Compassion is not religious business, it is human business; it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability. It is essential for human survival. ~ His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, born July 6, 1935, with Sun and Ascendant in Cancer Happy Birthday, Cancer! Cancer is the sign of the … Read more
Hand in hand, with Fairy grace, Will we sing, and bless this place. ~ Titania, from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the last day of Spring. This is Midsummer’s Eve, the night before the sabbat of Litha (Summer Solstice/Alban Hefin/Midsummer). Besides Samhain and Beltane, … Read more
Our 2013 celebration of Advent – whether to celebrate Solstice, or else Christmas – is now complete. As far as I can tell, we had over 200 people around the world celebrating together this year. Thank you to one and all. Hope to see you next year. Please keep the light we have ignited burning … Read more
Join together beneath the mistletoe, By the holy oak whereon it grows. Seven Druids dance in seven time. Sing the song the bells call, loudly chiming. Ring out these bells. Ring out, ring Solstice bells. Ring Solstice bells. — Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull ©1977 Ring the bells of joy and blessings! Throw open the Gates … Read more
In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. – Henry Miller, who had his Sun, Mercury, Midheaven, and Venus in Capricorn At the moment of the arrival of Winter Solstice, at … Read more
Deepest Dark Blessings to you and yours! It is the Eve of the Winter Solstice. This is the great celebration of Mother Night. As far as we know, our ancestors did not have atomic clocks or satellites to help them dissect Time to the nanosecond. Instead, they had to figure by their keen observation, by … Read more
Lady Luna reached Her fullness this morning at 4:28am, Eastern time. This article is pretty fascinating, just for starters… A Radical Shift in Perception – Gemini Full Moon Activates the Galactic Center, Uranus Stations Direct by Emily Trinkaus, Virgo Magic Over the next few days, the Sun makes its annual journey through the part of the … Read more
The Earth is steadfast and holds all that I need in Her open hand. I am glad to wait in the silent breath of the Earth. She is courage and love She, comfort and support. The Earth is joy and my source of strength. Psalm 27, Earth Psalms by Angela Magara Today is the fourth … Read more
Halcyon days, now wars are ending. You shall find where-e’er you sail Tritons all the while attending With a kind and gentle gale. ~ Halcyon Days by Thomas Shadwell (1642 – 1692) With the Winter Solstice now only a week away, we here in the Northern Hemisphere have come to the deepest darkness of the … Read more
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark. ~ Rabindranath Tagore Tonight, Dec. 8, is the third night of our global Solstice Sun-Wheel Prayer Circle, if you are counting down to Winter Solstice. Otherwise, if you are counting down to Christmas only, this is is Week 2. … Read more