As you know, this is the last day of the month and as is my practice each month, on this day, I invite you to join me in honoring the great Triple Goddess Hecate, Queen of the Night and the Goddess of Witches. Hecate is a protector of women, a mighty advocate for the lost … Read more
As you know, I have been urging everyone to reclaim Valentine’s Day in the name of the Goddess Aphrodite. In a lovely bit of magical synchronicity, today I found this beautiful trailer for a documentary about the women of Cyprus who are revitalizing Her worship. My thanks to Jason Pitzl-Waters of The Wild Hunt, for … Read more
Do you not see how mighty is the Goddess Aphrodite? She sows and gives that love from which all we upon this earth are born. — Empedocles ca. 490-430 BCE Instead of honoring the various Christian martyrs named St. Valentine on this date, and the accompanying undercurrent of love as doom, that permeates Western culture, … Read more
Remember that this is the last day of the month, and is sacred to the Goddess Hecate. Hecate is the psychopomp, who shows the way to those crossing to the lands of the dead. As such, She is the Guardian of the Crossroads (specifically, all mundane road crossings as well as the crossroads between realms). … Read more
Fast away the old year passes, Fa-la la-la la, la la la la … It’s New Year’s Eve, and for the past several years, I have shared some fascinating lore for this most celebrated threshold time. Everything we do on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day is loaded with sympathetic magic and portents for … Read more
Yule Blessings! Happy Winter Solstice! Hail to the returning Sun. We drink to the Old Gods. To the Holly, to the Oak, and Lady. A Merry Yule to all! — A very old Yuletide toast from the collected lore of my dear magical sister and Plant Spirit Medicine Priestess, Alruna The Winter (and Summer!) Solstice … Read more
The walls between the worlds are thinned; The Gods’ might is at its peak, The wights and the dead walk freely among the living. Let us remember them on this Mother Night. — from a Heathen rite posted on the Internet some years ago, original source unknown. This is the Eve of the Winter Solstice. … Read more
Blessed are your gifts of Strength and Protection That keep me from harm this day… * * * * * * * How does the Goddess have your back? Are you aware of Her as you move through your day? What makes you strong? How are you empowered by the Divine flowing through you, even … Read more
Blessed am I the Maiden, full of adventure and laughter, sweet and strong and free… Blessed am I the Mother – passionate, bountiful creator, lover, and protector … Blessed am I the Crone — edgewalker, lightbearer, storyteller; Seer, healer and Witch. * * * * * * What aspects of the Triple Goddess do you … Read more
Blessed am I the Maiden, full of adventure and laughter, sweet and strong and free… Blessed am I the Mother – passionate, bountiful creator, lover, and protector …