Hail Thalia, Grace of Flowering and Mirth! Hail to The Lord and The Lady!Hail to the King and Queen of Faery, to blessed Flora, and to Maia Majestas! ©Helena Nelson-Reed Hail to the Summer!Hail to the Summer!The season that drivesThe cold Winter away!Hail to the Summer!Hail to the Summer!Light your bonfires –Today is Beltane!— from … Read more
Blessings of May Eve! New life we see, in flower and treeAnd summer comes again.Be free and fair, like earth and air,The sunshine and the rain. Walpurgis Night, Walpurgis Night,Upon the eve of May,We’ll merry meet, and summer greet,For ever and a day.— Anonymous, quoted by Doreen Valiente in Witchcraft For Tomorrow Today is one … Read more
Dear Friends —Thank you for your patience and especially for your good wishes while I was away! As you can see, I’ve filled in all the posts that weren’t available here, but were on my website during my travels. I had a fantastic time at the 2008 Tarot Readers Studio, and am so jazzed to … Read more
“…Higher in the space the fragrance of the star still disappears;near us a rose is breathing…” — Decimus Magnus Ausonius (ca. 310-395) Now is the time of the ancient Roman holiday of the Floralia, celebrated with games and theatrical presentations known as the Ludi Florales. A holiday honoring the Goddess Flora, also known as Chloris, … Read more
Fairylandby A., E., and M. Keary, 1914 A Fairy’s house stands in a wood,Midst fairy trees and flowers,Where daisies sing like little birdsBetween the sun and showers,And grasses whisper tiny thingsAbout this world of ours. Such flowers are there beside the way,Lilies and hollyhocks:Blow off their stalks to tell the timeTall dandelion clocks;While harebells ring … Read more
The Hosting of the Sidhe by William Butler Yeats The host is riding from KnocknareaAnd over the grave of Clooth-na-Bare;Caoile tossing his burning hair,And Niamh calling Away, come away:Empty your heart of its mortal dream.The winds awaken, the leaves whirl round,Our cheeks are pale, our hair is unbound,Our breasts are heaving, our eyes are agleam,Our … Read more
Sam the House Brownie © Sarah J. Arruda Nothing can be truer than fairy wisdom.It is as true as sunbeams. — Douglas Jerrold In preparation for the Great Sabbat of Beltane, I invite you to join me in joyful celebration of the life force and the flowering time. Beltane is one of the most auspicious … Read more
Come faeries, take me out of this dull world,for I would ride with you upon the windand dance upon the mountains like a flame…. — William Butler Yeats The Great Sabbat of Beltane is just one week away, and I invite you to join me in preparing for this joyful celebration of the life force … Read more
The more they talked, the stronger grewTheir wish to show how much they knew …— The Brownies, by Palmer Cox While I am traveling during the next week, I thought we might continue our journey with the mirthful and flowering Thalia, as well as prepare for Beltane, by visiting with some of the Fair Folk … Read more
Dear Friends — I have waited years for this opportunity, and now the moment has arrived! I am finally going to attend the annual Tarot Readers’ Studio – an international convention and four day workshop for Tarot people. While I am gone, I will not be able to make updates here on my blog.. but … Read more