Let us not forget that this is the last day of the month, and so is sacred to the great Triple Goddess, Hecate. On this day, we honor the Her as Queen of the Night and the Goddess of Witches. Hecate is a protector of women, mighty advocate for the disenfranchised, and She who guards … Read more
Another world is not only possible,she is on her way. On a quiet day,I can hear her breathing.— Arundati RoyChange is upon us, dear ones. As has been foretold for decades by astrologers, shamans, indigenous peoples, and those attuned to non-ordinary communication channels, we are now seeing the structures that we have called “security” in … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. This is an unusual New Moon, in what is certainly the most unusual of times. Not only is it the first New Moon of the Western New Year, and only one … Read more
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.— Chinese proverb When I was many years younger, I used to be hit hard by what later came to be known as SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. As Autumn proceeded from its … Read more
Night Mirrorby Li-Young Lee Li-Young, don’t feel lonelywhen you look upinto great night and findyourself the far face peeringhugely out from betweena star and a star. All that spacethe nighthawk plunges through,homing, all that distance beyond embrace,what is it but your own infinity. And don’t be afraidwhen, eyes closed, you look inside youand find night … Read more
Now let us rest easy, my friends and beloveds. Enjoy with me the Halcyon Days. The Sun has surely turned back towards the growing Light (in the Northern Hemisphere). So now let us draw close to one another, and absorb the gifts of the Dark and Quiet. You, Darknessby Rainer Maria Rilke You darkness, that … Read more
Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go. — Brooks AtkinsonTomorrow is the New Moon, occurring just before noon, Eastern Standard Time. The lunation period that surrounds Samhain can be thought of as the Samhain season, during which … Read more
Then the hunters were black and large and terrifying, and their hounds were all black and broad-eyed and terrifying, and they rode on black horses and black goats… — Anonymous monk of Peterborough Abbey,from the Peterborough Chronicles,circa 1132 (translated from the early Middle English) Across Europe, the Wild Hunt appears at various times of the … Read more
Death, the dreadful hunter, is on the track of mankind throughout the world and he will not give up on any spoor until he has laid hands on that he has been chasing so long. — The Metres of Boethius, Alfred the Great, c. 849 – 899 C.E. This dark period from Samhain to the … Read more
Give me a wildness whose glance no civilization can endure. — Henry David Thoreau I have mentioned that this dark period from Samhain to the end of November (and in some places, straight through to Yule) is the time of the Wild Hunt. Also known in Germanic countries as the Raging Host, tales of this … Read more