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
May the Spirit of Spring fill your heart, may the renewal and redemption of Life inspire you, may all the World sing with hallowed praises. Blessings to one and all!
This is an encore post from last year with a few pertinent updates. Warmest merriment and blessings to you! ~ Beth 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 Felicitations and good wishes … Read more
As you’ve probably figured out by now, there are so many glorious astrologers that I absolutely treasure, and Rhea Wolf is certainly one! So I wanted to share her “Love Letter” about tomorrow’s Full Moon in Leo (6:53pm, Eastern), so you can plan your Love celebrations accordingly. From the iced in, snowy South, I wish … Read more
Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us be loved by Jesus, let us enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish. ~ Pope Francis, Easter … Read more
Join together beneath the mistletoe, By the holy oak whereon it grows. Seven Druids dance in seven time. Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming. Ring out these bells. Ring out, ring Solstice bells. Ring Solstice bells. — Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull ©1977 Ring the bells of joy and blessings! Throw open the Gates … Read more
Halcyon days, now wars are ending. You shall find where-e’er you sail Tritons all the while attending With a kind and gentle gale. ~ Halcyon Days by Thomas Shadwell (1642 – 1692) With the Winter Solstice now only a week away, we here in the Northern Hemisphere have come to the deepest darkness of the … Read more
We are a Circle Within a Circle With no beginning And never ending… ~ by Deborah and Rick Hamouris As I posted on Friday, it’s time once again to join together every Sunday evening through Yule (or Christmas) for our annual Solstice Sun Wheel Prayer-Spell. If you have been a regular reader of mine, you … Read more
Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival that celebrates the birthday of the great Hindu God, Ganesh. Also known as Ganapati and Ganesha, He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is the Lord of success, destroyer of evils and remover of obstacles. He is also worshiped as the God of education, knowledge, wisdom and … Read more