Yule

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 [...]

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For some of us, our love of the world is so passionate that we cannot ask it to wait until we are enlightened. ~ Joanna Macy, World as Lover, World as Self Tonight we celebrate the second Sunday of our Advent Solstice Sun-Wheel prayer circle. Advent simply means the coming of. So every Sunday between [...]

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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 [...]

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Peace On Earth, Good Will To All

by Beth on December 25, 2010

Blessings to all my visitors, my friends, my clients and colleagues and all who stop by here from time to time.   I am so honored that you have made me a part of your day. May Peace fill your heart, and good will flow throughout the realms, this day and always. Love,

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Small Things With Love

by Beth on December 24, 2010

We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love. – Mother Teresa Even for those of us who do not celebrate the mainstream culture’s religion, today I offer a lovely ritual that you can share with your loved ones tonight, regardless of spirituality or tradition. Sarah Ban Breathnach, one of [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – So Mote It Be

by Beth on December 22, 2010

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The Real Reason for the Season

by Beth on December 21, 2010

Yule Blessings!     Happy Winter Solstice! Hail to the returning Sun. We drink to the Old Gods. To the Holly, to the Oak, and Lady. A Merry Yule to all! – A very old Yuletide toast from the collected lore of my dear magical sister and Plant Spirit Medicine Priestess, Alruna The Winter (and Summer!) Solstice [...]

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Magical Mother Night

by Beth on December 20, 2010

The walls between the worlds are thinned; The Gods’ might is at its peak, The wights and the dead walk freely among the living. Let us remember them on this Mother Night. – from  a Heathen rite posted on the Internet some years ago, original source unknown. This is the Eve of the Winter Solstice. [...]

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Tarot Card of the Week: Dec. 20-26, 2010

by Beth on December 20, 2010

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. – Søren Kierkegaard This Yuletide week promises to be intense and exciting! The Knight of Wands has burst onto the scene! The Wands suit, of course, is about Fire, action, will, and energy. And the Knights of the Tarot are [...]

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The Fourth Candle: For Love, For the Earth

by Beth on December 19, 2010

Today is the last Sun Day before Winter Solstice, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Tonight, you are invited to join once again (or for the first time) in our Yule/Advent ritual.  For the basic guidelines and our intention, please pop over here. If you are celebrating this rite from a Pagan perspective, then this candle may represent [...]

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