sabbats

Ostara Blessings!

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For he’s bewitched forever who has seen,Not with his eyes but with his vision, SpringFlow down the woods and stipple leaves with sun.— Vita Sackville-WestI hereby call a recess from the books! For the next several days, I urge you to celebrate Ostara, dear friends! For this, too, honors and strengthens your Artist’s Recovery, since … Read more

Imbolc Blessings!

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Wishing you a most joyous This is the great moment in the Wheel of the Year when we welcome the first stirrings of Spring. Though snow may still blanket the ground in many places, and storms are sure to continue, the light is growing stronger every day, and new signs of the return of life … Read more

Fate and Transformation

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© Rasa Van WerderThere, at the foot of the tree, belonging to no man,A silver apple falls.There, amongst the branches, the mother sits.Weaver of dreams against the weft of the wood,Insight falls like gentle rain on a moon-bathed garden. — Song to Hecate, by Alison JonesToday is a day laden with ancient magic and destiny. … Read more

In Between

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Between two worlds life hovers like a star,twixt night and morn, upon the horizon’s verge. — Lord Byron This week, we find ourselves standing in a magical doorway. Last week, a new dawn came to America, and its light is already spreading to the wider world. Transformation is beginning. And next week, we will celebrate … Read more

Blessings of Yule! Happy Winter Solstice!

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Brothers, Sisters, Come and SingTo the tune of Hark the Herald, Angels Sing I.Brothers, sisters, come and singGlory to the new-born King!Gardens peaceful, forests wildCelebrate the Winter Child! Now the time of growing starts!Joyful hands and joyful hearts!Cheer the Yule log as it burns!Once again, the Sun returns, Brothers, sisters, come and sing!Glory to the … Read more

Wishing You a Most Blessed Samhain

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We dance around in a ring and suppose,but the secret sits in the middle and knows.— Robert FrostToday is the Great Festival of Samhain (pronounced SAH-wen, or SOW-wen), which marks the third and final harvest and summer’s end. It is the Witches’ New Year. This is the midpoint between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice, and … Read more

Blessings of Mabon!

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Today is the Equinox, taken from the Latin for “equal night.” It is the Autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the Spring equinox below the equator. In both cases, today consists of exactly twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness. At 11:45 this morning (Eastern time), the Sun will be directly above … Read more

Harvest Rhythms

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What we plant in the soil of contemplation,we shall reap in the harvest of action.— Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) Although most of us live in worlds that seem very far from the Earthy rhythms, seasonal awareness still runs deep in our bodies and blood. In these days of supermarkets, easy access to food from around the … Read more

Blessings of Lughnasadh and New Moon

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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.— J. R. R. TolkeinLughnassadh (pronounced “LOO-nahs-ah”) or the Anglo-Saxon “Lammas,” is one of the Greater Sabbats and honors the First Harvest. In agricultural traditions throughout the Northern Hemisphere, this marks the start of the harvest cycle, … Read more