I wrote Cruel World a few years back. I got the tag from a conversation with a dear friend in Asheville; we were discussing how things were not what they once were. We were talking about Tower Time, the world, our lives, and other things not quite right. Thinking back, I remember realizing how she …
Music and Tarot have have long been linked through vibration and archetypal symbolism. Their respective energies are packed into accessible and, at least on the surface, more easily understood formats. In tandem, they provide heightened opportunity for both focus and broad exploration of worlds within and without. Paul Foster Case assigned a note to each …
Hey, friends! It has been some time since I have contributed to this wonderful resource on Pagan music. I am so glad to be back and share with you! As a non-musician on this platform, I tend to go in different directions with my contributions. This article might make you angry. That’s kind of the …
“Cause it’s easy to be careless-Easy not to think-Easy just to vanish in a blink-Denouncing your reality, such a simple thing-A harmless habit, much as putting on a golden ring.” When the movie “The Lord of the Rings” first came out, it was exceptionally well received. Released the same year as the first Harry Potter, …
Having just arrived home after 2 weeks away playing at both Starwood Festival and then Sirius Rising after having been on the road for nearly 3 weeks in May and June, I discovered that I had this blog due…yesterday… I have a total of 4 private shows this week and guitar lessons to teach as …
As I sit on my veranda watching the autumn leaves stirred into a whirling blaze of red and gold by a cool, gusty wind, I reflect on the journey of our new album ‘Thirteen Notes’; a 2-CD album of 16 songs and tunes that was finally birthed in December on the day of the Australian …
Singing around the bonfire, weaving chants into the drumming, synergizing with the dancers–for me, that’s the core of the pagan experience. The magic of the fire circle is central to my spirituality. I love ritual and spellwork as well, of course. But the cauldron of the drum circle is where I do my best priestess …
From March of 2020 through May of 2023 the Covid19 virus swept across ourglobe. During that time hundreds of millions of people contracted the virus,millions succumbed to it, whole countries shut down except for the most essentialpersonnel, and the world changed. Beginnings of Change In January of 2020 I was living in North Central Florida …
Healing in the Water I spent the weekend camped alongside the Arkansas river, trust, and believe she is rolling with all the ferocity available to her banks. All the flood gates were open wide, with the speed and determination she carries within her boundaries left me speechless. I found myself looking out across the water …
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, …
