On This Day, We Invoke Mighty Hecate: See Our Need, Please Heed Our Call
We call upon Hecate today, to guard and support us in this time of deepening darkness. May She protect people, as well as our imperiled democracy.
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Freedom Fridays Resumes: Lesson 12 – Make Eye Contact and Small Talk
As magical and spiritual people, a solid grounding in current events is vital. Thus, I’m resuming my series based on Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny.”
Freedom Fridays, Lesson 8: Stand Out
In this week’s “On Tyranny” chapter, we consider our willingness to stand out, and challenge the status quo. Because tyranny needs quiet conformists.
Freedom Fridays, Lesson 7: Be Reflective If You Must Be Armed
In Freedom Friday, Part 7, we examine how the “regular” police and military can be ensnared in the brutal transition to tyranny. Would we just say no?
Invoking the Great Goddess Hecate, Now More Than Ever
We call upon Hecate today, to help us in this time of deepening darkness. Let us vow to stand beside Her on behalf of the forgotten and the powerless.
Now We are Six (and then some)
When I was one I’d just begun, When I was two I was nearly new, When I was three I was hardly me, When I was four I was not much more, When I was five I was barely alive, But now I am six! As clever as clever! And I think I’ll stay six … Read more
Blessings of Solstice Eve – Welcome, Mother Night
Deepest Dark Blessings to you and yours! It is the Eve of the Winter Solstice. This is the great celebration of Mother Night. As far as we know, our ancestors did not have atomic clocks or satellites to help them dissect Time to the nanosecond. Instead, they had to figure by their keen observation, by … Read more
Sunday Ruminations Inspired by Parker Palmer
Author, activist, and teacher extraordinaire, Parker Palmer, is one of my favorite inspirations, and his post today on Facebook seemed particularly poignant as we approach the Samhain holiday. So many of us are hiding in “the broom closet,” afraid to be identified as Witches or Pagans because of the very real ignorance, prejudice, and even … Read more
Join the Save the World Symphony
What are our priorities? What is the truth about “safe,” and what is the price of perpetuating the illusion of it? Most important, what is your unique gift, the instrument only you can play, that is needed for this symphony?
Sending Healing and Support
For all those who have been impacted by the trauma of yesterday’s events in Boston, for the helpers and heroes, for the lost, for the friends and families, for all souls in pain, we create a circle of unshakeable, unwavering healing and hope. We extend our helping hands and open hearts to one another. There … Read more