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A silver apple falls. There, amongst the branches, the mother sits. Weaver of dreams against the weft of the wood, Insight falls like gentle rain on a moon-bathed garden. – Song to Hecate, by Alison Jones Now we make ready for the great festival of Imbolc, sometimes called Candlemas or Brigid. In many places, the [...]
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Sparks from the hearth Of the Queen of Death and Life Swarm through the dark, Dance through the Night. by J. Robin Gall from Second Chants, Serpentine Music Productions This is the Great Sabbat of Samhain (pronounced SAH-wen, or SOW (rhymes with cow) -wen), and is the third and final harvest, marking Summer’s end. It [...]
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. ~ Helen Keller I realize I haven’t spent as much time examining the ins and outs of the Houses this month. And that’s too bad, in a way, because the Ninth House is so [...]
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Hope is a thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings a tune without words And never stops at all. ~ Emily Dickinson As you have probably noticed, this journey through the Houses is a much more loosely focused theme than others we have examined in past years. There is lots more we [...]
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As you may know, on the last day of each month, I give honor to the Goddess Hecate. For once, this last day of our solar calendar month syncs up with the last night of the lunar month, and the dark of the Moon. What could be a better, more authentic time to give honor [...]
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As you know, this is the last day of the month and as is my practice each month, on this day, I invite you to join me in honoring the great Triple Goddess Hecate, Queen of the Night and the Goddess of Witches. Hecate is a protector of women, a mighty advocate for the lost [...]
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Remember that this is the last day of the month, and is sacred to the Goddess Hecate. Hecate is the psychopomp, who shows the way to those crossing to the lands of the dead. As such, She is the Guardian of the Crossroads (specifically, all mundane road crossings as well as the crossroads between realms). [...]
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Fast away the old year passes, Fa-la la-la la, la la la la … It’s New Year’s Eve, and for the past several years, I have shared some fascinating lore for this most celebrated threshold time. Everything we do on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day is loaded with sympathetic magic and portents for [...]
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I am Hecate of the Ways, of the Cross-Ways, of the Darkness, of the Heaven and the Earth and the Sea; saffron-clad Goddess of the Grave, exulting among the spirits of the dead; Perseia, lover of loneliness; Queen who holdest the Keys of the world… – from The Woman at the Cross-ways by Fiona Macleod [...]
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