Astronomical Samhain Today

Shiva-Shakti © Goddess GiftThis is the night to join the Dance,Partake in all-renewing trance;Where worlds within and out are One,Our sacred journey now begun. from Samhain Round © Mark Hirschhorn Today is astronomical Samhain. That’s because at 8:04 last night (Eastern Standard Time), we reached the exact mid-point between Equinox and Solstice, which is why … Read more

Wishing You a Most Blessed Samhain

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

Grace under Pressure

© Osho Zen TarotTime is my ally, and I will not blame it/them/him/her for my own lack of attention/awareness/work on my own life. — Claudia Manifest, Priestess of Time Yesterday, I got to learn more about one of the subtle aspects of Grace, namely, grace under pressure. There’s nothing quite like stumbling out of bed … Read more

Tarot Year of 2008: The Wheel of Fortune

The wheel is turning and you can’t slow down, You can’t let go, and you can’t hold on, You can’t go back, and you can’t stand still, If the thunder don’t get you, then the lightning will. Won’t you try just a little bit harder, Couldn’t you try just a little bit more? Won’t you … Read more

Mother Night

This 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 dead reckoning, by the plants and animals, … Read more

The Month of Reed Ends

© The Celtic Tree OracleLiz and Colin MurrayWhen thou wishest to make any experiment or operation, thou must first prepare, beforehand, all the requisites which thou wilt find described… observing the days, the hours, and the other effects of the Constellations… It is, therefore, advisable to know that the hours of the day and of … Read more

Chaji

Tea with us became more than an idealization of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life. — Kakuzo Okakura, The Book of Tea Taking tea is a simple, gentle way to work time magic. Not only does it help you to slow down and change your personal pace, it … Read more

Tea Time

Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it; and it is grace itself which makes this void. — Simone Weil Did you practice working with the Allies of Time over the past several days? How was it? Have you remembered to invoke their help as a … Read more

Time is an Ally

Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music — the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls, and interesting people. Forget yourself.— Henry Miller When I talk about making magic with time, are you hoping that perhaps I am going to share the recipe for a … Read more

What is time?

When forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence: Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter. — Albert Einstein Since it first came into the awareness of humans, Time has been an important focus of magic, science, art, spirituality and philosophy. Its measurement has preoccupied our technology, from … Read more