We are a circleWithin a circle,With no beginning,And never ending… — Circle Chant by Rick Hamouris For our magical working (see yesterday’s post), you will need a wreath and five candles. You may be familiar with the Christian tradition of lighting candles on an Advent wreath. Our spell will be a reclaiming of that practice, … Read more
Night Fall #1 – Mary McIntyre ©2003I believe in rainbows and all of that. But there are darker colors …and it’s the shade that defines the light. –– Tori Amos As we work with the magic of timing, once again this year, I invite my visitors to join with me in a magical working that … Read more
© The Celtic Tree OracleLiz and Colin MurrayWhen thou wishest to make any experiment or operation, thou must first prepare, beforehand, all the requisites which thou wilt find described… observing the days, the hours, and the other effects of the Constellations… It is, therefore, advisable to know that the hours of the day and of … Read more
Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it; and it is grace itself which makes this void. — Simone Weil Did you practice working with the Allies of Time over the past several days? How was it? Have you remembered to invoke their help as a … Read more
Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music — the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls, and interesting people. Forget yourself.— Henry Miller When I talk about making magic with time, are you hoping that perhaps I am going to share the recipe for a … Read more
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.— Albert Einstein Did you have a chance to take five minutes yesterday for some quiet time? How did it go? One interesting challenge of this exercise was, of course, to notice how difficult or easy it was to carve out that little … Read more
Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived. — Captain Jean Luc-Picard of the Starship Enterprise As we delve into the secrets of Time, let’s first … Read more
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and blessWith fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees,And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core… — John Keats, To Autumn As the season of Samhain fades with the waning light … Read more
The plum tree, dwindling, contains less of the spring;But the garden is wider, and holds more of the moon.— Zen saying Yesterday, I suggested that you consider the wisdom of our Ancestors who observed this as the New Year (instead of at the end of the Saturnalia/Christmas/Hanukkah/Yule revelries). The veil is now at its thinnest, … Read more