Let it begin with each step we takeLet it begin with each change we makeLet it begin with each chain we breakLet it begin with every time we awake! Excerpt of lyrics from “Let It Begin Now” by Starhawk & Amber Khan-Engel Samhain 2026 marks the 47th anniversary of Reclaiming and Starhawk’s Spiral Dance ritual. …
In this harvest season, Blackwillow Starling discuss their latest album Thornaeppel, and what they garnered from the early seeds of the writing process. Blackwillow Starling The Process of Change In what ways has your song writing changed with the new album? (Nora) I think in terms of collaboration our writing has changed. Michael and I …
The ancient first harvest festival celebration of Lughnasadh on the 1st of August, marks the turning of the wheel of the year towards autumn and the darker quarter of the year. It is this glorious period where I celebrate the fruits and mystery of nature, a time we give thanks for the bounty of the …
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 …
