Uzume: Stripper Goddess and Sacred Clown Once upon a time, the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu had a fight with her brother. I don’t remember exactly what the fight was about, probably one of those sibling conflicts that feels monumental at the time, and in retrospect is revealed to be a mere trifling. But at the …
There is a place within uswhere the waters are still and waiting. When we grow quiet enough to listen —when we dare to open —the voice of spirit rises from that deep place,and magic answers. Sometimes, that magic becomes song.Sometimes, it becomes the kind of song that is not meant to be sung alone —but …
I’m often asked about my inspiration for the songs I write, and very often there is no easy answer. May Morning is different. But to fully explain what happened we have to go back a bit further, to the start of my own pagan journey and apprenticeship. How It Started I was asked, back in …
Springtime has revealed itself in all its glory here in Wisconsin. The robin, our state bird, has returned. Magnolias are now in bloom and their soft, sweet cream fragrance fills the air. Early morning sunshine pours in through our yards to spark life within the greening grass, as well as through our kitchen windows to …
As new life blossoms forth, Reclaiming witches gather and sing our favorite Springtime chant: She Changes Everything She Touches (aka Koré Chant) by Starhawk. The chant celebrates the changing of the seasons and calls forth the Goddess in each of us. In a time when our magic is urgently needed to reshape the world, the …
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From our perspective, the Goddess Hekate—the Goddess of Magick and Witchcraft, also known as the Queen of Witches—was originally a solar deity, and there is evidence to support this theory. Before being conflated with other goddesses, She was revered as the Sun itself, and Her power reaches us through Her Torches. Long before the patriarchal …
I wrote Dark Mother’s Tears in 2025 from fragments of a dream waking in a desolate, burnt world. I could not shake that scene, that feeling. A possible future/a recorded past. This Long, Dark Night I fear for humanity’s future. The United States is ruled by a mad, dying king – our own Theoden plagued …
In Pagan and Earth-based music, a spell song is more than just a melody—it’s an act of magick in motion. It isn’t written simply to be sung or performed; it’s crafted to shift energy, focus the mind, and weave intention into sound. A spell song can offer protection, comfort, or transformation, depending on what the moment …
My friends have asked me to share the stories behind some of my songs, and amazingly, a theme has emerged – celestial objects. I certainly have days when I am feeling low and defeated, but eventually, I always find myself looking up. Quite literally looking up to the sky for inspiration and hope. I have …
It is said the ancient Celts believed the seasons of the year were divided in half between summer and winter. It is also said the Celts believed the seasons which we call spring and autumn are a transitional and liminal time, a time between time where this world and the otherworld are separated by the …
