Glory of the Day-Star, hail! Lifter of the Light, Burnisher of the Sky. Gifts of love to earth are bringing, Summer’s shimmer, dew’s delight. Dancing be the heart within us, Open be our souls to bliss, Courage vanquish every shadow, Greet Midsummer with a kiss. by Caitlín Matthews, from Celtic Devotional: Daily Prayers and Blessings … Read more
To my dear children: Give praise for the beauty, Say the names of birds, of trees, sons and daughters, with highest honor. Extol the lands and the seas between. Give praise with your exhaled breath, Honor and magnify the sweetness of the next. It is our honor to live in this time. We know grace … Read more
Hail to Thalia, Grace of Flowering and Mirth! Hail to blessed Flora, and to Maia Majestas! We bow in gladness to The Lord and The Lady! We merrily welcome the King and Queen of Faery! Song of Beltane by Caitlin Matthews I am the calm, I am the quickening, I am the intoxication and the … Read more
Here we come a’ piping, In Springtime and in May; Green fruit a’ ripening, And Winter fled away. The Queen she sits upon the strand, Fair as lily, white as wand; Seven billows on the sea, Horses riding fast and free, And bells beyond the sand. ~ Witchcraft for Tomorrow, by Doreen Valiente Phoenix Publishing … Read more
I will be offline, traveling for the next week, as I join my colleagues and friends at the 2015 Tarot Readers Studio in New York. Email and social media time will be minimal, too, so please be patient. See you again soon!
WordlessWed March 2015
This is an encore post from past years with a few pertinent updates. In the name of blessed Aphrodite, let us reclaim this day of love in the true spirit of celebration, honoring the divine gift of all love. All pleasure. Consensual unions only, of every kind. Warmest merriments and blessings to you! ~ Beth … Read more
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. ~ Haruki Murakami It’s a big deal when an independent bookstore survives these days. And when it is a niche bookstore, focused on all things esoteric and metaphysical, smack in the heart of the Bible … Read more
May the Graces Bless Us with Joyful New Beginnings! xTake out, then take in: Bad luck will begin. Take in, then take out: Good luck comes about. Blessings of the Tarot Year of Strength – the card of courage, compassion, and “power with.” I’ll be writing much more about what this means in the coming … Read more
May you and yours be blessed. If you haven’t already, today is the day to light your final Advent candle. Thank you to all who joined us to make the 10th Anniversary of this ceremony the biggest, brightest, and best yet.