In autumn I begin harvesting my dried scarlet runner bean pods to have dry beans throughout the winter. Scarlet runner beans are an heirloom and many heirloom bean varieties are being rediscovered for their flavor and beauty. These beans have many uses throughout the seasons. Their scarlet flowers are a delicious edible flower in the …
Babalon’s Blood is a rich black cherry mead. Read on to follow along with the process as Sylvia and I make a splendid batch. This dark red mead is named for the goddess Babalon, a powerful deity of sexuality and power. One of my favorite chants by Sharon Knight honors three Great Goddesses, Inanna, Ishtar, …
A Ritual offering from Roki, the Kreaurabbit Another season changes, and my Crow friends are all a-flurry with fall rituals and activities. As usual, they make me giggle (i.e. twitch my nose happily) at their human naiveté. Yes, you should celebrate with a fall ritual, but all this singing and making muffins and dolls and …
I composed my song Balance in All Things for use in group rituals for either fall equinox or spring equinox. That vision came to life this autumn in a Mabon ritual to bring balance. In this post, I’ll share that ceremony, with how-to instructions for you, dear reader. I hope you’ll incorporate these ideas in …
Mabon, the holiday of harvest feasting! When the “cakes and ale” moment comes in your celebration, pull out these glorious muffins for Mabon. It’s a perfect time to sing A Pagan Grace, too. I loved recording this delightful little song for our Seasons album, with Shannon and Alane. “Dear Goddess, we ask you to bless …
Initiation rituals are one of our most important rites of passage. We Crow Women are a close, close sisterhood! We have been circling for over 25 years, which has to be some kind of a record. There have been sisters who have moved away, and new crow women have been added to our nest. We …
While unpacking, I found this battered photograph of the Crow Women, and memories flooded back. In the picture we stand in front of the lake, smiles turned toward the camera as the sun sets. We are ready to set out to serve as Amazons. We are younger in the photo–women in the prime of life, …
Come Autumn, the earth undresses, settles down and prepares to stretch out under a blanket of winter and rest. In this blog, we’ll make an easy, no-sew handkerchief doll to use in ritual–Mabon or otherwise. It’s easy enough that it can even be done by a group within or just before your ritual. The Crow song …
Another Ritual to Celebrate the Crone In my last post about Croning, I explained the importance of demarking this important life transition with ritual. (Go back and read that to catch up. Done? Great, welcome back.) This week, I offer a ritual to help welcome the aging pagan or witch into the tribe of the …
The Crow Women songs that we put out for the world are original words and music, except for some of my songs. There are a lot of really nice melodies out there, traditional folk songs and old time Christian hymns, that cry for better or at least different words. Pagan words. Putting new words to …
