by Beth on January 31, 2012
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 [...]
by Beth on December 22, 2011
Happy Winter Solstice! Now, in the ancient ways of our Ancestors, let us make merry for the days of Yuletide! (Yes, more than one. Twelve, as a matter of fact). This morning or tonight (if you didn’t already) you can light the 5th and final candle of your Solstice Sun Wheel. (If you are counting [...]
by Beth on December 18, 2011
Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them. Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. ~ Arundati Roy Today is the fourth and last Sun Day before Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. [...]
by Beth on December 11, 2011
We begin to know the immensity of our heart-mind, and how it helps us to move beyond fear. What had isolated us in private anguish now opens outward and delivers us into wider reaches of our world as lover, world as self. ~ Joanna Macy, The Work that Reconnects Tonight, Dec. 11, is the third [...]
by Beth on December 10, 2011
Silence never won rights. They are not handed down from above; they are forced by pressures from below. ~ Roger Nash Baldwin Today we celebrate International Human Rights Day, marking the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a time to be truly inspired on behalf of people [...]
by Beth on December 9, 2011
A thousand thanks to blog friend Susannah Azzaro for sending me this video. She has shared it on her beautiful blog today, also. In view of the shameful, violent crack-downs on peaceful citizens exercising their First Amendment rights, and which are going largely unreported, at this pivotal moment of transformation, I offer this. It is [...]
by Beth on December 9, 2011
Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that will save the world is ultimately a personal one. ~ Marianne Williamson Tonight, or in the wee hours tomorrow morning, depending on where you live, the Full Gemini Moon will slide through [...]
by Beth on December 5, 2011
The Circle is Cast. We are between the worlds And what happens between the worlds Affects all the worlds. (traditional Circle casting) This week, our reading brings a message as profound as anything I have ever seen in all my years. First, the rather shocking string of Major Arcana cards continues. Maybe I shouldn’t be [...]
by Beth on November 27, 2011
It’s time to join together each Sunday through Yule (or Christmas) for our annual Yule Prayer-Spell. Background If you have been a regular reader of mine, you know that for many years now, starting in late November, I invite all my visitors to join together in a virtual prayer circle, or spell weaving. All spiritual [...]
by Beth on November 25, 2011
While I am offline for the next few days enjoying the holiday, I offer this post from astrologer Eric Francis. We are having a triple whammy of a New Moon, Mercury Retrograde, and an eclipse. By the way, this coming Sunday will be the 1st Sunday of our annual Solstice Sun Wheel ritual and prayer/spell. [...]