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Dark shepherdess of many a golden star, Dost see me, Mother Night? ~ From The Electra of Euripides Hail and Merry Meet on this Eve of the Winter Solstice. This is the great celebration of Mother Night. As far as we know, our ancestors did not have atomic clocks or satellites to help them [...]
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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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Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. ~ Exodus 22:10 As you may be well aware, tomorrow is that most holy and ancient holiday of the Celtic calendar – Samhain. While our modern technology tells us what time it is, and that such-and-such is the date, to our ancestors, the time was known by [...]
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Hail! Journeyer of the Heavens, Queen of Brightness, King of Beauty! Gifts of gladness richly bringing, Autumn sheaves and red leaves’ fall. Generous be the heart within us, Open be our hands to all, Justice to be in equal measure, Harvest thankfulness our call. ~ Greeting to the Autumn Equinox Caitlín Matthews, A Celtic Devotional [...]
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Because I am very public about my practice of Witchcraft, people frequently ask me where they can find a coven, a grove, a circle, or other group with whom to study, worship and practice magic. It’s not always easy. In America (at least until the next election), we no longer condemn Craft practitioners to capital [...]
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Threshold Invocation for Lughnasadh from A Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings, by Caitlín Matthews To be spoken at the front door of the home on the eve of Lughnasadh (July 31), in the evening: Lady of the Land, open the door, Lord of the Forest, come you in. Let there be welcome to the [...]
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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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(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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A Seed for Spring Equinox ©Annie Finch Thrusting through the season where I’d waited for spring, tucking up my head, I felt the slanted weight of clouds pressing through the sky above me down towards this grave, till I feel the earth around the place my head has lain under winter’s touch, and it crumbles. [...]
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Today, I am delighted to share this news video from last weekend’s graduation ceremony at the Sacred Space Conference in Maryland. A big congratulations to all the new graduates from Cherry Hill Seminary!! As Paganism spreads and deepens, the needs of its communities are growing, too. Our people need and deserve highly trained counselors; skilled, [...]
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