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Brighid of the Mantles encompass us Lady of the Lambs protect us Keeper of the Hearth kindle us Beneath your mantle gather us And Restore us to memory. ~ from An Invocation to Brighid, by Rowan Fairgrove In addition to declaring this year a celebration of my fortieth anniversary as a Tarot reader, I am [...]
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Tonight is the second candle lighting of our advent celebration for the rebirth of the Light at Winter Solstice (or Christmas, if you prefer). It does not matter if perhaps you missed last Sun Day, and are just now joining us. Your energy and good thoughts are most welcome whenever you join, and indeed, I [...]
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Grab your coat and get your hat Leave your worries on the doorstep Life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street. – Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, 1929 After the rather dismal challenges of last week’s card, I am especially delighted today to tell you that we have a visit this [...]
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I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time, at peril of being judged not to have lived. – Oliver Wendell Holmes We long to live passionate lives. There is a mega-industry that cranks out nothing but juicy [...]
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Non-cooks think it’s silly to invest two hours’ work in two minutes’ enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet. – Julia Child As we approach the final New Year of the year, that is, the astrological New Year at Equinox, we have an opportunity for setting new intentions for this cycle of [...]
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If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Elegiac Verse As we emerge from the quiet days of Imbolc, we are being awakened by the Eight of Wands. The eights of the Tarot are about abilities, self-directed [...]
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Over hill, over dale,Thorough bush, thorough brier,Over park, over pale,Thorough flood, thorough fire,I do wander everywhere,Swifter than the moon’s sphere;And I serve the fairy queen,To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be:In their gold coats spots you see;Those be rubies, fairy favours,In those freckles live their savours:I must go seek [...]
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The Queen of WandsYou gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I can take the next thing that comes along.” You must do the thing you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt Here’s a surprise! [...]
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The Ace of WandsKnowing is not enough; we must apply.Willing is not enough; we must do.– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe From last week’s Knight, now to the Ace, the Wands are sending a clear message that we must take action. This is not the time for passivity, confusion, analysis, or emotions; now is the time [...]
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St. Bridget of the Mantle by MD Spooner (?) Fire in the forge thatshapes and tempers. Fire of the hearth thatnourishes and heals.Fire in the head thatincites and inspires.– The Three-Fold Fire of Brighid, the Ord BrighideachToday is the feast day of St. Brigid who is also Brighid, the beloved Goddess of the Old Religion. [...]
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