On this date, the Sun leaves the Sign of Virgo and continues its journey by entering the Sign of Libra, fittingly, the sign of the balanced scales. Librans are very focused on relating to others and partnerships of all sorts. For a Libran, everything is better if it’s done as a pair. Just like the … Read more
Today I’d planned to continue our explorations of harvest lore, specifically making corn dollies, but instead, I feel the urgency of this occasion to share these words from two of my dear teachers with you. The Three Candles, Marc Chagall Words from Starhawk:September 11, 2001: Hecate sits on her tripod at the crossroads in the … Read more
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons,Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.— Aldous Huxley, novelist, visionary (1894-1963) We welcome September, the month in the northern hemisphere where the harvest time is well underway. Now we gather the gifts of what we have sown throughout the year, and there is … Read more
© Brian Zichi Lorentz Also known as the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon, this month’s Full Moon is near apogee, so it will appear to be the smallest full moon of 2008. (For example, in terms of apparent size, it will appear 12.3 percent smaller than the Full Moon we’ll see in December). … Read more
Happiness is not a matter of intensitybut of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. – Thomas Merton The Greek Goddess Iris is a Goddess of sea and sky. Her father Thaumas “the wondrous” is a God of the sea, and Her mother Elektra “the amber,” is a cloud-nymph and one of the Oceanids (not the daughter … Read more
The way the night knows itself with the moon,be that with me.-Rumi A powerful beginning to the new astrological year, we celebrate the first full day of Spring with a Full Moon, the Seed Moon. My friend, Chapel Hill astrologer Lynn Hayes, writes, “The Libra Full Moon will move into position to square Mars and … Read more
The Goddess Ostara © Mickie MuellerThe country habit has me by the heart,For he’s bewitched forever who has seen,Not with his eyes but with his vision, SpringFlow down the woods and stipple leaves with sun. – Vita Sackville-West Also known as Lady Day or Alban Eiler (in Druid traditions), on this day, night and day … Read more
We should live each day with a gentleness, a vigor, and a keenness of appreciation which are often lost when time stretches before us in the constant panorama of more days and months and years to come.— Helen Keller On our journey to Graceland, I would suggest that you dispense with any excess baggage that … Read more
Imagination © Todd Powelson – donated to the Primary Children’s Medical Center But it was just my imagination — once again —running away with me.— The Temptations What goes into our imaginations can have a powerful impact on our dreams, our magical practice, our creativity, and our very identity. And that, ultimately, shapes the world … Read more
Page of Clouds – © Osho Zen TarotWhat the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish. — W. H. Auden We are invoking and celebrating the Graces, and their many gifts to us regarding beauty, mirth and blossoming. … Read more