Beth
For My Mom and Mothers Everywhere
The title of Byron’s poem was the quote bestowed on my mother in her high school yearbook. I would say they got it just exactly right. You are never far from my heart, but I always think of you when I hear this poem, Mom. I am especially thinking of you today. With love and … Read more
Saturday Poetry
The May Queen is Waiting ~ Ruth Barrett (A huge thanks to Sierra C. for correcting this attribution that now makes SO much more sense!) The new earth quickens as you rise. The May Queen is waiting. Feel the pulsing ground call you to journey, To know the depths of your desire. The May Queen … Read more
Entering the Fifth House
Joy is our goal, our destiny. We cannot know who we are except in Joy. Not knowing Joy, we do not know ourselves. ~ Marianne Williamson At last, I am back and (more or less) rested from my trip! However, today, I am headed right out the door again, to give readings at the Dancing … Read more
Blessings of the New Moon
Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be By the Full Moon’s light. Although I am still traveling, I couldn’t let the New Moon pass without some illumination! So, I am sharing Lance Ferguson’s astrological forecast for this … Read more
A Blessed, Merry Beltane to You
Song of Beltane by the glorious Caitlín Matthews from Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings I am the calm, I am the quickening, I am the intoxication and the force, I am the silence, I am the singer, I am the stallion galloping to its source. I am the bright pavilion and the feasting, I … Read more
Wishing You a Blessed May Eve
(You knew I couldn’t let this magical time slip by, didn’t you?) This May Eve, as I burn, Year wheel take another turn. Fire flame and fire bright, Bless us on this May Eve night. Today is May Eve, Walpurgisnacht, Beltane Eve! One of the most magical nights of the year, in Germany, Walpurgisnacht begins … Read more
A Brief Departure…
Dearest ones… As some of you know, I am headed off for my annual love-fest, known as the Readers Studio, hosted by the wondrous Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone of the famed Tarot School. In past vacations and trips, I have either knocked myself silly, writing up a bunch of articles ahead of time, and … Read more
Psalm 46
Psalm 46 from Earth Psalms, a gorgeous, must-have, Earth-based reclaiming of the King James translation of the Psalms, by Angela Magara The Goddess is our sanctuary; Her embrace holds us night and day. We can be unafraid in the earthquake and Comforted in the hurricane knowing we are not alone. She is the river of … Read more