The Song Meadow Awakens Begins In the very early spring of 2020 I was asked to write a poem for Circle Sanctuary to celebrate Imbolc, using a picture of one of the springtime meadows in the sanctuary as a reference. Gazing at the photo of a green meadow nestled at the base of some foothills …
I have been a Brigid devotee ever since I learned of this Celtic Goddess back when I was a young aspiring actress in New York City. Perhaps I was drawn to her initially because her image is often described much like my own: Tall, fair-skinned Goddess with long red hair. But my connection to Brigid feels …
Greetings fellow Pagans, musicians, and anyone else who enjoys these pages! Merry Yule to all! Believe it or not, there is some very fine astrology coming up this year. Beginning a bit before now, a rather amazing, not seen often at all, is a planet structure (see chart) that will be active for several years …
The big meal is over, we survived not talking politics and then everyone went home. The food was great and as soon as I’m done writing this and getting it sent off, I will be making my famous turkey soup. It does take several hours, but is so worth it and lasts for weeks…. The …
It is October and the growing darkness is palpable here in Massachusetts. As I went on my morning walking, I allowed my inner child to come out. I playfully kicked the autumn leaves as their warm hues swirled around me. The sun’s rays shone down like amber as woodsy scents on the wind cleared my …
Thanks to Gaia and the Green ManThanks to the blessed land.Tend the garden with rakes and hoes,The harvest basket overflows. That’s they opening of Garden Harvest Song, which I recorded with my band, the Crow Women. (The link to listen to the song is at the end of this post.) Writing about gardening brings up …
Here we are, walking the wheel again. Familiar pathways lead through time, all the same yet not the same. Ever onward through the ways, on these spirals of change. Our journey brings us to Samhain, the time of the final harvest of the year when the fields are burned and the last of the crops …
The Dark Season is sweeping down upon us, so here’s a spot of dark work I will be recording soon. “Life’s the parade of the dyingIt’s the dance of the already dead.We’re dancing away every momentTo the music that plays in our heads…” As many of you know, I grew up on a working farm. …
Greetings, astrology fans and music lovers. The wheel turns, as it always does, now to the 2nd Equinox at Mabon on September 22, (6:43:37 AM MDT, Albuquerque, NM). A fascinating chart, certainly for a holiday. Sun conjuncts Mercury and the South Node (there will be an annular eclipse on Oct. 2); trine Moon which is …
