And the wheel turns to springand the wheel turns to spring… I got to hear that Crow song (Dance of Spring) frequently over the past year. It took a lot of rehearsal. Of course my human Mom would prance around the house singing “And the bunny turns to spring!” because she is ridiculous and likes to insert …
In the Fire is a movement song. It generates physical movement with its rhythm and spiritual movement with its message. Hindu Goddess Kali dances in the fire, and is a fearsome, dark and very popular manifestation of the Goddess in India. She destroys what is ready to be reborn, and in this way she urges …
This post is dedicated to my crowsister Donna Pauline. Remembering you, the magic and the love. -“The Other Dona” Sister Dearest, I was thinking of you and our walks along the river path. Walking, talking, sharing secrets. And singing, of course. Singing the tunes we sang with our CrowSisters. The Crow Women had developed a …
I wrote the first couple of verses of Beltane Spirits Come to Us several years ago. Actually, they were what are now the last two verses. Sometimes I’ll start on a song and get a couple verses, then it sits for months until I get motivated to write more verses. That’s what happened here. …
Beltane is one of my favorite holidays. By May 1st springtime has really arrived, the flowers are bursting forth and joyful sexy energy is upon us. The symbolism of the Maypole being placed in the earth and sheathed by ribbons, while being a fun and joyful ritual in its own right, is also a symbolic …
There’s nothing like the full moon to make a witch feel inspired! I was tasked with writing these song notes a whole moon ago. This song, At Lammas, is a Great Work. Quite a bit of magic went into getting this one onto our latest album, Seasons: A Pagan Journey Around the Wheel. Back in …
Welcome to the first installment of our series on brewing for pagan ceremonies. Our featured brewer this time is Sylvia, who showed me how to make a pomegranate mead for the autumn holidays. Sylvia emphasized the importance of sterilizing everything. Sometimes she uses an oxygen cleaner, such as One Step. She didn’t have any on …
I wrote Warrior Woman in January 2017 to go with a women’s empowerment ritual that I would priestess, part of my emotional response to the pending inauguration of Donald Trump as president. As it turned out, the huge Women’s March in Washington D.C. and many other places the day after the inauguration echoed the sentiment …
Want to spend a weekend immersing yourself in pagan music? A chance to soak in a creative cauldron of song is coming up May 17, 18 & 19, 2019. I’ll be leading a Pagan Music Retreat at Ardantane Pagan Learning Center in lovely Jemez Canyon, north of Albuquerque, New Mexico. To register, go to https://www.ardantane.org/courses/ …
Ah spring, the time when everything seems new and possibilities are endless. Spring has always been my favorite time of year, with the summer stretching out in front of me, and all the plans…all the stuff I’m going to do and get done! As I sit here now, looking at several feet of snow on …
