Do you not see how mighty is the Goddess Aphrodite? She sows and gives that love from which all we upon this earth are born. ~ Empedocles ca. 490-430 BCE Felicitations and good wishes to all, on this most ancient day of Love! The Parentalia, an eight-day Roman festival honoring dead ancestors, was celebrated at … Read more
Happy New Year to all who celebrate the Lunar Calendar holidays! And warmest wishes to those of us born in 1953 – who are seeing our Water Snake Return! For your enjoyment, here’s a collection of interpretations from here and there on the interwebs: What to expect in the Year of the Water Snake [In … Read more
From my friend, awesome astrologer Lynn Hayes. May your new beginnings be brilliant! ~ Beth Aquarius New Moon, February 10, 2013 by Lynn Hayes The Moon is New in Aquarius today, offering up an opportunity to surrender all of the trappings of personality that culminated at the Leo Full Moon two weeks ago and opening … Read more
Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians. ~ Pat Robertson (whose media power, political influence, and global business interests are not a joke) I have been increasingly dismayed by some of the Witchcraft-focused tripe coming out in recent books, TV, and films. But I’ve been … Read more
Brighid of the mantle, encompass us; Lady of the lambs, protect us; Keeper of the hearth, kindle us; Beneath your mantle, gather us; And restore us to memory. ~ Caitlín Matthews, A Blessing for Hearth Keepers Today we celebrate the great Sabbat called Imbolc, Oimelc, or Brigid, or the more Christianized name of Candlemas. By … Read more
Once again, as I have for many years, I am joining in the Poetry for Brigid Festival. This is an annual world-wide event in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland and Goddess of healing, smithcraft, and poetry (to name a few of Her purviews). It is held throughout Imbolc, since Her traditional feast day … Read more
There, at the foot of the tree, belonging to no man, A silver apple falls. There, amongst the branches, the mother sits. Weaver of dreams against the weft of the wood, Insight falls like gentle rain on a moon-bathed garden. ~ Song to Hecate, by Alison Jones Now is the time to get ready … Read more
Video by Mark Gee on Vimeo, courtesy of the Astronomy Picture of the Day. This is an unedited, single-shot sequence, shown in real-time; with no time-lapse. Full screen mode highly recommended.