The Holly and the Ivyadapted by Susan M. Shaw The holly and the ivyWhen they are both full grownOf all the trees that are in the woodThe holly bears the crown. The rising of the sunAnd the running of the deerThe playing of the merry tunesAs we Pagans sing with cheer. The holly bears a … Read more
When we give from the heart, we do so out of a joy that springs forth whenever we willingly enrich another person’s life. This kind of giving benefits both the giver and receiver. The receiver enjoys the gift without worrying about the consequences that accompany gifts given out of fear, guilt, shame, or desire for … Read more
©Osho Zen TarotThe generous man enriches himself by giving;the miser hoards himself poor. — Dutch proverb With last night’s collapse of the American auto industry bailout (for now), and so many other factors that point to a deepening recession, we are all very jittery about what cash we do have. How, then, can we give … Read more
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful.— Lao TzuToday is the third Sun-day of our group spell/prayer/meditation, as we … Read more
The Golden Tarot © Kat Black and US Games Systems Too many have dispensed with generosityin order to practice charity.— Albert Camus There are many opinions about how best to offer kindness to others. Should the giver remain anonymous? Or should the recipient be given a chance to honor the giver by knowing who it … Read more
There isn’t enough darkness in all the worldto snuff out the light of one little candle. — Siddhartha Gautama BuddhaIn case you’ve been traveling or overlooked it, this Sunday will be the second night of our Solstice Sun Wheel ritual. Even if you missed last Sunday’s first part, it is perfectly fine to start it … Read more
Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe — the open sesame to every soul.— Elizabeth Cady StantonIf you have been a regular reader here in past years, you know that … Read more
Threshold © by Nguyen Dinh DangMen who know themselves are no longer fools. They stand on the threshold of the door of Wisdom.Havelock Ellis (1859-1939) Our European ancestors saw the time between Samhain and Yule as non-existing on the earthly plane. It was referred to as “Time Which Is No Time.” It might be considered … Read more
With the Valkyries, ride over the battlefieldRide your horses and come to meI’m waiting for you to take my soul,High in the sky to Valhalla of old. — from Ride of the Valkyries © DomineToday, November 11, is 11/11 – a very magical date indeed! Some say that Eleven-Eleven is a pre-encoded trigger placed within … Read more
Last night, Times Square was spontaneously packed with people hugging and weeping, in numbers rivaling any New Year’s celebration. Revelers danced in front of the soon-to-be vacated White House. In the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta, Dr. King’s children cheered and I know the Ancestors laughed and wept. And at Grant Field, Chicago, they played … Read more