The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. — Sylvia Plath Welcome back! I’m so glad you have found your way here to my new digs and that you are still with us on this journey of The Artist’s Way begun at Imbolc (Feb.) this year. I hope you haven’t abandoned ship (which you will see … Read more
© Osho Zen Tarot As a professional with almost 40 years under my belt, I thought you might find it interesting to see how I approached this reading I gave a number of years ago. In it, the querent (person asking the question) had concerns about making a commitment to a particular relationship. She was … Read more
I can see the lights in the distance Trembling in the dark cloak of night Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing A waltz on All Souls Night. — Loreena Mckennitt The Wheel of Time turns, and we are now in the magical period that ancient Celts and modern Witches call Samhain. Traditionally celebrated on Halloween, … Read more
We honor this night the Dark Goddess, the Mysteries, the Blessed Dead, and the Mighty Ones of the Craft. I send my love and gratitude to all my teachers, elders, brothers and sisters who dance the Spiral Dance with me in spirit, if not in flesh, this night. And I give thanks for each of … Read more
The Fool’s Journey, Part I Originally published on the (now discontinued) Innerchange Magazine website in 2003, this was my introductory article for a series of seven articles that explains the Tarot archetypes we each are connected to, due to the numerology of our birthday. Tarot Personality Profiles: The Fool’s Journey Begins © Beth Owl’s Daughter … Read more
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. — Exodus 22:18 On this day in 1985, the American House and Senate dropped the “Helms amendment,” which would have barred the IRS from granting tax-exempt status to groups that promote Witchcraft. And on this day in 1998, only eleven years ago, the Vatican finally took responsibility … Read more
There was a grove, immemorially inviolate, Hidden from the air above by interlacing branches… There fell fountain-streams, There gloomy images of Gods Stood guard, jutting, human-carven in tree-trunk shape… — from De Bello Civilis by Lucan (39-65 C.E.) As we approach the crossroads of the Old and the New Year at Samhain, we honor the … Read more
The leaves fall patiently Nothing remembers or grieves The river takes to the sea The yellow drift of leaves. –Sara Teasdale Today, according to the Celtic Tree calendar, we enter the month of The Reed. The Celtic Tree Year is divided into thirteen lunar months. Each has a tree (or in this case, a shrub) … Read more
The Cherokee always teach their young to listen. We hear not the crash of cymbals or the noise that rides the airwaves — but the sweet song of the meadow, the even rhythmic sounds of nature. It is here where the dikanowadidohi angel sings.— A Cherokee Feast of Days, Vol. 1 by Joyce Sequichie Hifler … Read more
Blessed be.