The mantra becomes one’s staff of life and carries one through every ordeal. Each repetition has a new meaning, carrying you nearer and nearer to God. — Mahatma Gandhi Have you started collecting your beads yet? Assuming you have 1) your intention and 2) your prayer, including each part of it, it’s time to gather … Read more
Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. — Mahatma Gandhi In case you have never used a rosary, mala, or other prayer bead tool (I certainly had not when I first made mine), the idea is to construct a circle or line … Read more
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna; Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna… – The Goddess Chant, various artists Today we actually begin to create and work with our prayer beads. As I have explained, I learned this from Donald Engstrom-Reese in 2003 at SpiralHeart Witchcamp. So my directions will be based on how … Read more
The preserving shrine is nature and what is preserved in it. The preserving shrine is memory and what is preserved in it. – Irish Brehon law My magical heart-sister, Isar Danu, was the first who ever told me about Reclaiming Witchcamps back in the mid-90s, when she started attending them. Officially called “Summer Intensives,” they … Read more
This article was written by Jason Pitzl-Waters on his Wild Hunt blog and news service. It is one of the many excellent tributes saying farewell to this tremendously important figure in the Pagan world. May Isaac rest easy in the shining peace of the Goddess. May his beloveds’ loss be eased by the love that … Read more
Thanks to your enthusiastic responses, I’ve got a bunch of new orders to fill, so I’ll be making a fresh batch of Tarot Soul Card kits at my dining room table this morning. There are still lots more herbies to pull out, but these wanted to be posed in a pretty picture for you! Yes, … Read more
Many thanks to my client and friend, C.J. in New York, for sharing this with me. It is from the Grandmothers Speak website. I know that you may be tired of constantly hearing about this depressing situation. Believe me, I am too, and wish with all my heart that it had never happened. But I … Read more
That’s the thing with magic. You’ve got to know it’s still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. — Charles de Lint I have received this request from several well-respected Pagan and Witchcraft connections of mine, so I am passing it along here. I have done a little editing for brevity … Read more
I am sharing a timely message today from the beautiful book of meditations and exercises that is a part of my own daily practice, The Celtic Spirit, by Caitlín Matthews. So many people are mobilizing support and prayers — all focused on healing our hemorrhaging Mother Earth and Her dying children due to the BP … Read more
A Great Urgency: To All World Religious and Spiritual Leaders May 12, 2010 My Relatives, Time has come to speak to the hearts of our Nations and their Leaders. I ask you this from the bottom of my heart, to come together from the Spirit of your Nations in prayer. We, from the heart of … Read more