are often about conflict and imbalance. So [...]
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You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. – Albert Camus (Sun in Scorpio) A belated Happy Birthday to all my Scorpio friends and family! Yes, yesterday the Sun moved into the sign of the Scorpion. Scorpios are often considered the most intense, profound, powerful [...]
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Sleeping In The Forest Mary Oliver I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept as never before, a stone on the riverbed, nothing between me and the white fire of the stars but my thoughts, and they floated [...]
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Under the Full Moon light We dance spirits Dance we dance joining Hands we dance joining Souls rejoice – Libana Tonight’s Full Moon is a Blue Moon, not because it is a second Full Moon in a calendar month, but because it is a second Full Moon in an astrological sign. We had a Full [...]
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