You can never go home again, but the truth is,you can never leave home, so it’s all right. — Maya Angelou As we continue to honor this time of quiet, retreat, and the slumbering Earth, we are naturally spending much more time indoors in the sacred spaces of our home. Over the past several weeks, … Read more
Let me find my way to the well,Let me find my way to the well.Let me quench my thirstWith the waters of the earth.Let me find my way to the well. Let me find my way to the fire,Let me find my way to the fire.In Brigid’s sacred fireLet me find my heart’s desire.Let me … Read more
Holy Water, Sacred FlameBrigid we invoke your name. Bless my hands, my head, my heart,Source of healing, song and art.— Diane Baker, music by Anne Hill, from Circle Round The celebration of Brighid and Imbolc is an ancient Fire Festival, when the dying of the year is clearly being overcome by the first glimmers of … Read more
Wishing you a Joyous Imbolc Fire of dawn-light in Her hair,Fire flows like milk from Her hands.Fire of bright promise in Her springing step,Fire of the flame in Her eyes.A blessing on Your hearthfire,On Your gift of words,On the brightness of Your sacred body,A blessing on Your flame.— Cait Johnson This is the great moment … Read more
Blessed Woman of the hills Heal all wounds, and heal all ills Blessed Woman of the Flame Awaken me to renew again. — Song to Brighid by Lisa Thiel February 1st is the feast day of St. Brigid who once was a Pagan Goddess. Even after the Roman Catholic banned all Pagan ways, She was … 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 Hecateby Alison JonesNow is the time to prepare for Imbolc, sometimes called Candlemas or Brigid. For in … Read more
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.— Luciano PavarottiSome more brief tips about improving your health and prosperity through wise feng shui in your dining room include the arrangement of the tables and chairs. For … Read more
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.— M. F.K. Fisher Yesterday, I mentioned that having paintings of food or a mirror in the dining room can be helpful for amplifying prosperity, because they improve the flow of Qi (the life force energy that is in … Read more
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. — J. R. R. Tolkein As I wrote yesterday, dining rooms are often neglected parts of our homes. Many new houses don’t even include one, instead offering dining nooks that are actually a part of the … Read more
You should conduct yourself in life as at a feast. — Epictetus (55 – 135 C.E.)The ancient art of feng shui in our homes affects the energy that manifests in our outer, public lives as well. So here are some ways to ensure that positive life force energy, called Qi, or Chi, is what is … Read more