Beth
The Real Reason for the Season
Yule Blessings! Happy Winter Solstice! Hail to the returning Sun. We drink to the Old Gods. To the Holly, to the Oak, and Lady. A Merry Yule to all! — A very old Yuletide toast from the collected lore of my dear magical sister and Plant Spirit Medicine Priestess, Alruna The Winter (and Summer!) Solstice … Read more
Happy Birthday, Capricorn!
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it. — Oprah Winfrey, double Capricorn If you are a Capricorn, you belong, not to the sign of the goat, but to the sign of the Sea Goat; a mythical creature that represents a doorway … Read more
Magical Mother Night
The walls between the worlds are thinned; The Gods’ might is at its peak, The wights and the dead walk freely among the living. Let us remember them on this Mother Night. — from a Heathen rite posted on the Internet some years ago, original source unknown. This is the Eve of the Winter Solstice. … Read more
The Fourth Candle: For Love, For the Earth
Today is the last Sun Day before Winter Solstice, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Tonight, you are invited to join once again (or for the first time) in our Yule/Advent ritual. For the basic guidelines and our intention, please pop over here. If you are celebrating this rite from a Pagan perspective, then this candle may represent … Read more
Just for Fun Today
Today, I am thinking it is time for some laughter and a break from all the seriousness. Don’t you agree? Thank you to our dear magical sister StarFlower for sharing this (you may remember her wonderful posts during our Artist’s Way journey). Don’t forget.. tomorrow is the last Sunday lighting of our Solstice Sun Wheel. … Read more
The Gifts of the Green
Blessed are the Green Allies And their gifts to us Of healing, medicine, food, beauty and breath. May healing come to all in need, Especially .. At this point each day, I list all beings that I know of, who are in need of healing energy and prayers. And I invite you to do the … Read more
Wordless Wednesday – Solar Filament Eruption, Dec. 2010
from http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ …
Letting Go
Blessed is your gift of Beauty in all things, And the beautiful body and spirit you have given me, With which I am able to celebrate, create and participate. Blessed are your gifts of Strength and Protection That keep me from harm this day. Blessed is your gift of Courage and Daring As I stand … Read more