BRIGIT - A BRIGHT GODDESS FOR THIS TIME OF CHANGE! |
As I have often said in my Blogs, the Wheel of the Year does not lurch suddenly from one Sabbat to the next. Well, it's now rolling towards IMBOLC, so it's time to consider how you might like to welco... Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:24:00 GMT |
OLD AQUAINTANCE NOT FORGOT AND ONCE MORE BROUGHT TO MIND |
Once Yule passes, I'm faced with the long, damp, cold haul to spring. At this time of year when all is still dark and lonely, it is important to remember in your heart the Wildwood and the Lord and La... Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:28:00 GMT |
MY BIRTHDAY |
When I was 20, my best friend was Russell, who was gay. We used to sit on his front steps on Christiana Avenue into the early hours whispering our visions of our dream man that we would meet in t... Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:34:00 GMT |
ELEN - GODDESS OF WINTER AND THE WILDWOOD |
The following Heartsong came to me as I was preparing notes on my Laptop Grimoire for a Winter Solstice Ritual. It replaced my Ritual - a Celebration of the Goddess of the Wildwood... Winter lays like... Posted by on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:39:00 GMT |
DEITIES FOR YULE |
Here we are at Christmas again...the birthday of the Christ Child well like the Queen of England, who has an 'official Birthday' in addition to her real one, the date of 25 december was chosen by th... Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:00:00 GMT |
THE TRUE STORY OF HOW SANTA FLIES |
Way back at the end of the last Ice Age, peoples of the North of Europe survived on the edge of glaciers in a land that was cold and snowy. They were followers of the reindeer herds and practiced a Sh... Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:01:00 GMT |
YULETIDE TRADITIONS |
The symbolism in Western Traditions of Winter Solstice are many and varied. I'd like to share my favourites with you. The Yule Tree whoops! The Christians nicked it! - is traditional. Hollies, ivies... Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:24:00 GMT |
AN ELEMENTAL LIBATION FOR THE EARTH AT EQUINOX |
Mabon celebrates the harvesting of the fruits that will sustain us through the dark Winter days to come. Offerings demonstrate prosperity and bounty.
It will be important to remember as ... Posted by on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:01:00 GMT |
A RITUAL FOR MABON |
I haven't used the following Ritual since 2001, but in case you want a completely structured one to follow, here it is from my Laptop of Shadows&Prepare the Altar with the Mabon candle, dried leaves a... Posted by on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:06:00 GMT |
THE WHEEL OF LIFE |
I dedicate this to the Morrigan, who whispered the memory in my ear. May She always remind me to be careful what I pray for in every Turn of the Wheel. It is a true memory of the past, and only Conra... Posted by on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:38:00 GMT |