Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. — Douglas Jerrold (1803-1857) Over this weekend, I suggest that you to prepare for the brilliant, loving energy of the coming Harvest Moon. These are the last few days of the increasing Moonlight, a time of expansion … Read more
This is America, not Beijing. This is not being shown on the mainstream news, but it is happening. These folks are protesting — but they are not violent, they are not terrorists, they are exercising their First Amendment rights. You know. Those freedoms and rights that some people say we are fighting our wars to … Read more
I am out of town on my annual retreat for the next ten days or so, and I won’t be able to update my blog pages. But — on my actual website, through a mystical, magical process, I will be updating every day, offering you some very specially selected news items. Trust me, you won‘t … Read more
Sorry for yesterday’s disruption, especially on such an important day. Unknown thousands (judging by the hundreds and hundreds of posts in the basically impotent Blogger Help Groups) were blocked from using their blogs due to some internal algorithm from Blogger that supposedly detects spammer blogsites. Yeah, my blog really fits this profile. Even after clicking … Read more
Sending prayers for the Unitarian Church members in Knoxville who were attacked Sunday during their children’s pageant. The killer acted, in part because his hatred for the Fellowship’s tolerance and support of equal rights for all races, sexes, beliefs, and sexual preference. May the victims and their families find solace and peace. Blessed be. Update:The … Read more
Whether you speak of matter or bodies or substance, know that all these are the energy of God, of the God who is all. In the All there is nothing which is not God. Adore this teaching, my child, and hold it sacred.— Corpus Hermetica Unraveling the complex history of the Rosicrucians, the Freemasons, the … Read more
I am delighted to announce the return of my free newsletter, Wings! All new, and improved! Instead of the previous paper, postal delivery several times a year, now it can be Winging its way to you via email, every single month. No charge, anywhere in the world! You’ll receive plenty of Tarot news, of course. … Read more
I want to hear the silent sands,Singing to the moonBefore the Sphinx-still face… — From Heritage, by Gwendolyn Bennett (1902-1981) This is the annual Sagittarius Full Moon, sometimes known as the Strawberry Moon, the Rose Moon, the Lotus Moon, Lover’s Moon or the Dyad Moon and it is sacred to Juno. It brings with it … Read more
Fairy Under the Flowers © by James Christensen Within thine eyes are dreams of mystic things, Within thy voice a subtler music rings Than ever mortal from the keen reeds drew; Thou weav’st a web which men have callèd Death But Life is in the magic of thy breath. — from Madonna Natura, by Fiona … Read more
Faeries Looking Through a Gothic Arch by John Anster Christian Fitzgerald Dare you haunt our hallow’d green? None but fairies here are seen. — from The Fayries Daunce (in A Briefe Discourse), by Thomas Ravenscroft, 1614 Creating a special meeting place with an altar is an integral part of building a relationship with the Fair … Read more