Beth Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh* 3313 Wade Avenue Raleigh, NC 27607 This Thursday, May 5, please join me, as well as many other healers and practitioners, for the annual SFF Psychic & Healing Fair. It features many of our area’s top psychics, readers, and healers, who have all donated their time and talents to support … Read more
Song of Beltane by Caitlin Matthews 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 am the wedding couple and the bed, I am … Read more
On this most magical day in the Celtic calendar, we bid farewell to the Spring season of Imbolc. In her gorgeous book of prayers and blessings, Celtic Devotional (with eternal thanks to my friend, Laurel, for the beautiful gift of this book), author Caitlin Matthews suggests that we stand at our back window or doorway … Read more
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 at sunrise today and ends at sunrise on the first day of … Read more
Rejoice! Beltane’s magic is calling! The mummer’s play does not attempt the detailed imitation of reality; it is an imagistic theatre whose effect lies in holding real and unreal worlds in a precarious balance. — Antrobus We are now upon the threshold of the Great Sabbat of Beltane. This is an ancient celebration of flowering, … Read more
While I am still in absentia, and coping with the Ten of Wands, I offer you the wise words of one of my very favorite astrologers and magical friends, Lynn Hayes. Here are her observations for this powerful Full Moon. The Scorpio Full Moon on April 28th features a number of powerful aspects and this … Read more
Psalm 27 The Earth is my source of joy and strength Who can threaten me, rooted in Her? The Earth is the source of my life; Who can shake that bond? When I know threat and assault The Earth sustains me with solid love. Though I feel beset on all sides with trouble and fear, … Read more
Oh, no, you didn’t think I would forget you, dear Taurus? No way! But I am grateful for the renowned Taurus forbearance, until I could post this for you! The Sun moves into your sign today! If you are a Taurus, not only are you generally patient and determined, you are blessed with lusty physical … Read more
I have good intentions to be posting from the road, but you know how it can go with good intentions. Nevertheless, though, I will be seeing you soon!
I love the poetry of Fiona McLeod, who was in fact a man named William Sharp. Those who follow the ways of Faerie know her well, for she wrote passionately of her dreams and encounters with the Fae. I chose today’s selection for its lighthearted simplicity, so perfect for a Springtime Sunday. I hope you … Read more