Enchantment – To Will

Blessings of Lughnasadh

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Lammas Bread Blessing Bless the earth that grows the grain, Bless the water that gives us rain, Bless the wind that helps seed spread, Bless the fire that bakes our bread. – Words by Diane Baker, music by Anne Hill, Serpentine Music The Wheel of the Year turns today, and across the Northern Hemisphere, we … Read more

Poetry for Our Mother

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All poems are meant to be spoken. And like all poetry, this is a spell. Gather with your loved ones and speak it — sing it — aloud.  May our spells ignite and restore our devotion to our Mother. ~ B. In Praise of the Earth by John O’Donohue (1956 – 2008) Let us bless … Read more

An Earth Psalm for this Last Day of March

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Psalm 111 from from Earth Psalms by Angela Magara Praise to Creation. Gratitude flows out of my mouth to dance with Songs of the trees. This world overwhelms me with beauty, Here balance sings in my blood. All who have joy in pleasure love the Earth, all her folds, all her ridges, all the scars, … Read more

Gratitude and Prayers for Mary Oliver

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The Humpbacks by Mary Oliver There is, all around us, this country of original fire. You know what I mean. The sky, after all, stops at nothing, so something has to be holding our bodies in its rich and timeless stables or else we would fly away. Off Stellwagen off the Cape, the humpbacks rise. … Read more