I’m a writer. My inspiration grows in the fertile soil of my Garden of Dreams. You, dear reader, are a creator, too. Whether you create delicious food, stories or songs, happy children or empowering rituals, you need to nurture your own creative garden. When I was a girl, one of my favorite nursery rhymes was …
Bright sky, eagles take to fly, east wind blowsSun rise, far seeing eyes, blessed sight to knowthe path, the song, forever new, like the dawn, goes on and on calling me, shows the way to go. Calling the Elements, by Carole McWilliams, on our album Crow Magic This post continues my series on the elements. …
I composed my song Balance in All Things for use in group rituals for either fall equinox or spring equinox. That vision came to life this autumn in a Mabon ritual to bring balance. In this post, I’ll share that ceremony, with how-to instructions for you, dear reader. I hope you’ll incorporate these ideas in …
Mabon, the holiday of harvest feasting! When the “cakes and ale” moment comes in your celebration, pull out these glorious muffins for Mabon. It’s a perfect time to sing A Pagan Grace, too. I loved recording this delightful little song for our Seasons album, with Shannon and Alane. “Dear Goddess, we ask you to bless …
Initiation rituals are one of our most important rites of passage. We Crow Women are a close, close sisterhood! We have been circling for over 25 years, which has to be some kind of a record. There have been sisters who have moved away, and new crow women have been added to our nest. We …
While unpacking, I found this battered photograph of the Crow Women, and memories flooded back. In the picture we stand in front of the lake, smiles turned toward the camera as the sun sets. We are ready to set out to serve as Amazons. We are younger in the photo–women in the prime of life, …
Come Autumn, the earth undresses, settles down and prepares to stretch out under a blanket of winter and rest. In this blog, we’ll make an easy, no-sew handkerchief doll to use in ritual–Mabon or otherwise. It’s easy enough that it can even be done by a group within or just before your ritual. The Crow song …
In this series of posts, we’ll take a journey through the stages of group development that all groups go through. A pagan circle is like any other group—it follows predictable patterns of human behavior. I taught a class on group dynamics throughout the 28 years when I worked as a psychology professor, so I’ve thought …
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Another Ritual to Celebrate the Crone In my last post about Croning, I explained the importance of demarking this important life transition with ritual. (Go back and read that to catch up. Done? Great, welcome back.) This week, I offer a ritual to help welcome the aging pagan or witch into the tribe of the …
Healing is an art, and art is healing. You can harness the power of many art forms to support your well-being. Today I’ll share one method I taught my students during the 25 years when I offered a college course on Expressive Arts Therapies. The technique we’ll explore is creating a “self-soothing image book”. Let’s …
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