The mantra becomes one’s staff of life and carries one through every ordeal. Each repetition has a new meaning, carrying you nearer and nearer to God. — Mahatma Gandhi Have you started collecting your beads yet? Assuming you have 1) your intention and 2) your prayer, including each part of it, it’s time to gather … Read more
Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. — Mahatma Gandhi In case you have never used a rosary, mala, or other prayer bead tool (I certainly had not when I first made mine), the idea is to construct a circle or line … Read more
Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna; Isis, Astarte, Diana, Hecate, Demeter, Kali, Inanna… – The Goddess Chant, various artists Today we actually begin to create and work with our prayer beads. As I have explained, I learned this from Donald Engstrom-Reese in 2003 at SpiralHeart Witchcamp. So my directions will be based on how … Read more
The preserving shrine is nature and what is preserved in it. The preserving shrine is memory and what is preserved in it. – Irish Brehon law My magical heart-sister, Isar Danu, was the first who ever told me about Reclaiming Witchcamps back in the mid-90s, when she started attending them. Officially called “Summer Intensives,” they … Read more
I am sharing a timely message today from the beautiful book of meditations and exercises that is a part of my own daily practice, The Celtic Spirit, by Caitlín Matthews. So many people are mobilizing support and prayers — all focused on healing our hemorrhaging Mother Earth and Her dying children due to the BP … Read more
On this most magical day in the Celtic calendar, we bid farewell to the Spring season of Imbolc. In her gorgeous book of prayers and blessings, Celtic Devotional (with eternal thanks to my friend, Laurel, for the beautiful gift of this book), author Caitlin Matthews suggests that we stand at our back window or doorway … Read more
Share water. Never thirst. – Valentine Michael Smith from Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Today is the third Sun-day of our group spell/prayer/meditation, as we prepare to welcome the rebirth of the Solstice Light! If you are just now joining us, it does not matter if you missed out on the … Read more
Light is the first of the painters. There is no object so foul, that intense light will not make it beautiful. — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Today is the second part of our group spell/prayer/meditation for the rebirth of the Light at Winter Solstice. It does not matter if you are just now joining us, or … Read more
Let our intention be that we will shine with the Light of peace and wisdom. Let our Light awaken what is best in our human family and help us to restore truth, honor, compassion, balance, beauty, and good will among all beings. Let the Light of Peace guide our hearts and hands to act courageously … Read more