Wishing You the Deep Blessings of Midsummer’s Eve
It’s Midsummer’s Eve, so make merry; dance tonight with the blessings of Faery! Magickal fire in the cauldron burns, now the Wheel of the Year turns.
Nature
Wordless Wednesday: There’s No Place Like Home
Our galaxy makes a stunning backdrop for the “Arizona Toadstools.” Which is older — the stones or the Milky Way light particles? Both are our home.
Come On Beltane, Light Our Fire!
Blessed May Eve! Tonight, enjoy the lovely finery that our beloved Gaia has cloaked Herself in, and surrender yourself to Her luscious seductions.
Divine Awakener, Bringer of Brightness Welcome! Blessed Ostara!
Blessings to you and yours! Ostara is a time of great fertility, new growth, and newborn animals. This is our celebration of the resurrection of life.
Wordless Wednesday: Winter at the Duke Cancer Center – Nevertheless, She Blossomed
In the dead of Winter, despite adversity, life and beauty persist. This rosemary is blossoming across from the Cancer Center at Duke University.
Wordless Wednesday: Searching for Dark and Light
Scanning deep space, these extraordinary telescopes scan for supernova remnants, dark matter, and galaxies that contain supermassive black holes.
Wordless Wednesday: Halos Over Sweden
Thank goodness the government shutdown has not put the APOD website on hiatus – yet. These solar ice halos were captured over Sweden. Natural magick!
We Are the Calm, We Are the Bright — Together We Welcome the Reborn Light
Rejoice! The great turning has come! Known by countless names since Neolithic times, and aided by a Full Moon this year, the Child of Promise arrives.
Wordless Wednesday: Welcome Yuletide Visitor
Magical harbinger of happiness, we are rarely visited by bluebirds, since they prefer open meadows. So this cheerful sight is especially welcome.
For Joy, For the Earth: The Next Candle Lighting Tonight
Let us call forth this night the joy of the Earth. May She come with laughter and splendor, reminding us that we are Her beloved, precious children.