A Time Out

Some people thought that the witches were bad.Some people were scared of the power they had.But power to help and to heal and to careIsn’t something to fear, it’s a pleasure to share.— from The Witch Song, by Anne HillI am very late posting today, because I spent the morning with a friend who was … Read more

Wishing You A Blessed Midsummer Night’s Eve!

Over hill, over dale,Thorough bush, thorough brier,Over park, over pale,Thorough flood, thorough fire,I do wander everywhere,Swifter than the moon’s sphere;And I serve the fairy queen,To dew her orbs upon the green. The cowslips tall her pensioners be:In their gold coats spots you see;Those be rubies, fairy favours,In those freckles live their savours:I must go seek … Read more

Full Moon Alert

Technically, the Full Moon is at 12:01am EDT tomorrow, but that really means tonight for many of us. This is the hugely powerful annual Scorpio Full Moon, so you might want to be sure and plan your rites accordingly.

Imbolc Blessings!

Wishing you a most joyous This is the great moment in the Wheel of the Year when we welcome the first stirrings of Spring. Though snow may still blanket the ground in many places, and storms are sure to continue, the light is growing stronger every day, and new signs of the return of life … Read more

Fate and Transformation

© Rasa Van WerderThere, at the foot of the tree, belonging to no man,A silver apple falls.There, amongst the branches, the mother sits.Weaver of dreams against the weft of the wood,Insight falls like gentle rain on a moon-bathed garden. — Song to Hecate, by Alison JonesToday is a day laden with ancient magic and destiny. … Read more

Lest We Forget..

Although the most acute judges of the witches and even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was non-existent. It is thus with all guilt.— Friedrich Nietzsche Autumn Equinox draws near. Now the Harvest Moon is visibly diminishing, yet still powerful and beautiful as it rises later each night. … Read more

Lughnasadh Eve

Dance of the Harvest © Rik BerryTrumpets, harps, hollow-throated horns, pipers, timpanists, unwearied… fiddlers, gleemen, bone-players and bag-pipers, a rude crowd, noisy, profane, roaring and shouting.— Medieval eyewitness account of Lughnasadh festival at Teltown Happy Birthday today to Harry Potter and, coincidentally, Madame Helena Blavatsky, author of Isis Unveiled, co-founder of the Theosophical Society, and … Read more