There is Majik in the earth! In the growing things as well as the inert aspects of landscape. Some believe that even rocks and stones have spirit! From very early times, people all over the world have placed stones in designs that have meaning and magic. Circles of stone are found in so many places. …
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 …
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 …
I was just my mother’s daughter. You may think that being the daughter of a goddess is all frolicking and flower picking and ambrosia and harps. Okay, it is all that. And it’s living life in the shadows—someone else’s shadow at that. A big, fat, Olympian, grain-filled, fertile shadow. I couldn’t exactly say that to Demeter. She’s too busy …
I wrote the song that is the opening track on the Crow Women’s second album, Crow Magic. It’s titled The Law of Three. It’s a little chant with a big message: The Law of Three says what I give out, then, the world gives back and the world gives back and the world gives back …
This post, part 1 of the Candle Flame series, describes Marilyn’s experience in writing the song Candle Flame. Part 2 will explore ways you can use the song in your own ceremonies. The song lyrics appear at the end of this blog entry. “Let us light a candle flame…” How often we turn toward the …
