Blessed is the Mother
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 …
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Solstice Wreath Ritual – 2010
It’s time once again to join together every Sunday through Yule (or Christmas) for our annual Yule Prayer-Spell. Background If you have been a regular reader of mine in past years, you know that starting in late November, I invite all my visitors, regardless of path, to join together in a virtual prayer circle, or … Read more
First Sunday of Our Solstice Sun Wheel Ritual – 2010
Let our intention be that we are making ready in this Advent Season to, ourselves, shine as the living Light of hope, peace and wisdom. Thus, beginning at Winter’s Solstice, may our own Light grow. May we awaken what is best in one another and restore honor, compassion, balance, wisdom, and good will among all … Read more
About Winter
Blessed is your gift of the Winter, The icy winds that sweep clean the world; The bare trees that reveal the glittering stars; Silent roots growing deep within the land; Sleeping, resting, going within; The surrender to the dreaming dark. For much of my life, I dreaded Winter. My anticipation of its awful dark and … Read more
Blessed is Your Gift of Winter
Blessed Mother Goddess, Queen of Heaven, She of Ten Thousand Names. Star Goddess. Mama Gaia. My Lady of the Green Wood. Brighid. Danu. Hecate. Minerva. Kuan Yin. Yemaya. I give thanks and praises to you this day for your presence in my life and my heart. I give thanks for your many gifts to us… … Read more
Happy Diwali!
May you be blessed with good fortune as long as Lord Ganesha’s trunk, wealth and prosperity as big as His stomach, happiness as sweet as His ladoos, and may your troubles be as small as His mouse. — Traditional Diwali blessing Diwali (also known as Divali or Deepavali) is celebrated starting today, and continuing for … Read more
Starting to Think About Yuletide
Yes, I know it seems a bit early, but I have some fantastic news that just can’t wait! I am delighted to announce that my friend and co-conspirator in re-enchanting the world, Joanna Powell Colbert, is unveiling her marvelous new book TODAY! Joanna writes of this beloved celebration: It is our favorite party of the … Read more
Saturday Poetry – Sleeping in the Forest
Sleeping In The Forest Mary Oliver I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept as never before, a stone on the riverbed, nothing between me and the white fire of the stars but my thoughts, and they floated … Read more