Shining Lights in the Darkest Nights
For our friends counting down to Christmas with their candles, here is the info for the last two. Also included today is my annual magical money tale.
Enchantment – To Hold Stillness
Strike the Harp and Join the Chorus! Wishing You a Very Merry Yule!
Rejoice! The decline of the light is over, and rebirth is at hand! On this most universal and oldest known holy day of all humanity, joy to the world!
Be Still and Embrace This Mother Night
The night is our teacher, our healer, and it is absolutely necessary if we are to know peace. Be blessed by the holy darkness of this Mother Night.
Wordless Wednesday: The Turning
With a forecast of our first freeze on Friday, I pause to say goodbye to the exuberant annuals that have graced our cottage. I bow to the turning.
The Owling Time
Today’s post is for my Owl sisters and brothers, and all who wish to see more deeply into the Nature of things. Blessings of the gathering Dark.
Wordless Wednesday: The Sweet, Endangered, Elusive Wood Thrush Visits
The sweet song of the wood thrush is unmistakable, but increasingly rare, as they are very endangered. Also famously elusive, we were lucky this day.
Wordless Wednesday: The Fragrant, Fertile Greening
The Green Veil spreads across our woods and gardens at Laurel Hill Cottage. Won’t you pause a moment today, and cherish the fragrant touch of Spring?
Wordless Wednesday: Welcoming the Spring Beauty
As the budding of early Spring opens in our Laurel Hill woods, one of our earliest visitors is the ephemeral wildflower, Spring Beauty. Photo by John.
Magical Reminders for Powerful Changing Times
This exquisite video was made by Imelda Almqvist, a shamanic healer and artist from London. I dedicate it to my Covenini sisters and tonight’s rites.
Wordless Wednesday: Wintertime Wisdom
Phoebe the wise zen kitty teaches by example: Today I will live in the moment…unless that moment becomes unpleasant, in which case I’ll take a nap.