The Magical Portal of New Year’s Eve
Avoid bad luck and difficulty by knowing your New Year’s lore! Out with the old and in with the new! There’s magic on New Year’s in all that you do!
Beth
The Ebbing of the Year, the Turning of the Tide
You may recall this from the funeral service for Jackie Kennedy Onassis. I’ve always loved it. May it be a gift of farewell to the end of this year.
Wordless Wednesday: Halos Over Sweden
Thank goodness the government shutdown has not put the APOD website on hiatus – yet. These solar ice halos were captured over Sweden. Natural magick!
Peace on Earth, Good Will to All — No Exceptions!
Whether this is your holiday or not, may the Spirit of Christmas bless you and yours. I am deeply grateful to each of you, my visitors. Blessed be.
If You Are Counting Down to Christmas…
For Christians, the countdown continues. No matter how you call upon the Divine, tonight’s candle represents the bedrock and meaning of our existence.
We Are the Calm, We Are the Bright — Together We Welcome the Reborn Light
Rejoice! The great turning has come! Known by countless names since Neolithic times, and aided by a Full Moon this year, the Child of Promise arrives.
Heed Now the Pause Given by the Mother
If you have not been able to observe the Halcyon Days’ pause and quiet, this night is your chance. Listen now to counsel of the Great Dark Mother.
Wordless Wednesday: Welcome Yuletide Visitor
Magical harbinger of happiness, we are rarely visited by bluebirds, since they prefer open meadows. So this cheerful sight is especially welcome.
For Joy, For the Earth: The Next Candle Lighting Tonight
Let us call forth this night the joy of the Earth. May She come with laughter and splendor, reminding us that we are Her beloved, precious children.
Friday Poetry for the Halcyon Days of Endarkenment
Poet Deborah Gregory kindly granted her permission to share this poem of hers today, inspired by these magical in-between days leading up to Solstice.