The EmpressAncient Mother, I hear you calling.Ancient Mother, I hear your song.Ancient Mother, I hear your laughter.Ancient Mother, I taste your tears. — Traditional Here is a first since I began pulling the Card of the Week in 2005: The Empress. And she appears, I would dare say, precisely on time. The Empress beckons us … Read more
Do we *really* want this day to be about obscure martyred Christian priests named St. Valentine? Instead, let’s celebrate a day of sexy, divine Love!
Calling all lovers! All genders! This is our day and this is our year. In the name of Aphrodite, rise up and live as if the Love in you matters.
Forget the celibate martyr for whom this day is named. In the name of the Goddess Aphrodite, we reclaim this day for beauty, pleasure, and love.
This is an encore post from last year with a few pertinent updates. Warmest merriment and blessings to you! ~ Beth Do you not see how mighty is the Goddess Aphrodite? She sows and gives that love from which all we upon this earth are born. ~ Empedocles ca. 490-430 BCE Felicitations and good wishes … Read more
Do you not see how mighty is the Goddess Aphrodite? She sows and gives that love from which all we upon this earth are born. ~ Empedocles ca. 490-430 BCE Felicitations and good wishes to all, on this most ancient day of Love! The Parentalia, an eight-day Roman festival honoring dead ancestors, was celebrated at … Read more
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~ Chinese proverb As in past years, on this day that has been named for a Christian martyr, I encourage you to instead celebrate in the name of the Goddess of … Read more
She clothed herself with garments which the Graces and Hours had made for her and dyed in flowers of spring – such flowers as the Seasons wear – in crocus and hyacinth and flourishing violet and the rose’s lovely bloom, so sweet and delicious, and heavenly buds, the flowers of the narcissus and lily. In … Read more
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. As you know by now, I have decided to step back from my years of posting every single day. And with that decision, it appears … Read more