Wordsmithing Magic from the Crossroads

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Still Smouldering Are Our Candles’ Wicks, As We Prepare for 2026

New Year’s is a time of very old magic, and all forms of manifesting, spells, and rituals are amplified at this turning. Beginning with the traditions of New Year’s Eve, I offer my annual suggestions for making sure you are attuned to the beautiful opportunities of this magical threshold.

angel with rainbow wings, Watercolor Illustration

Throw Open the Gates of Dawn! On This Day, the Light is Born!

Light the final candle on your Solstice wreath! Ring the bells! The long, slow descent of the Sun has ended, and the ancient promise of rebirth is come. Life and Light now return. This is the day of Solstice – Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and Happy Summer Solstice below the equator!

Magical fantasy fairy tale scenery, night in a forest

Magical Wishes for a Merry Midsummer’s Eve

Tonight is a powerful magical cusp, as we come to this holy threshold. The Wheel of the Year now turns, and in the Northern Hemisphere, the Light reaches its climax. Let us celebrate joyful Midsummer’s Eve together.

my Brighid altar

Our Flame Will Never Fail. Blessed Imbolc.

Although there are many reasons for our hearts to be heavy, let us trust the timing of Nature! Imbolc is our holy time of healing, hope, and renewal. The curtain rises on a bright new year, and the changing of the age. Come celebrate with me.

Kingfisher flying up from water

Slow Down to a More Gentle Rhythm: The Halcyon Days are Here

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…

Almost always, the
dedicated, creative minority
has made the world better.

~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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