The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson How delicious this juxtaposition of Samhain and this week’s visit of The Sun is! One … Read more
Five of PentaclesFor I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me: I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to … Read more
Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains. — Kahlil Gibran Now as we in the Northern Hemisphere stand upon the threshold of Winter, embraced by the darkest of nights, we are visited this week by the Five of … Read more
Let mystery have its place in you; do not be always turning up your whole soil with the ploughshare of self-examination, but leave a little fallow corner in your heart ready for any seed the winds may bring. – Henri Frederic Amiel (Swiss writer 1821-1881) We seem to be on a roll. Except for a … Read more
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~ Mary Oliver We receive the third Major Arcana card in a row this week, and with notable timing. The last time we received this card was exactly one year ago (the only difference being that in 2010, Monday … Read more
If you have struggled to observe the Halcyon Days’ pause and quiet, this night is a gift for us. Heed now the counsel of the Great Dark Mother.
Photo courtesy of Karen K. from 2016 We are a Circle Within a Circle With no beginning And never ending… by Deborah and Rick Hamouris A t last, dearest visitors and friends! The time has arrived for us to join together starting tonight, and then every Sunday evening through Yule (and/or Christmas) for our annual … Read more
The Wheel of Time has turned, and we are now in the magical period that ancient Celts and modern Witches call Samhain. Here is what you should know.
If you have not been able to observe the Halcyon Days’ pause and quiet, this night is your chance. Listen now to counsel of the Great Dark Mother.
Poet Deborah Gregory kindly granted her permission to share this poem of hers today, inspired by these magical in-between days leading up to Solstice.