Ishtar Shows Up It all started on a coven retreat. One of my coven sisters created a ritual for us, where we drew the name of a goddess to become for the evening. Mine was Ishtar. I got a little sheet of information about Her, and it said “Ishtar is the multi-layered Babylonian creatrix goddess, …
An Update In my blog post last summer, pagansong.com/a-pagan-artist-in-residency, I shared my experience applying to and preparing for an artist residency at Osage Arts Community (OAC) in Belle, Missouri. Best Laid Plans I arrived October 1, 2024, and settled quickly into the River House on the Gasconade River. Eager to begin, I set up my …
Well here we all are, and the wheel has turned to Beltaine -also known as May Day- a fire festival held on the cross-quarter day that falls between the Spring Equinox on March 20th and the Summer Solstice on June 21st. Usually celebrated on May 1st, there are many traditions for this springtime gathering, including …
Merry Meet! Welcome to Beltane, 2025. The centerpiece of Spring. Life is budding out, flowers are beautiful in all their glory, the Promise of life is everywhere. The holiday begins on May 4, 2025 (May the fourth be with you!) 11:57:15 PM MDT. Here in Albuquerque, Summer seems well underway; heat and everything is rushing …
Pagan Songwriting Tips by Alexian There’s something magickal about creating your own Pagan chant or song. It’s a deeply personal and spiritual act, a way to channel your creativity, connect to the divine, and give voice to the energies you feel swirling around and within you. But how do you even begin Pagan songwriting? Whether …
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“Like ripples of wind on the waterDisturbing reflections of time”from “Reflections of Time”, an unreleased song by Brian Henke (c) 1976 I just had one of those big decade turning birthdays… 70…. I would have never thought as a child or young man that I would ever not only reach this point, but that I …
I want to share some of my band KIVA’s songs of empowerment with you: Lovin’ Ourselves Into Love, A Call to Beauty and Empowerment. All three of these songs that I wrote and/or performed, were inspired by a lifetime of being treated as “less than” because I wasn’t thin. From being put on a diet …
Well, here we are, dear readers. Spring has arrived and many of us are still a bit frozen from this harsh winter in both the natural world and the human realm. There are a lot of things that have failed to thrive over this winter, and we need to clear the land and get it ready …
Welcome to Tower Time. It currently is hovering over our nation. I first heard the term “Tower Time” about a decade ago from Byron Ballard (The Village Witch of Asheville NC). She has a new book out, The Feral Church, talking about the future she foresaw coming. Well, friends and neighbors Tower Time is upon …
This is the final installment of Ginger Ackley’s series on the Elements. She has guided us through pagan music and magic for air, fire, water and earth, and now completes the cycle with this post about spirit. “Now that all the Elements have been gathered and are dancing in our Magickal Musickal Circle, it’s time …
