Blessings of the New Moon

Late yesterday, or very early today, depending on where you live, the dark, New Moon arrived in Her own sign of Cancer. For us Cancerians, this marks our Lunar New Year. Almost immediately after the exact moment of the New Moon, the Moon turned void-of-course, and then shifted into Leo, where She resides this morning … Read more

Retrogrades Ahead This Weekend

Today is the first of a dynamic duo of retrograding planets that are also the higher and lower aspects of one another, so be prepared for shifting energies and changes, especially in the realms of the mind, attitude, communication, and consciousness. As astrologer Elisabeth Grace explains, we’ve just had the big, outer planet of Uranus … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: A Little Night Music

Around 10 pm last night: [audio:https://www.archive.owlsdaughter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Back-Yard-July-2012.mp3|titles=From the Back Deck] [audio:https://www.archive.owlsdaughter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Front-Porch-July-2012.mp3|titles=On the Front porch] [audio:https://www.archive.owlsdaughter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/From-the-Bedroom-July2012.mp3|titles=The Open Bedroom Window]

Goddess Sunday: Riding with Epona

In one of the earliest formal shamanic classes I ever took, we were guided into the Underworlds with the intention of meeting our spirit guide. More often than not, our instructor explained, this would be an animal spirit. As I got used to the steady drum beat (à la Michael Harner, and so different from … Read more