A proud descendant of the ancient Uí Neill family, I’m no fan of St. Patrick, but I honor the land and people of Ireland. May we bless and help all those who now seek refuge.
Paganism
Wordless Wednesday: Blessed Imbolc
Each year at Imbolc, John and I decorate and ask blessings for our well, which gives us life here at Laurel Hill Cottage. Thank you to Brighid.
From the Stillness, Darkness Melting, Blessed Be! The Light Is Come
Watch now, and hold fast. For we have woven together a mighty alignment of the Solstice promise. Today we celebrate Life’s insurmountable triumph.
For Love, For Earth, We Gather This Night; It’s Time to Spark Our Fourth Candle’s Light
Today is the fourth and final Sun Day before Winter Solstice, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Please join us tonight in our global Yule/Advent ritual.
The Birth Draws Near, Its Light We See: We Now Ignite Our Candles Three
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy. Rumi Today is the third Advent Sun-day of our group prayer/spell/meditation, as we prepare to welcome the rebirth of the Solstice Light, and the celebratory arrival of the Child of Promise. If you are just now joining us, it [...]
Let’s Join Together, Me and You, Tonight We Light Our Candles Two
Tonight, people across the globe in every continent will celebrate the second Sun Day of our Advent Solstice Sun-Wheel ceremony. Please join us.
In Peace We Dream the Coming Sun, Tonight We Light Candle One
It’s no accident that we are here at this time. We are witness to the turning of an aeon, and are the seed-keepers for the promise of tomorrow.
Welcome Season of Evergreen, We Gather for Year Seventeen
The Solstice Sun Wheel Advent Ceremony returns for Year 17. Join us, for you and I are the necessary, awaited ones who tend the Light’s rebirth.
Unending Wisdom’s Golden Thread: Blessed Samhain to All
My annual tradition of marking Samhain includes sharing much of its magic and lore with you, my readers. May your rites be blessed.
Wordless Wednesday: Blessed Samhaintide
Wordless Wednesday: Our altar honoring our Ancestors and beloved dead for Samhaintide.