Originally, I was going to write about my song “Dread Persephone,” but since Spring has passed I decided, instead, to write about a much darker vision, the awakening of the Dark Mother. Crow Whispers is one of two pieces I wrote, inspired by an apocalyptic dream. I awoke at 3 AM that morning writing frantically …
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 …
It’s A Process Spiral Rhythm, in one form or another, has been making music together since around 1997. Our first album, I Am…, came out in 2000, starting us on our journey recording pagan music. We’ve run the gamut since then – live recording, studio recording, side projects, guest recording, a movie credit, and now …
Have you ever wondered what it is about a song lyric that captures your imagination? Some lyrical phrases leave a stirring within us long after the song ends, while others leave us flat. What makes the difference? One of our challenges as songwriters is to create an experience for our listeners without them feeling bludgeoned. …
Alane was kind enough to ask me to be a guest writer, once again, for these blogs. In her request she wanted to know how my Beltane song Bringing in the May came about. I answered that I’d like to know that TOO and grinned. It’s is on my album Welcome to Annwfn. Here it …
I’m here with your Beltane horoscopes, good pagan folk. It’s the merriest time of the year! Life is springing forth in leaf and blossom, birds are gloriously singing, knowing what is coming. The days get longer and warmer. It feels as if the world is born anew! Astrologically, the planets agree! The sun, at moment …
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 …
The roots of connection between social justice and music run deep. Music has a unique power not only to tap into a deep emotional state, but also share that state with an entire group of people. It is both evocative and connecting, making it a perfect medium for social justice. A Brief History of Social …
Murphy’s Magic Mess airs live on Sundays at 9 am CT from the studios at KZUM-Lincoln/KZUM-HD in Lincoln, NE. For over 30 years, one Pagan content radio program or another has aired on KZUM. Starting in 1987 with Cindy Clardy and continuing on to Nadine “Mama Dragon,” “Murf” Murphy in 1994. The current host, Phil …
Hello – warm and magical greetings from Australia. I want to share with you the creation and birthing of one of my songs ‘ Goddess Of The Southern Land’ and how it came out of my spiritual journey in this country I call home. The land of my blood ancestors I am a first generation …
