You may have read this at some point before. I know is also a bit long, but I urge you to read it again today, to take heart, and to take action… Letter to a Young Activist During Troubled Times by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Author, Women Who Run With the Wolves Do not lose heart. … Read more
Ixchel, Mayan Goddess of the Moon © Sandra StantonMoon of power,Moon so bright,Shine your beauty,Upon us tonight!— Mandrake, Graywitchcraft The Full Moon is always in the zodiac sign opposite where the Sun is, so with the Sun in Taurus, we get a Scorpio Full Moon. And this year, since the Sun is so early in … Read more
I gather thyme upon the sunny hills,And its pure fragrance ever gladdens me,And in my mind having tranquillityI smile to see how my green basket fills.And by clear streams I gather daffodils… — from Immalee by Christina Rosette To enhance the fresh, clearing energy of Spring, I like to make a magical dry potpourri (as … Read more
Happy Birthday, Taurus! If you are a Taurus, you are patient and determined, with lusty physical appetites. You value stability and possessions and dislike upheaval and being rushed, so becoming more adaptable can be a challenge for you. You like a secure home, and you prefer to work in a stable environment. Ruled by Venus, … Read more
A basket of tulips and a pot of daffodils, Bring to my home sunshine, cheer and encourage good will.By the elements of earth and water, I bless these blooms,May their springtime energy spread into every room. For the good of all, with harm to none,By earth and water, this charm is done! — Ellen Dugan, … Read more
Today is the day when bold kites fly,When cumulus clouds roar across the sky.When robins return, when children cheer,When light rain beckons spring to appear. Today is the day when daffodils bloom,Which children pick to fill the room,Today is the day when grasses green,When leaves burst forth for spring to be seen. — Robert McCracken, … Read more
Narcissus so himself himself forsook,And died to kiss his shadow in the brook. — William Shakespeare Narcissus (another name for the daffodil), is the word from which we get “narcissism“, which is in reference to the tragic story of the haughty Narcissus in Greek myth. In the tale told by Ovid, one day when the … Read more
The daffodil is our doorside queen;She pushes upward the sward already,To spot with sunshine the early green. No lays so joyous as these are warbledFrom wiry prison in maiden’s bower;No pampered bloom of the green-house chamberHas half the charm of the lawn’s first flower.— from An Invitation to the Country, by William Cullen Bryant We … Read more
One of my favorite visitors here, Rio, has shared a great story of one of her personal encounters with Nature’s “leaning back.” I hope you’ll be sure to read it in the comments to that day’s post, and again I invite you to share your own stories, perhaps in reply to this post. Blessings, – … Read more
Sunflower Mandala © Lloyd GrotjanPanthea(an excerpt) by Oscar Wilde We are resolved into the supreme air,We are made one with what we touch and see,With our heart’s blood each crimson sun is fair,With our young lives each spring-impassioned treeFlames into green, the wildest beasts that rangeThe moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and … Read more