One of the things that brings ritual powerfully alive for me is the combination of symbol and song. The melody of a song pitched just right can create a powerful opening to the Otherworld. And the imagery we choose for the lyrics can guide us to where we are going. Symbol and Song As magic …
I have written a lot of music over the years about the seasons, how I see them and how they make me feel, both instrumental acoustic guitar compositions and vocal songs too. I am sharing 3 of those songs with you now: Moonlight on Snow Covered Branches, Holly and the Oak and The Light of …
Winter Solstice Sunrise is the first chant that I ever wrote before I wrote any songs. Sometime in 1981 (I was 19 or 20 years old) I started realizing that I could write music and not just reproduce it (I had been singing and playing music since I was a child) when I was asked …
Yule this year commences on December 21 at 2:48:12 PM, Mountain time. As you can see in the chart below, everything except the South Node is within an opposition and everything except Mars and the South Node is in the Top half of the chart, indicating that the energy of the season and the year …
Thank you for the invitation to share the background story of one of my songs. On this occasion, I have chosen Soul Journey written and created within my private stone fire circle on my land. As the lyrics convey “I lie in my nemeton circle serene, in a blanket of stillness and web of my …
As the Wheel of the Year turns away from the planetary balance of light and dark at the recent Equinox in September, and toward the upcoming seasonal extremes of the December Solstice (Midsummer in the Southern Hemisphere and Midwinter in the Northern), we find ourselves approaching a deeply magical point in the year. Traditionally celebrated …
First Connection Last summer I was preparing to lead a Litha ritual, and I found a poem called “Wild Woman” in my files. I didn’t remember seeing or hearing it in the past, but it seemed perfect for the summer solstice celebration we would be holding in an oak grove. The page said it was …
The traditional date in Australia for Imbolc is the 1st of August and Spring Equinox/Ostara is the 23rd of September. We are coming to the time of the year for new beginnings and a time of balance and I find myself meditating on what I will bring into my life in the coming months and …
Music is a form of magick. It can be constructed in various ways to be a symbolic, sonic image of the practitioner’s intent. That intent, once heard by the listener can manifest, and they will start acting upon the intent that they now feel is their own. Hearts can be swayed, and heads can be …
Lughnassadh (Lammas) is, among other things, a celebration of the Celtic god Lugh (also Lleu or Lugus), the god of nobility. Lugh was both a warrior and a craftsman (ah, the heart of a warrior, soul of an artist), and is well known for his many, many talents. He is often called Lugh “of the …
