Rejoice, for the magical gifts of Winter Solstice are here! Probably the oldest known sacred celebration on Earth, we’re still going strong. So join with us in merry measure, and visit my blog for lore and Yuletide treasure.

Even If you’ve struggled to observe the Halcyon Days’ pause and quiet, this night is a gift for us. Turn off the screens for just a little, find your way to stillness, and heed the counsel of the Great Dark Mother.

By bone and stone, seed and flower, from the darkest caves to the highest mountaintops, this holy evening we now light our Advent wreath’s candles of Joy for the sweet Earth and coming birth.

Is the hectic, too-bright-and-shiny, consumer-frenzied holiday noise getting under your skin? Are you, like me, still reeling from the disastrous U.S. election? Join me as we step into a magical Time Out of Time called the Halcyon Days. Learn more…

Tonight in our Solstice ceremony, we light Candle 3. Or, if you’re counting to Christmas only, it’s your 2nd candle. However you choose to celebrate, please stop by and be inspired by today’s post on my website.

Tonight, those who are counting down only to Christmas, as well as all who are counting down to Solstice, join together, lighting our Advent wreath candles of hope and/or the life-giving power of Fire.

Tonight (Nov. 24), we begin the 20th celebration of the Advent Sun Wreath Ceremony. Join us! Tell your friends. May our prayer spell be blessed as we gather across time zones and geography, for in our hearts we are united.

Hail! Journeyer of the Heavens, Queen of Brightness, King of Beauty! Today is the day of Equinox and the beginning of Autumn above the equator. Stop by today and learn more.

Poem for the sabbat of Lughnasadh.