Calling Upon Hecate

As you may know, on the last day of each month, I give honor to the Goddess Hecate. UPDATE, July 1: I continue this call, past Her feast day: In response to the ominous decision made by the United States Supreme Court today, and the ongoing corruption of the most fundamental principles of our democratic … Read more

Last Chance!

Cooking classes at the famed Southern Season Cooking School. Books autographed by their authors.  An hour-long, private Tarot reading with me. Hand-carved Native American style flutes.  A basket full of Burt’s Bees products.  Guided birding walks.  Farm-to-feet cozy socks. Original watercolors. An ocean-front week at Nags Head.  Artisan necklaces and dazzling earrings. Half-day river cruise … Read more

In Gratitude for Seamus Heaney

The prolific and beloved Irish poet, writer, and teacher, Seamus Heaney, has died. Heaney received the highest accolades for his work, including the Nobel Prize in Literature (1995), the Golden Wreath of Poetry (2001), the T. S. Eliot Prize (2006) and two Whitbread prizes (1996 and 1999). He was both the Harvard and the Oxford … Read more

Happy Birthday, America

Today is the celebration of the United States of America’s birthday.  I am looking forward to my friend Lynn Haye’s soon-to-be published discussion about this year’s Sibley astrological chart for our country, which she has indicated has many dramatic elements. But in the meantime, with it becoming increasingly clear we are in unprecedented times of … Read more