Before We Start, We Set Our Intention

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Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna; Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna… – The Goddess Chant, various artists Today we actually begin to create and work with our prayer beads. As I have explained, I learned this from Donald Engstrom-Reese in 2003 at SpiralHeart Witchcamp. So my directions will be based on how … Read more

Pagan Prayer Beads – An Acknowledgment

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The preserving shrine is nature and what is preserved in it. The preserving shrine is memory and what is preserved in it. – Irish Brehon law My magical heart-sister, Isar Danu, was the first who ever told me about Reclaiming Witchcamps back in the mid-90s, when she started attending them. Officially called “Summer Intensives,” they … Read more

From The Wild Hunt – In Memorium for Isaac Bonewits

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This article was written by Jason Pitzl-Waters on his Wild Hunt blog and news service. It is one of the many excellent tributes saying farewell to this tremendously important figure in the Pagan world.  May Isaac rest easy in the shining peace of the Goddess.  May his beloveds’ loss be eased by the love that … Read more

Walking With the Ancestors

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We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. — Thornton Wilder With this week’s New Moon that follows the celebration of the First Harvest, we now transition into the Fall quarter of the year. “Fall?!?” you say. I know, I know. Here in North … Read more

Blessings of the Leo New Moon

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Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be by the Full Moon’s light. The New Moon in Leo occurs this Monday, August 9, 2010 at 11:08 pm ET (3:28 am August 10, 2010 GMT). As with all New … Read more