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Happy Birthday to America’s Horned God

by Beth on January 8, 2012

There’s a man in New Orleans Who plays rock and roll He’s a guitar man With a great big soul He lays down a beat Like a ton of coal He goes by the name of King Creole… Thank you. Thank you very much. – Elvis Presley All who know me well are aware that [...]

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Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah

by Beth on September 1, 2011

Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival that celebrates the birthday of the great Hindu God, Ganesh. Also known as Ganapati and Ganesha, He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is the Lord of success, destroyer of evils and remover of obstacles. He is also worshipped as the God of education, knowledge, wisdom and [...]

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Blessings of Litha! Happy Solstice!

by Beth on June 21, 2011

Amazing Grace, how sweet the Earth That birthed a Witch like me. I once was burned, now I survive Was hanged, but now I’m free. T’was grace that drew down the Moon And grace that raised the sea, The magic of our people’s will Will set our Mother free. Rejoice! Rejoice! Blessings of Litha! Happy [...]

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A Blessed, Merry Beltane to You

by Beth on May 1, 2011

Song of Beltane by the glorious Caitlín Matthews from Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings I am the calm, I am the quickening, I am the intoxication and the force, I am the silence, I am the singer, I am the stallion galloping to its source. I am the bright pavilion and the feasting, I [...]

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Wishing You a Blessed May Eve

by Beth on April 30, 2011

(You knew I couldn’t let this magical time slip by, didn’t you?) 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 [...]

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Sorry, Patrick. I’m With the Snakes.

by Beth on March 17, 2011

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, And may trouble avoid you wherever you go. Today is Trefuilnid Treochair (Truh-FWEEL-nid Tray-oh-CARE) in the Celtic traditions. This is considered the premier national feast day of Éire (Ireland). The name of the holiday means “the triple bearer of the triple key,” and it refers to the [...]

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The Real Reason for the Season

by Beth on December 21, 2010

Yule Blessings!     Happy Winter Solstice! Hail to the returning Sun. We drink to the Old Gods. To the Holly, to the Oak, and Lady. A Merry Yule to all! – A very old Yuletide toast from the collected lore of my dear magical sister and Plant Spirit Medicine Priestess, Alruna The Winter (and Summer!) Solstice [...]

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Invoking Ganesha

by Beth on September 11, 2010

Happy Birth Day to Ganesha! While I do not forget that in America, it is the tragic anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and we will probably give way too much attention to the two-bit fools in Florida that want to burn the Qu’ran, I would rather focus my energy and attention today on something much [...]

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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 – [...]

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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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