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The Halcyon Days Begin

by Beth on December 14, 2010

Then for the teeming quietest, happiest days of all! The brooding and blissful halcyon days! – Walt Whitman Once upon a time, Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, King of the Winds, and the wife of Ceyx, King of Thessaly. Alcyone and Ceyx loved each other devotedly and were never willingly apart. Nevertheless, a time [...]

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Happy Diwali!

by Beth on November 5, 2010

May you be blessed with good fortune as long as Lord Ganesha’s trunk, wealth and prosperity as big as His stomach, happiness as sweet as His ladoos, and may your troubles be as small as His mouse. – Traditional Diwali blessing Diwali (also known as Divali or Deepavali) is celebrated starting today, and continuing for [...]

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Holy Week in Kemet

by Beth on July 16, 2010

In ancient Kemet (Egypt), and for those who still honor the spiritual practices of the Nile valley, we are in the midst of one of the most sacred weeks in the calendar. This week celebrates the birthdays of Ra and the five netjers (sometimes spelled without the J and meaning Divine Ones), who form the [...]

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Happy Teutates’ Day!

by Beth on March 17, 2010

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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Tarot Card of the Week: March 8-14, 2010

by Beth on March 8, 2010

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. — Haruki Murakami After our gifts of Grace and healing from the past couple of weeks, we are faced now with the Three of Swords. Since we so recently received it, you can read my more traditional interpretation here. But today, in part because less than ten minutes after [...]

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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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