Farewell to the Season of Imbolc; Hail and Welcome, Beltane

On this most magical day in the Celtic calendar, we bid farewell to the Spring season of Imbolc.  In her gorgeous book of prayers and blessings, Celtic Devotional (with eternal thanks to my friend, Laurel, for the beautiful gift of this book), author Caitlin Matthews suggests that we stand at our back window or doorway … Read more

Counting Down to Beltane

Rejoice! Beltane’s magic is calling! The mummer’s play does not attempt the detailed imitation of reality; it is an imagistic theatre whose effect lies in holding real and unreal worlds in a precarious balance. — Antrobus We are now upon the threshold of the Great Sabbat of Beltane. This is an ancient celebration of flowering, … Read more

NASA Cover-up discovered and revealed!

Evidence Mounts for Water on the Moon Image Courtesy: George Dalisay In 2009, space missions revealed tantalizing signs of water on or near the lunar surface, once thought of as a dry and desolate environment. But researchers are now offering this archival picture as further evidence that humans might one day be able to use … Read more

Ostara Blessings!

Welcome Spring! Awake, thou wintry earth — Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness! — Thomas Blackburn Today is the Vernal Equinox in the northern hemisphere, and Autumn Equinox in lands below the equator. We are all experiencing the same phenomenon: the daylight and the darkness are in balance. The … Read more

The End of Winter and a Tragic Anniversary

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery – not over nature but of ourselves. — Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring Today marks the end of Winter, and seven years since the U.S. invaded Iraq for excuses based on lies and greed. Rather than pouring our economic well-being and … Read more

Blessings of the Full Virgo Moon

This Moon was known by our ancestors and indigenous people as the Snow Moon and the Hunger Moon, as it comes in this most lean and  wintry time of year. This is the last Full Moon before the Solar New Year, which arrives at the Spring Equinox.  Many cultures and traditions celebrate around the time … Read more