Beth The way the night knows itself with the moon,be that with me.-Rumi A powerful beginning to the new astrological year, we celebrate the first full day of Spring with a Full Moon, the Seed Moon. My friend, Chapel Hill astrologer Lynn Hayes, writes, “The Libra Full Moon will move into position to square Mars and … Read more
Despite my ongoing (but, thankfully, lessening!) flu, it would be inexcusable of me to fail to mention that with the observance of the Vernal Equinox, the Sun moved into the sign of Aries, making it the New Year of the Zodiac: Happy Birthday, Aries! As the first sign in the zodiac, Aries is the first … Read more
The Goddess Ostara © Mickie MuellerThe country habit has me by the heart,For he’s bewitched forever who has seen,Not with his eyes but with his vision, SpringFlow down the woods and stipple leaves with sun. – Vita Sackville-West Also known as Lady Day or Alban Eiler (in Druid traditions), on this day, night and day … Read more
March 23, 2003: Birch tells the story of the Dragons as we prepare to rouse ours! Prayer-spells for peace are the scales on the Dragon’s tail. Singing, dancing, and celebrating through downtown Durham, NC We are rising up like a dragon on fireBrothers and sisters, spread your wings and fly higher! Dragons were not the … Read more
War is OVER, IF YOU WANT IT! I had forgotten that I’d committed to join the Blogswarm against the war today. I’ve been completely incapacitated since Saturday afternoon and my fever still hasn’t quit; it just goes up and down depending on my aspirin cycle. But this is my prime time of the day, and … Read more
(unfortunately, I am pretty much incapacitated with the flu, so here today I offer you more poetry).. BirdBathBy Elizabeth Reninger (1963 – ) only thismatters: this ecstaticbaptism this standing on stick-thin legs where the singingcreek pools at the lipof the waterfall only thisruby-featheredchest diving to meetits reflection this beak piercingagain and again that quiveringsurface, these … Read more
Artist uncertain – From Angela at Nine RavensEvery Word of Every Tongue Isby Fakhruddin Iraqi (? – 1289) Every word of every tongue isLove telling a story to her own ears.Every thought in every mind,She whispers a secret to her own Self.Every vision in every eye,She shows her beauty to her own sight.Every smile on … Read more
I have not made up my mind yet, but here is some powerful food for thought, about the forces that are driving our abilities to make wise decisions in the first place:Goodbye To All That (#2)by Robin Morgan Goodbye To All That was my (in)famous 1970 essay breaking free from a politics of accommodation especially … Read more
There are a hundred who plunge into the waters of the ocean for pleasure or profit, to only one who dives for the pearl of great price. The latter does his work in the secrecy of silence. — Bahman Pestonji Wadia (1881-1958) I have come to believe that our Western emphasis on intellect, analysis and … Read more
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.— Ralph Waldo Emerson As we continue to explore the pathways to Grace, I’ve been discussing the customs of many traditions who use the time between Imbolc and Ostara to undergo a period of renunciation, fasting, and cleansing. Besides the obvious food editing, … Read more