And now ‘tis dark, and going I shall fall.’‘In night,’ quoth she, ‘desire sees best of all.’— from Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare On July 27, we entered a phase in which the planet Venus went retrograde, an event that occurs only once every eighteen months, and this year in conjunction with stern Saturn’s … Read more
It’s good to be just plain happy, it’s a little better to know that you’re happy; but to understand that you’re happy and to know why and how and still be happy, be happy in the being and the knowing, well that is beyond happiness, that is bliss. — Henry Miller Bliss is so many … Read more
Let us roll all our strength, and allOur sweetness, up into one ball;And tear our pleasures with rough strifeThorough the iron gates of life.Thus, though we cannot make our sunStand still, yet we will make him run.from To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell (1681) What perfect synchronicity! Now, in the height of the fertile, … Read more
I am sandaled with wind and with flameI have heart-fire and singing to give,I can tread on the grass or the stars,Now at last I can live!— Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933) Now, in this season of Summer’s exquisite passion, we are exploring bliss. We are invited to follow ours, yet to some it may … Read more
Keep knocking, and the joy insideWill eventually open a windowAnd look out to see who’s there.-– Rumi Today is the New Moon in Cancer, which astrologer Lisa Dale Miller calls, “Our chance to be held by the sweetness of love that pulsates through every living thing… On this New Moon of love, the idea is … Read more
White coral bells Upon a slender stalk, Lilies of the Valley Deck my garden walk. Oh, don’t you wish That you could hear them ring? That will happen only when the faeries sing.— For my brothers, sisters, and the Dragons of MMT –- Did you stay up last night to dance and sing with the … Read more
Amazing Grace, how sweet the EarthThat birthed a Witch like me.I once was burned, now I surviveWas hanged, but now I’m free. T’was grace that drew down the MoonAnd grace that raised the sea,The magic of our people’s willWill set our Mother free. Rejoice! Rejoice! Blessings of Litha! May the children of Earth awaken, rise … Read more
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting — a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.— Ralph Waldo Emerson On Sunday, I shared some first steps to finding and … Read more
“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”“It is the time I have wasted for my rose…” said the little prince so he would be sure to remember.“Men have forgotten this truth,” said the fox. “But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what … Read more
Tellus, Holy Mother, source of natureQueen and Goddess I invoke you:You are all-powerful and my needs are so small.Give me what I ask and in exchange,I will give you my thanks, sincere, and from my deepest heart.— from the Tellus Mater, ancient Roman prayer to the Earth If you are an avid gardener, you probably … Read more