creativity
Blessings of Brigid, Fiery Arrow of Life’s Awakenings
Brighde by Stuart Littlejohn Fire in the forge that shapes and tempers. Fire of the hearth that nourishes and heals. Fire in the head that incites and inspires. ~ The Ord Brighideach (Three-Fold Fire of Brighid) Rejoice, my dear ones! Today is the feast day of St. Brigid who is also Brigid, a beloved Goddess … Read more
Why I Call Myself a Priestess of Enchantment
Enchant: comes from the Middle English: enchanten, which comes from the Middle French: enchanter, which comes from Latin: incantare – in + cantare – to sing. Thanks to my friend, Marsha, for sending this to me!
The Pumpcast News
To bring you a smile today… You’ve seen those TV screens at the gas pump that chatter away while we fill up our tanks, right? What if one of them started talking directly at you? That’s what happened on this Tonight Show prank, in which the news anchor on a gas pump screen bantered with … Read more
Saturday Inspiration: Resistance
For today, I am just offering an excerpt that discusses the first obstacle: Resistance. More about the other two another time, perhaps. Let me know if you enjoyed this and are interested. ~ Beth Do the Work! Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way By Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art … Read more
Goddess Sunday: The Great Mother Mawu
This week, from our Great Mother Africa, we welcome the Great Creator Mother Goddess, Mawu. Riding on an elephant’s back, pregnant with all life, She brings bounty, fertility, creativity, and the cool, cleansing energy of the Moon. Her beautiful planet Earth is held up by the great Serpent, Aido Hwedo. Mawu is the daughter of … Read more
Queen of Many Names and Virtues
Hail Juno, for whom this month is named! Our story begins, not with Juno, but with the Goddess Hera. Once upon a time, before the warring patriarchal tribes of the north invaded, the Goddess Hera was the highest Greek divinity. A Queen of the Skies, Her name simply meant, “Our Lady,” and may not have … Read more
Saturday Thoughts for Artists from Rilke
“After all, works of art are always the result of one’s having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, to where no one can go any further. “The further one goes, the more private, the more personal, the more singular an experience becomes, and the thing one … Read more
Thank you!!!
I am headed off shortly to Dancing Moon Bookstore in Raleigh to give my final Samhain season readings today, so I just have a sec to check in here. I wish I could thank each and every one of you personally, but it’s way more than I can! There were more than 250 of you!!! … Read more