Are you wondering whether you are a witch? Have you felt or experienced something that led you to look at this path? Even if you do not call yourself a witch, do you connect with the magick in the world, seen and unseen? Finding a path Now that I look back and reflect on moments …
First Connection Last summer I was preparing to lead a Litha ritual, and I found a poem called “Wild Woman” in my files. I didn’t remember seeing or hearing it in the past, but it seemed perfect for the summer solstice celebration we would be holding in an oak grove. The page said it was …
It’s finally spring! Not the time of year you’d expect to be thinking about the Crone, right? Well, I have some perspective on the Crone Journey that seems to fit with spring energy. A few weeks ago I drew a card from my gems and minerals deck, The Illustrated Crystallary by Maia Toll. The card …
I heard recently that we experience not one but many comings of age. I can’t find the author interview where I heard this, but I was inspired to think about my life at this stage as a coming of age. I have just retired from a career that has been so meaningful a part of …
Honoring our ancestors brings us into deeper connection with ourselves. The song Breaths is an illustration of this connection. As I move into the Crone goddess phase of my lifetime, this song is teaching me how to navigate this journey. Come with me and explore the history of this song and how it reflects Wiccan …
Although there have already been two Earth-awakening sabbats, right now is when you can really feel Her moving and springing up here in our neck of the woods. Grass is appearing, trees are budding and the ants have come out. Last night we had our first bear visit, so we will need to be vigilant …
As Indigenous people in the United States have recently had to remind us, water is life. As pagan Wiccans, we refer to water as the blood of the Goddess. Water is sacred, beautiful, necessary and precious. Water, wondrous waterI kneel before you, giver of lifeI cannot live without you within meYou give me life, you …
Warrior women for today The world may not be much different now from 6 months ago, but we in the US are experiencing it much differently. Global pandemics have been affecting many of our fellow beings on this planet for years; Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) have been oppressed for centuries. And, warrior …
In what ways does spring bring about awakening in you? Do you clean your house? Can you see into some dark corners you have been avoiding? Do you sift through dead leaves to find new shoots of plant beings in your yard? In this blog, I’ll explore my recent musings on how spring is awakening …
