Solstice Wreath Ritual – 2009

It’s time once again to join together every Sunday through Yule (or Christmas) for our annual Yule Prayer-Spell. 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 spell … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving!

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 Stanton I want to take this moment to give thanks to each and … Read more

Getting Strong

We cannot escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us on all our exciting adventures.— Susan Jeffers We have arrived at the end of Chapter Seven and will be doing some exercises to celebrate and solidify our work here. This chapter has been about re-establishing our personal, intimate sense of … Read more

The Dawning of Enlightenment

Ho’opuka e-ka-la ma ka hikina(The Dawning of Enlightenment) — 17th century Hawaii, anonymous Ai, Ai, Ai.Ho’opuka e-ka-la ma ka hikina eKahua ka’I hele no tumutahiHa’a mai na’I wa me Hi’iakaTapo Laka ika ulu wehiwehiNee mai na’I wa ma ku’u aloHo’I no’o e te tapu me na’ali’I e E ola makou a mau loa laeEala, eala, … Read more

Happy Mother’s Day

segment from the mosaic mural Tonantzin Renace by Colette Crutcher,16th St. near Sanchez, San Francisco, California A Love Note from Your MotherPsalm 135 – From Earth Psalms ©Angela Magara To my dear children:Give praise for the beautySay the names of birds, of trees, sons and daughters,with highest honor.Extol the lands and the seas between.Give praise … Read more

Answered Prayers

When a man takes one step toward God, God takes more steps toward that man than there are sands in the worlds of time. — Work of the Chariot, mentored by Daniel E. Bloxsom No doubt about it – the anger that flares up when our artist self first re-awakens can be scary. To see … Read more

Solstice Sun Wheel – the Third Candle

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