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The Green Realm

by Beth on May 22, 2011

I am dedicating my post today to my workshop participants, who will be exploring the magic of the Green Realm with me this afternoon, as well as all who cherish their gardens. ~ B. A little too abstract, a little too wise, It is time for us to kiss the earth again, It is time [...]

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Wordless Wednesdays – Ginger Lily

by Beth on September 1, 2010

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Welcoming July!

by Beth on July 1, 2010

The first of July is Canada Day, so to all our friends in the vast, beautiful lands to the north, Happy Birthday, Canada! But wait! There’s more! Rabbit! Rabbit! Old English folk wisdom reports that if you say, “Rabbit! Rabbit!” or “White hares!” the very first thing on the first day of the month, you [...]

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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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Blessings of the Taurus New Moon!

by Beth on May 13, 2010

Dark of the Moon, New beginnings; Dark of the Moon, Plant a seed tonight. Dark of the Moon, What we envision Will come to be by the Full Moon’s light. As you know by now, I have decided to step back from my years of posting every single day. And with that decision, it appears [...]

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Blessings of Beltane Eve!

by Beth on April 30, 2010

This May Eve, as I burn, Year wheel take another turn. Fire flame and fire bright, Bless us on this May Eve night. Today is May Eve, Walpurgisnacht, Beltane Eve! One of the most magical nights of the year, in Germany, Walpurgisnacht begins at sunrise today and ends at sunrise on the first day of [...]

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Crocus Magic – Part One

by Beth on February 25, 2010

Another encore post, this time, part one of two that I wrote back in February, 2006. Behold, this crocus is a withering flame… – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Barren Spring, 1870 The signs of Spring are becoming increasingly insistent and unmistakable. In my garden, purple and yellow crocuses are opening in the noon sun, before slipping [...]

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For My Faerie Sister

by Beth on June 6, 2009

Happy birthday yesterday to Alruna: The Flowers by Robert Louis Stevenson All the names I know from nurse:Gardener’s garters, Shepherd’s purse,Bachelor’s buttons, Lady’s smock,And the Lady Hollyhock. Fairy places, fairy things,Fairy woods where the wild bee wings,Tiny trees for tiny dames–These must all be fairy names! Tiny woods below whose boughsShady fairies weave a house;Tiny [...]

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Rose Magick: Ritual Incense

by Beth on July 27, 2008

Making your own incense is very easy, and using the powerful energy of roses, it will bring a boost to your rituals and magic, especially those rites you wish to keep “sub rosa,” as we have been discussing. Mix and store only in a clean glass container. Plastic is not only NOT airtight, but it [...]

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