Welcoming the Mystery Within Mystery – A Blessed Samhain to You
The Wheel has turned. The final harvest and dark of the year have arrived. This is the great sabbat of Samhain. We weave our magic and honor our dead.
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Blessings of the Leo Full Moon
Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? ~ The Summer Day by Mary Oliver When the Moon is full, it is in the zodiac sign opposite where the Sun is, so since the Sun is in Aquarius, tonight’s Full Moon is in Leo. This Moon of … Read more
Every Day is Sacred: The Goddess Nephthys and More
August 28 Nephthys is that which is beneath the earth and invisible. ~ Plutarch, Greek historian (45-120 C.E.) As mentioned yesterday, trying to translate the ancient Egyptian feast days to the modern calendar is tricky business, especially since the calendar varied in different locations and different dynasties of ancient Khemet. And of course our own … Read more
Welcoming the Dark of the Year at Samhain
I am the hallow-tide of all souls passing, I am the bright releaser of all pain, I am the quickener of the fallen seed-case, I am the glance of snow, the strike of rain. I am the hollow of the winter twilight, I am the hearth-fire and the welcome bread, I am the curtained awning … Read more
Blessings of Samhain To the Living and the Dead
I am the hallow-tide of all souls passing, I am the bright releaser of all pain, I am the quickener of the fallen seed-case, I am the glance of snow, the strike of rain. I am the hollow of the winter twilight, I am the hearth-fire and the welcome bread, I am the curtained awning … Read more
In Gratitude for Seamus Heaney
The prolific and beloved Irish poet, writer, and teacher, Seamus Heaney, has died. Heaney received the highest accolades for his work, including the Nobel Prize in Literature (1995), the Golden Wreath of Poetry (2001), the T. S. Eliot Prize (2006) and two Whitbread prizes (1996 and 1999). He was both the Harvard and the Oxford … Read more
As a Follow-up on Patricia Monaghan’s Crossing
Patricia’s husband, who is a friend and colleague from the Cherry Hill Seminary Board of Directors, has asked us to share this with all who have been touched by the death of his wife, the beloved author, artist, teacher, and leader, Patricia Monaghan. You are welcome, in turn, to pass it along to others if … Read more
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving: Blessings of the New Scorpio Moon and Total Eclipse
Today, I am grateful for the new beginnings inherent in New Moons. Especially today, since it’s doubly powerful, with this New Moon in Scorpio, plus the first Solar Eclipse in the sign of Scorpio since 1995. So I am offering two outstanding astrological views. First, from Lance Ferguson at Skywatch Astrology: Tuesday, November 13 Bad Moon … Read more
Blessings of Samhain. All Hail to the Ancient Ones, the Ancestors and Mighty Dead.
Samhain Blessings to All! Today is the Great Festival of Samhain (pronounced SAH-wen, or SOW-wen), which marks the third and final harvest and summer’s end. This is the ancient Celtic New Year and also the New Year for many traditions of modern Pagans and Witches. This is the midpoint between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice … Read more
On Eleven-Eleven-Eleven
How better to honor our war Veterans than to resolve to end the millennia of wars and violence? Here is another powerful, beautiful post from Riyana, who is at Occupy Oakland. (Remember the Occupy movement? Despite mainstream media having mostly moved on to other things (as we knew they would!), Occupy is still growing and … Read more