Living In Your True Inheritance – Blessed Imbolc
Regardless of the self-destruction of the fossilized old era and its drama and shadows, the time of rebirth and renewal is here. Blessed Imbolc.
Winter
The Flame That Will Never Fail: Blessed Imbolc
Imbolc is our holy time of healing, hope, and renewal. The curtain rises on a bright new year, and the changing of the age. Come celebrate with me.
Happy 15th Anniversary! Tonight We Begin!
Photo courtesy of Karen K. from 2016 We are a Circle Within a Circle With no beginning And never ending… by Deborah and Rick Hamouris A t last, dearest visitors and friends! The time has arrived for us to join together starting tonight, and then every Sunday evening through Yule (and/or Christmas) for our annual … Read more
Wordless Wednesday: The Snow Storm of Feb. 2019
There are some big advantages to living in North Carolina. This is our snowpocalypse from the big Winter Storm now blasting through some 39 states.
Wordless Wednesday: Winter at the Duke Cancer Center – Nevertheless, She Blossomed
In the dead of Winter, despite adversity, life and beauty persist. This rosemary is blossoming across from the Cancer Center at Duke University.
Wordless Wednesday: Welcome Yuletide Visitor
Magical harbinger of happiness, we are rarely visited by bluebirds, since they prefer open meadows. So this cheerful sight is especially welcome.
For Joy, For the Earth: The Next Candle Lighting Tonight
Let us call forth this night the joy of the Earth. May She come with laughter and splendor, reminding us that we are Her beloved, precious children.
Friday Poetry for the Halcyon Days of Endarkenment
Poet Deborah Gregory kindly granted her permission to share this poem of hers today, inspired by these magical in-between days leading up to Solstice.
Wordless Wednesday: Snowy Owls at Laurel Hill Cottage
Huddled around our fire circle, this bench tells the story of our 12 inches or so of late Autumn snowfall. As of this morning, we are still iced in.
Wordless Wednesday: Wintertime Wisdom
Phoebe the wise zen kitty teaches by example: Today I will live in the moment…unless that moment becomes unpleasant, in which case I’ll take a nap.