I participated in my first ritual to celebrate Aphrodite (in this lifetime) when I was a teenager. I only remember bits of the ritual but one of the things that we did was a guided meditation where we communed with Aphrodite. In that meditation Aphrodite gave me a rose and I’ve felt connected to her …
Well, Spring is here. It is more evident if you live in the South, but even here on the shores of Lake Erie there are signs.The buds are just beginning to show on the Maple tree in my backyard and the flowers are just beginning to show green leaves searching for the Sun. We’ve even …
As the season changes from winter to spring, the energies of the earth start to rise with new life. Ostara, the Spring Equinox, is the perfect time to embrace this energy and renew our own spirits. For pagans and Wiccans, it’s a time of balance where light and darkness are equal. And what better way …
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Welcome to Spring! After a long, crazy winter, with wild weather all over the world, may we finally come to a calmer period. Well, at least in the weather forecast! The season begins at March 19, 2024, 9:06:22 PM MDT. The Sun has just moved into the 6th house, having just aligned with Neptune in …
Imbolg, a sacred time in the Celtic calendar, symbolizes the peak of winter. It is often acknowledged as the coldest time of the year, comparable to the early hours of the morning on a 24-hour clock. Just like how the night reaches its coldest point before dawn, Imbolg offers the chilliest part of winter. As …
Just last week, on Winter Solstice Eve, I started mixing my next album. This was the perfect time to start a new project that would take me from 2020 and lockdown to the end of one busy, magical year and into the next…. Now let me just start by saying that I have written a …
From the bright colours of the Autumnal Equinox to the tiny budding green of Imbolc, this is my favourite turning of Life’s Wheel. It is the time when most of our spiritual celebrations are set into days that are filled with change and chaos by Nature. The Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere marks the …
Greetings to all this merry Yule! So good to have you with us. This looks like a fascinating season for astrology this winter! Let’s dive in. The Sun slips into Capricorn December 21, 8:27:20 PM, MST this year. All the planets are within ½ the circle! Mostly bunched up in Capricorn (3) and Taurus (3). …
A powerful temporal landmark within the wheel of the year, there is magic and transformation in ‘The Fall’. Of course there is, we all feel it! Samhain/Soween/Calan Gaeaf is the third and final of the three pagan harvest festivals, a time when our ancestors would have harvested and prepared a variety of foods and essentials …
The celebration of Samhain (pronounced Sáh-wen) is an ancient Celtic festival that has been practiced for centuries. It marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the dark half of the year and winter. It is celebrated on October 31st and is considered to be one of the eight modern Pagan Witches’ …
