Beth For a number of years, my friend Stan has been doing a “30 Days of Thanksgiving” gratitude practice, and I have meant to join in. Now I see similar stuff all over the interwebs, by various names. In fact, like all great ideas, it’s spreading like wildfire and all the cool kids are doing it. … Read more
I am so proud of our Tarot community! One hundred of the best of the best have come together to create Tarot Aid, thanks to the efforts of my friends and colleagues, Laura Brown and Pamela Steele. Tarot Aid is a fundraiser for the American Red Cross emergency relief for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Here’s … Read more
(Thanks to my dearest John for sharing this. And I strongly recommend expanding it to full screen.)
Samhain Blessings to All! Today is the Great Festival of Samhain (pronounced SAH-wen, or SOW-wen), which marks the third and final harvest and summer’s end. This is the ancient Celtic New Year and also the New Year for many traditions of modern Pagans and Witches. This is the midpoint between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice … Read more
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 specifically barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only fourteen years ago, the Vatican finally took … Read more
Dance is the fastest, most direct route to the truth. ~ Gabrielle Roth Noted musician, author, recording artist, philosopher, shaman of transformation, and beloved dancer, Gabrielle Roth, has died. Founder of Raven Recordings and The Moving Center School, creator of the 5Rhythms™ movement system, and with 20 albums of percussive-centered dance music to her credit, she was also … Read more
What I am is a humanist before anything — before I’m a Jew, before I’m black, before I’m a woman. And my beliefs are for the human race — they don’t exclude anyone. ~ Whoopi Goldberg (Sun, Moon, Mercury, and Saturn in Scorpio) Happy Birthday, Scorpio Scorpios are often considered the most intense, profound, powerful … Read more
From my friend, Diane Lang (aka Neith) on her aptly named blog, Libra Seeking Balance, about today’s harmonious influences, thanks to the Libra New Moon… After some of the rougher lunations we’ve had in recent months, I was very pleasantly surprised to find little to complain about for this New Moon at 22° 32′ Libra … Read more
