The Crone

Circle of Life © Frank Howell“The Crone is the ancient holy one. She is grandmother, witch and hag. She has been ignored, trivialized, blamed and feared, for she holds powers that others deny. Powers of time and transformation. Powers you may fear, but would do better to understand. The Crone is the Mother of all … Read more

Blessings of the Gemini Full Moon

Strength – The Blue Moon Tarot© Julia-Cuccia WattsThis is the last Full Moon before Winter Solstice, just barely, as it is only one degree into Gemini. In her gorgeous Major Arcanas only deck, Blue Moon Tarot, creator Julia Cuccia-Watts connects the Full Moon of Gemini (which is always with the Sun in opposite Sagittarius) to … Read more

Blessings of the Scorpio New Moon

Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to beBy the Full Moon’s light. Today brings a powerful New Moon, one that touches on Mystery and transformation at the deepest levels. Astrologer Lisa Dale Miller writes, “Sometimes referred to as Lunar Samhain, the New Moon in … Read more

A New Year’s Gift

The plum tree, dwindling, contains less of the spring;But the garden is wider, and holds more of the moon.— Zen saying Yesterday, I suggested that you consider the wisdom of our Ancestors who observed this as the New Year (instead of at the end of the Saturnalia/Christmas/Hanukkah/Yule revelries). The veil is now at its thinnest, … Read more

Releasing, healing

I cut negative bonds of attachment to lack and limitation.I cancel the belief that struggle is noble.— Jeanie Marshall, Personal Development Consultant Did you have a chance this weekend to try some automatic writing about your memories and feelings about money? I hope so. This can be very instructive, opening up insights you may not … Read more

Money and the American Dream

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. — Dorothy Parker Yesterday, we examined the pervasive Puritan work ethic and its relationship to our beliefs about money. There is no denying that it has in some ways has been very valuable. It has been … Read more

This Anniversary

Like today, it was a Tuesday. There will certainly be a lot of speeches and rhetoric today, but I suggest this outstanding offering from the wonderful Starhawk. Blessings to you today, and to all our human family. No exceptions.

Saturn on the Move

Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves. — Jane Austen According to Dan Furst, whose terrific Universal Festival Calendar website is one of my favorite places to explore, the most important planetary change of the year comes today, … Read more

C.R.E.A.M.

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.— Will Rogers To people who practice earth-centered spirituality, the “material world” is not separate from the Divine, much less is it evil. Why, then, should we harbor attitudes that money in some way degrades what … Read more

Rendering to the Goddess

To know you have enough is to be rich.— Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching In this time of the harvest season, when we reap what we have sown, a central concern is abundance, and in the real world, that usually means money. Are money and spirituality ever in conflict for you? If so, you are in … Read more