For the last several years I have been attempting to become a beekeeper, which to me means encouraging bees to stick around and live healthy productive lives within the little house I have provided for them, so that I might share in their bounty. As a witch from a Dianic tradition, I love that almost …
Summer Solstice (also known as Litha), the longest day of the year, is such a bittersweet day. The sun is at the peak of its power, yet at this moment its decline begins, and the days to come will become shorter and shorter as the year advances toward autumn. The very first ritual our circle …
Hello again, good pagan folk. Summer begins nice and hot with fires in the streets and in many hearts! The Sun progresses into Cancer only hours before an eclipse! These are always eventful and the time all around is full of large events that shape our lives. The nodes are activating the “Aries Point” and …
Summertime is a busy time in any garden. Bees are buzzing, the sun is shining, and weeds sometimes seem to be growing twice as fast as what you’ve planted. It’s time to take stock. Some crops are thriving; others might be attacked by bugs, or choked out by weeds. In my last post, I spoke …
“EEEK! It’s a spider! Kill it! Keep it away! ” Reactions of fear, repulsion, escape, hatred…I wonder why so many of us are fearful of the beautiful Spider, a truly helpful, beneficial creature of the Goddess. In fact, she is a Goddess herself! Spider Deity is a gift to the Pagan practitioner. In this blog …
In this series on the evolution of groups over time, we’ve been examining the features common at the beginning of a group. This first stage is called the forming stage and has very predictable dynamics. When a pagan circle (or class or performance group) first forms, several dynamics are apparent. In Part 1 we looked …
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In our gratitude to Mother Earth, we are called to be Keepers of the the Earth. We honor her. In this earth ritual we celebrate her glorious green growing plants. This earth ritual could be done at any time, inside or outside, solitary or in a small group. In these times, group rituals are probably …
In a mundane world that glorifies youth and beauty, it can be a challenge for pagan women to hold sacred the inner beauty of the goddess within each of us. This ritual is a fun celebration to have with some of your favorite women in your life to recognize the beauty within each other and …
I was the May Queen. It was a Beltane more than two decades ago, now. I remember standing in the circle while the reigning May couple strolled along, gazing at possible successors. I was humming as if a deep chord was playing me, using my nervous system for strings. I knew, and I was afraid. …
We are in an historic moment. This is a time of what has become shocking sadness for so many and what could be “the great alteration of our generation.” There are clues in astrology that have connections. Pluto cruising through Capricorn has set a very somber tone to life in much of the world, certainly …
