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Holy Week in Kemet
In ancient Kemet (Egypt), and for those who still honor the spiritual practices of the Nile valley, we are in the midst of one of the most sacred weeks in the calendar. This week celebrates the birthdays of Ra and the five netjers (sometimes spelled without the J and meaning Divine Ones), who form the … Read more
A Message from the Lakota Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe
A Great Urgency: To All World Religious and Spiritual Leaders May 12, 2010 My Relatives, Time has come to speak to the hearts of our Nations and their Leaders. I ask you this from the bottom of my heart, to come together from the Spirit of your Nations in prayer. We, from the heart of … Read more
A Spellworking Tonight for the Gulf
If you have some time tonight, our friends from the Noreast Web/Vermont Witch Camp Community are working a magical world-wide web weaving spell. I invite you join your energy in whatever ways feel right for you. *Tonight 9:30-10:30 Eastern Time We are working together to send healing to the Living Waters of the Gulf of … Read more
Wishing You A Most Blessed Beltane!
Song of Beltane by Caitlin Matthews I am the calm, I am the quickening, I am the intoxication and the force, I am the silence, I am the singer, I am the stallion galloping to its source. I am the bright pavilion and the feasting, I am the wedding couple and the bed, I am … Read more
Farewell to the Season of Imbolc; Hail and Welcome, Beltane
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
Blessings of Beltane Eve!
This May Eve, as I burn, Year wheel take another turn. Fire flame and fire bright, Bless us on this May Eve night. Today is May Eve, Walpurgisnacht, Beltane Eve! One of the most magical nights of the year, in Germany, Walpurgisnacht begins at sunrise today and ends at sunrise on the first day of … Read more
Counting Down to Beltane
Rejoice! Beltane’s magic is calling! The mummer’s play does not attempt the detailed imitation of reality; it is an imagistic theatre whose effect lies in holding real and unreal worlds in a precarious balance. — Antrobus We are now upon the threshold of the Great Sabbat of Beltane. This is an ancient celebration of flowering, … Read more
A Slight Delay…
There will be a slight delay today for the Card of the Week post. I am joining my Circle this morning to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, by working with a local group, SEEDS. We are building a public garden and labyrinth together. I’ll post the card later today. Hint: It’s a good … Read more
Yuletide Glamour Spells
From base to summit, gay and bright, There’s only splendor for the sight. O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! Thy candles shine so brightly! We are moving into the deepest darkness of the year, with Winter Solstice only a few days from now. Now we embrace the Halcyon Days and we step aside from our … Read more