Goddess Sundays – The Goddess Flora, Part 2

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I am the handmaid of the Earth I ‘broider fair Her glorious gown And deck Her on Her days of mirth With many a garland of renown. And while Earth’s little ones are fain And play about the Mother’s hem I scatter every gift I gain From sun and wind to gladden them. ~ William … Read more

Poetry for Our Mother

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All poems are meant to be spoken. And like all poetry, this is a spell. Gather with your loved ones and speak it — sing it — aloud.  May our spells ignite and restore our devotion to our Mother. ~ B. In Praise of the Earth by John O’Donohue (1956 – 2008) Let us bless … Read more

Wordless Thursday: Healing and Hope in the Name of Flora

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Okay, yesterday’s post was a bummer and not really wordless. It’s a new day, and so I am offering this in the name of healing, hope, and beauty. Many thanks to my dear friend, Mike, who shared it with me.  I hope you will enjoy it, too. (And once again, I strongly recommend expanding it … Read more

Blessings of the Super Scorpio Full Moon

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Astrologer Lynn Hayes shares some insight about tonight’s “Supermoon.”  For additional details about how the Taurus Sun and Scorpio Moon energies weave their magic tonight, I also recommend this article by Lynn, as well advice from the briliant Rhea Wolf. And if you would like to read Richard Noelle’s interpretation for this particular Supermoon (the … Read more

Wishing You a Most Blessed Beltane

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Song of Beltane by the glorious Caitlín Matthews from Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings I am the calm, I am the quickening, I am the intoxication and the force, I am the silence, I am the singer, I am the stallion galloping to its source. I am the bright pavilion and the feasting, I … Read more