It’s time to join together each Sunday through Yule (or Christmas) for our annual Yule Prayer-Spell. Background If you have been a regular reader of mine, you know that for many years now, starting in late November, I invite all my visitors to join together in a virtual prayer circle, or spell weaving. All spiritual … Read more
While I am offline for the next few days enjoying the holiday, I offer this post from astrologer Eric Francis. We are having a triple whammy of a New Moon, Mercury Retrograde, and an eclipse. By the way, this coming Sunday will be the 1st Sunday of our annual Solstice Sun Wheel ritual and prayer/spell. … Read more
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Let’s cook up something delicious together, shall we? Like, say, another spell from Pomegranate? This harnesses the power of tonight’s Solar Eclipse, reaching closest totality Nov. 25 06:20 GMT or 1:20 a.m., Eastern; Nov. 24, 10:20 p.m., Pacific. Tomorrow, I will have more details about the current astrology, so please check back here … Read more
This is from Priestess, artist, my teacher, and beloved friend, Pomegranate. You may remember her beautiful spell-chant on behalf of Japan that I shared here and I believe worked a number of miracles. She lives in Portland, where the U.S. police state has been showing its true colors. Here is a powerful invocation to the … Read more
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front by Wendell Berry (1934 – ) Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. … Read more
How better to honor our war Veterans than to resolve to end the millennia of wars and violence? Here is another powerful, beautiful post from Riyana, who is at Occupy Oakland. (Remember the Occupy movement? Despite mainstream media having mostly moved on to other things (as we knew they would!), Occupy is still growing and … Read more
Because I am playing catch-up on my e-book project today (having fallen a bit behind due to other deadlines, etc.), I am borrowing the wisdom of my friend Lynn Hayes for this most magical Full Moon. May your rites be blessed! ~ Beth Full Moon in Taurus, November 10, 2011 by Lynn Hayes The Moon … Read more
As you know, on the weekends, I usually share art, poetry, or views from other visionaries. Today’s post is certainly that, and more. You see, Jen Louden is one of my real SHE-roes. She wrote The Woman’s Comfort Book back in 1992, which at times was my own hanging-on-by-my-fingernails survival manual through much of that … Read more