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Mama Earth and Grandmother Moon
A water healing ritual for World Oceans Day
How will you honour World Oceans Day, celebrated annually on June 8th? What does the ocean — and all the fresh waters of Mama Earth — mean to you? For this Earth loving Crone, World Oceans Day is a spiritual occasion, a day to celebrate and honour my personal connection with the world’s waters and to thank them for supporting us on this planet....
World Bee Day: celebrating the pollinators
Celebrating the pollinators on World Bee Day, May 20 Per EarthDay.org, “these fuzzy pollinators need our help. Threats like colony collapse disorder, habitat loss, and climate change are huge issues to bee survival.” Visit https://www.earthday.org/bee-facts/ to learn...
Laughter, the best medicine
"Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine." — Lord Byron Mark Twain once remarked that “The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” For me laughter continues to be a powerful form of healing, and one that we can embrace when...
Sacred Smoke: Craft a Bealtaine Incense
At each of the eight major Celtic celebrations in the year, I like to bring in traditions and rituals that celebrate the three realms of Celtic cosmology: Land, Sea and Sky. Incense and sacred smoke (some know this as "smudging" or “saining” ) connect us to the...
The changing traditions of Bealtaine
How (and when!) will you celebrate Bealtaine? When I first started to explore my Celtic roots and the spirituality of my ancestors, I was fascinated by the lore and the idea of celebrating the milestones within the year as it turned and transformed through the growth...
Plant an Egg for inspiration
Last week the Full Moon in Libra arrived, referred to by some as the Pink Full Moon, originally named for the abundance of pink phlox emerging in the warmer spring days. And although I did not see an abundance of pink phlox, but instead the yellow blossoms of...
Release Ritual with an Egg
There are so many lovely rituals for Spring in Wise Women traditions, and I am always drawn to those that use an egg in some way. Eggs are such a potent symbol of the rebirth associated with this season, and can be used in so many ways in one’s soul work and rituals....
Full Moon in Libra: the doorway to gratitude
The Full Moon arrives April 5 @ 9:34 PDT, April 6 @ 04:34 UTD, 12:34 am EDT, 4:34 pm NZST Invite the Full Moon to shine her light on the alignment between your inner world and your outer world. This coming moon is referred to by some as the Pink Full Moon,...
Spring Equinox energies
Spring Equinox 2023 is March 20 @ 21:24 UTC Who are your allies for the Spring Equinox and this season in the Wheel of the Year that begins today and ends with Bealtainne, traditionally celebrated on May 1st? For me, well it's a team of allies including some of the...
Imbolg and the Bear Goddess
"Artio and Artaois" by Beth Wildwood, cover art for Pagan Portals - Artio and Artaois: A journey Towards the Celtic Bear Gods When I think of Imbolg, I think of its traditional connection with the birthing of the lambs and goats. But they are not they only creatures...
Super New Moon in Pisces: be a fisher of dreams
Super New Moon in Pisces February 20 @ 07:05 UTC, 08:05 pm NZDT, 2:05 am EST, and February 19 @ 11:05 pm PDT How will this new moon in Pisces — with its water-y emotional intuitive and imaginative energy — inform and guide your new monthly journey with...
What is your moon story?
I love the serendipitous quality of learning, how a word from someone or an image one stumbles upon can lead us to a new thought, a new question, a new direction... or a paradigm shift in one's own thoughts. I experienced this again in the last couple of weeks, when a...
Celebrate your Self on Valentine’s Day
Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Some see this holiday as a purely commercial event, a “Hallmark moment”, focusing only on romantic love and partnerships, flowers and chocolate, and candlelit dinners. As for me, I look at Valentine's Day as a soul work...