Springtime has revealed itself in all its glory here in Wisconsin. The robin, our state bird, has returned. Magnolias are now in bloom and their soft, sweet cream fragrance fills the air. Early morning sunshine pours in through our yards to spark life within the greening grass, as well as through our kitchen windows to …
Out of the corner of your eye, whispers in the shadows of moonlit misty fields and meadows, in the hazy light of our dreams, sunlight on rain bedazzled spider webs in the garden … The unseen world of the Fae – the Land of the Sidhe – is all around us, within us, an ancient …
Awake yet? It’s amazing how many times I have been going along and not noticing all that is around and within me. If that has ever happened with you, then you will relate to this little post. Layers Consciousness has many layers. Even though my eyes are open and I think I am awake, I …
As new life blossoms forth, Reclaiming witches gather and sing our favorite Springtime chant: She Changes Everything She Touches (aka Koré Chant) by Starhawk. The chant celebrates the changing of the seasons and calls forth the Goddess in each of us. In a time when our magic is urgently needed to reshape the world, the …
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What are your musical memories of childhood? I hope you have many good ones – I know I do! My early years were filled with wonderful music from all over the world. When my grandparents emigrated from Austria in 1906, they brought cylinders with recordings of their favorite bands plus some tracks that were recorded …
From our perspective, the Goddess Hekate—the Goddess of Magick and Witchcraft, also known as the Queen of Witches—was originally a solar deity, and there is evidence to support this theory. Before being conflated with other goddesses, She was revered as the Sun itself, and Her power reaches us through Her Torches. Long before the patriarchal …
The Big 50 It is February, finally. Imbolc has come and gone and I am watching with hopeful eyes for the beginning blooms of this new season. This month I begin my 50th revolution around this great wide world. I have celebrated my new year on Samhain for years, and then moved into the winter …
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become commonplace. So much so that we see it creeping into our creative worlds. Not just in memes and so-called works of art. It has crept into our viewing, listening, and reading pleasures, and our artistic ventures. As you all know, I do radio because I cannot sing …
I wrote Dark Mother’s Tears in 2025 from fragments of a dream waking in a desolate, burnt world. I could not shake that scene, that feeling. A possible future/a recorded past. This Long, Dark Night I fear for humanity’s future. The United States is ruled by a mad, dying king – our own Theoden plagued …
I live in the northern hemisphere, where winter is giving way to spring as we prepare to celebrate the subtle fire festival of Imbolc. Light softly conquers shadow, and we observe the early days of February to choose our path through the seasons before us. This is often a time of new beginnings and setting …
