Practical Wisdom for Extraordinary Living
Posts tagged as:
A request from Macha NightMare:
This is an informal survey for an upcoming panel I’m moderating at PantheaCon, featuring Holli Emore, Ivo Dominguez, Jr. and Sam Webster. The topic is how Pagans involve themselves in efforts to create a better world, or for those who don’t, why.
To give us some idea of how Pagans do or [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
There, at the foot of the tree, belonging to no man,
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 [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Join together beneath the mistletoe.
By the holy oak whereon it grows.
Seven Druids dance in seven time.
Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming.
Ring out these bells.
Ring out, ring Solstice bells.
Ring Solstice bells.
– Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull ©1977
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The precise moment of the [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night.
– Loreena Mckennitt
The Wheel of Time turns, and we are now in the magical period that ancient Celts and modern Witches call Samhain. Traditionally celebrated on Halloween, the actual cross-quarter day (meaning [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
We honor this night the Dark Goddess, the Mysteries, the Blessed Dead, and the Mighty Ones of the Craft. I send my love and gratitude to all my teachers, elders, brothers and sisters who dance the Spiral Dance with me in spirit, if not in flesh, this night.
And I give thanks for each of you, [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
– Exodus 22:18
On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only eleven years ago, the Vatican finally took responsibility for the [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Blessed be.
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Once more the liberal year laughs outO’er richer stores than gems or gold:Once more with harvest song and shoutIs nature’s boldest triumph told.– John Greenleaf WhittierToday is the Equinox, taken from the Latin for “equal night.” It is the Autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the Spring equinox below the equator. In both cases, [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Stop by our Dragon’s Cauldron Information Table and say hi!
And what better time to renew our commitment to the Reclaiming Tradition Principles of Unity?“My law is love unto all beings…” — The Charge of the Goddess
The values of the Reclaiming tradition stem from our understanding that the earth is alive and all of life is [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
Stop by our Dragon’s Cauldron Information Table and say hi!
And what better time to renew our commitment to the Reclaiming Tradition Principles of Unity?“My law is love unto all beings…” — The Charge of the GoddessThe values of the Reclaiming tradition stem from our understanding that the earth is alive and all of life is [...]
{ Comments on this entry are closed }
 | Sun in Pisces 1 degree |
 | Moon in Aquarius 14 degrees |
