Our ancestors followed the cycles of the Sun as a guide to sow, nurture, and harvest plants for food. Archaeology shows European hunter-gatherers in the Middle East growing wild grains 12,000 years ago, whereas in China they were harvesting wild rice at that time, and began domesticating rice 2,000 years later. Mesoamericans began domesticating squash …
August has landed here in Missouri and the afternoons are three digits, summertime hot. But this day is almost ended and I sit on my back porch with a tall glass of ice water. Cicada song surrounds me. Cicada Choir May you have cicada songMay it last all summer longOn through dusk and straight through …
E Pluribus Unum: Keeping World Connection While Holding Magical Independence How exactly does that work? How, as magic practitioners and energy workers, do we hold true to ourselves and still stay connected to the Oneness that binds us all? It is a theory of this author-bard that starts with the understanding of the connection between …
The Goddess blesses us in many ways, bestowing Magic and Spirit as we construct ritual, ceremony, song and craft through our various devotions. So we end up with a cauldron full of Magical “stuff”- herbal packets, tokens crafted from collage, straw figures, copies of spells and invocations. There are a great many lovely and meaningful …
Sit with me for a moment as I heed the season’s message. “Be still … or be stilled.” With the rune Isa as a guide, I watch. The icicle melts and the dream within is free. Be Still … Or Be Stilled Sometimes, we have to stop. For a moment. Breathe. Cease movement. Gather ourselves …
Awake yet? It’s amazing how many times I have been going along and not noticing all that is around and within me. If that has ever happened with you, then you will relate to this little post. Layers Consciousness has many layers. Even though my eyes are open and I think I am awake, I …
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 …
