While the Northern Hemisphere revels in summer’s abundance of warmth, colour and growth, winter has firmly settled across the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. The air is crisp, the nights are long and cold, and frost gathers like silver lace upon the branches of sleeping trees. As nature slows and turns inward, we too look …
There is a place within uswhere the waters are still and waiting. When we grow quiet enough to listen —when we dare to open —the voice of spirit rises from that deep place,and magic answers. Sometimes, that magic becomes song.Sometimes, it becomes the kind of song that is not meant to be sung alone —but …
I’m often asked about my inspiration for the songs I write, and very often there is no easy answer. May Morning is different. But to fully explain what happened we have to go back a bit further, to the start of my own pagan journey and apprenticeship. How It Started I was asked, back in …
Under the canopy of leaves I breathe.I am rocked by the mother.I am held. Under the tapestry of trees I believe.I am rocked by the mother.I am held. Mother carry me.To your deep blue sea.Mother keep me safe from harm. Excerpt of lyrics from “Held By The Mother” by Celia Farran Of my four children, …
As we cross over the Spring Equinox, where the wheel turns and the Child of Light becomes the Prince of the Forest, the Lover of the Earth, He finds Himself in the arms of the Maiden. The shadows of the Crone have faded in the balanced day of Light and Dark. All that was, forms …
As new life blossoms forth, Reclaiming witches gather and sing our favorite Springtime chant: She Changes Everything She Touches (aka Koré Chant) by Starhawk. The chant celebrates the changing of the seasons and calls forth the Goddess in each of us. In a time when our magic is urgently needed to reshape the world, the …
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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 …
The Longest Night is just around the corner and we here at Pagan Song are taking time to rest, heal and prepare for longer, brighter days ahead. From our hearts to yours, we offer two gifts for the season. First, a playlist of over five hours of Yule/Winter Solstice music that I’ve built up over …
It feels almost impossible for the New Year to be just a few days away. There are a handful of reasons I’m glad to have it behind me, but a big ole bucketful of reasons I am thankful to have seen it to its end. I am here, proof of life, my daily goal now. …
