If the delicate fluting of the kazoo is part of your vision for a song you are arranging, you may find yourself faced with the prospect of running a rehearsal that includes kazoos. I have had this delightful experience. I would like to offer my reflections for all of you who find yourself in this …
Well, what do you know, the Pagan Song blog is now 5 years old! Pagan Song: Music for your Magic started out as a band site for the Crow Women. We began publishing in February of 2019. At the end of the first year, I wrote a post reviewing what we had done in our …
The heart of spellwork is creating a clear intention. Out of the muddle of our contradictory desires, we pluck this dream, clothe it in specifics, and set it on the altar. Magic has power because it requires a clear choice. “I want love, now” or “I want freedom, now”. I don’t cast spells very often–my …
We’re the Crow Women, a Goddess-focused women’s circle that has had a long, rich life as a pagan coven as well as a parallel identity as an award-winning pagan choir. We’re feminists, and that informs our political actions, our spiritual practice and our music. When a group of pagan musicians from across the USA decided …
Today I am toasting the arrival of the Beltane season with some mead I made two years ago. Remember those strange times? It was April of 2020 and we were holed up in our homes. I was very, very single at that time, so it was rather an isolating experience. For me, that was a …
Wow, this blog has now been alive and growing for 3 years! It’s time to celebrate our birthday with our annual year-in-review post. (My reflection on year one is here and year two is here.) We started Pagan Song in February of 2019. We’ve now published a total of 188 posts by 21 authors. That’s …
All things have a lifecycle. Groups and organizations are no exception. A coven, a pagan organization, or a pagan band is like a person. It is born, it grows, it lives for a time, and, eventually, it dies. Its life may be short or long, but it cannot last forever. Music can be part of …
Now is the time when the darkness is deepest. The nights are long, and the further north you live, the more intense the difference is. Winter Solstice brings us to the peak of the power of darkness. As pagans, we know that this darkness is holy. Singing at Winter Solstice, we embrace the value of …
This is installment seven of my eight-part series on pagan group psychology. Whether the group is a band of pagan musicians, a circle, or a festival community, it will follow the general patterns of human groups, passing through a series of predictable phases. We have considered the psychology typical of new groups, the energy of …
When it’s time to release a loved one to the Summerland, or heaven, or Valhalla, or wherever you believe we go upon death (if anywhere) perhaps you’ll use my song Web of Wonder in the funeral rite. It’s on the Crow Women’s first album: Crow Goddess. In this post, I’ll tell you the story of …
