Blog posts about working with a chosen Goddess, finding the Goddess within, and Goddess Magic; working magic and spells connected to a Goddess.
I have been a Brigid devotee ever since I learned of this Celtic Goddess back when I was a young aspiring actress in New York City. Perhaps I was drawn to her initially because her image is often described much like my own: Tall, fair-skinned Goddess with long red hair. But my connection to Brigid feels …
In this post, I’ll share the story of my song Dua Bast. The Crow Women recently released it on our new album Pantheon: Honoring the Pagan Divine. I hope you’ll sing this chant when you want to honor the Egyptian cat Goddess Bast. Finding the song It was 2016, and I was driving home after …
The inspiration for my song, Diana (Live), which is on KIVA’s first album, The Healing Art, was from being a fan of the Robin of Sherwood series and their idea of a hunter god of the forest (Hearn) and there being a song about him by Clannad. So, I thought there should be a song …
Welcome to the third and final installment of my musings on moving beyond our comfort zones with the aid of the Dark Goddesses. Our journey started in part one of this series, I talked about how the Crone can stand beside us as we seek balance. We created sacred space and then accepted the challenge …
In the first installment of this series, I spoke about how working with the dark goddess nurtures us. We pass into the shadow and it is there that we learn about ourselves in a deep way. We take what we have learned with us, as we step into the light again, transformed. Go ahead and …
As I sit down to write this blog, I realize how very blessed I am to live in New England, where the shift to the Dark Time is so palpable. I can see the change in the trees’ blaze of colors. I can smell it on the wind and feel it in my bones. The …
Have you or someone you love ever been wronged, or threatened? And in that moment did you experience the feeling that you were expanding in size and transforming into a giant warrior woman? I have. Too many times to count. There is a warrior living inside me. She is always there, just under the …
This is my second post on Water Magic here on Pagan Song. In part one, I shared some simple rituals to connect with the energies of water. In this installment, I’d like to introduce you to three of my favorite water deities and beings. They are Yemaya, she who is the essence of the ocean; …
Hestia is one of those goddesses that doesn’t get a lot of attention. But as a goddess of hearth and home, we’re coming into her season of Thanksgiving and then the December seasonal celebrations as we hunker down in the dark time of year (in the Northern Hemisphere). COVID gives that dark time extra meaning …
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 …
