I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. ~ Pearl S. Buck In case you missed it and are wondering what on Earth is going on here, I have committed to writing an e-book in 30 days. And because … Read more
What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~ Scottish Proverb Okay, here goes… I have somehow gotten talked into joining my heart sister, Joanna Powell Colbert and the awesome Elaine Nichols, for a 30 day challenge to write an e-book. This is something I’ve been meaning to do, procrastinating … Read more
Sparks from the hearth Of the Queen of Death and Life Swarm through the dark, Dance through the Night. by J. Robin Gall from Second Chants, Serpentine Music Productions This is the Great Sabbat of Samhain (pronounced SAH-wen, or SOW (rhymes with cow) -wen), and is the third and final harvest, marking Summer’s end. It … Read more
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. ~ Victor Hugo The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government ever since the days of Andrew Jackson. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Every effort has been made … Read more
From my friend, brilliant astrologer Lynn Hayes. Wishing you a Happy Solar Return tomorrow, dear Lynn! May your coming Strength Tarot Year be filled with passion, boldness and courageous magic! Full Moon in Aries: October 11, 2011 The Aries Full Moon occurs on the evening of October 11th. As in any Full Moon, the Aries … Read more
From the blog of a young woman who has studied under Joanna Macy, who is a part of the Pagan cluster and is on the front lines in Occupy DC, which is a part of the greater transformational energy moving and growing before our eyes. Thank you, beautiful Riyana, for standing for us. I am … Read more
October was the eighth month of the old Roman calendar and was sacred to the goddess Astraea, daughter of Zeus and Themis. Deireadh Fommhair or an Damhair, the stag rut, was the Irish name for this month or the Gealach a ‘bhruic, Moon of the badger. Winterfelleth, “winter is coming,” was the Anglo-Saxon name. (George … Read more
Dark of the Moon New beginnings Dark of the Moon Plant a seed tonight Dark of the Moon What we envision Will come to be by the Full Moon’s light. Welcome to our beloved Earth, baby Osa! May you be blessed nine times nine, and know what a gift of love you are to all … Read more
Hail! Journeyer of the Heavens, Queen of Brightness, King of Beauty! Gifts of gladness richly bringing, Autumn sheaves and red leaves’ fall. Generous be the heart within us, Open be our hands to all, Justice to be in equal measure, Harvest thankfulness our call. ~ Greeting to the Autumn Equinox Caitlín Matthews, A Celtic Devotional … Read more
Evening Rainer Maria Rilke The sky puts on the darkening blue coat held for it by a row of ancient trees; you watch: and the lands grow distant in your sight, one journeying to heaven, one that falls; and leave you, not at home in either one, not quite so still and dark as the … Read more