The Big 50 It is February, finally. Imbolc has come and gone and I am watching with hopeful eyes for the beginning blooms of this new season. This month I begin my 50th revolution around this great wide world. I have celebrated my new year on Samhain for years, and then moved into the winter …
I live in the northern hemisphere, where winter is giving way to spring as we prepare to celebrate the subtle fire festival of Imbolc. Light softly conquers shadow, and we observe the early days of February to choose our path through the seasons before us. This is often a time of new beginnings and setting …
” … sometimes reflecting on the past is like trying to see reflections in the snow.” Brian Henke Here I am at the beginning of my 7th decade and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s not yet time to go towards that particular white light though. I think I …
I am truly grateful for my friends and the people I have met along my magical, musical path in this life. One of my many awesome friends is Kathleen Hannan who I met at the Gulfport Women’s Music and Spirituality Festival. The timing was around Fall of 1991 or ’92 (we can’t quite remember). I …
Happy Holiday Season, Dear Readers! The Great Wheel has turned again at Samhain, and we find ourselves in the season of late harvest, home warming, and preservation. That which does not serve is culled or threshed out. Selecting, severing, saving, and securing become daily chores as we prepare for the winter scythe to swing across …
Can you hear it? This is the perfect time of year to listen to the Song of Deep Magic that exists all around us. It is there every moment, swirling and lifting, creating and dancing. It has been there from the beginning of Time. It is a mighty Song! It holds all the Beauty of …
This is the final post in the “Harmony of Roses” series. Cecilia M. Farran offers her thoughts about life, illustrated by music by her daughter Celia Farran. If you’d like to start from the beginning, installment 1 is here. Science tells us it is no surprise that music heals. According to Dr. Barbara Fredrickson with …
This is the second post in the “Harmony of Roses” series. It’s written by Cecilia M. Farran, and features music by her daughter Celia Farran. If you’d like to start from the beginning, installment 1 is here. As I do every morning, I take time on my porch, to meditate, to write. A zephyr breeze …
This article begins a 3-part series penned by Cecilia M. Farran, mother of our regular blogger Celia Farran. Cecilia shares her wisdom about life, and illustrates her thoughts with songs by her beloved daughter Celia. Be sure to keep an eye out for the sequels, which will appear over the next few weeks. Celia Farran …
As we follow the wheel through the ending of summer and the coming of the second harvest, we approach the time when the sun and the moon will be present equally in our skies. The Autumn Equinox will be here before we know it. The Sabbat celebrating it, known as Mabon, will soon be upon …
