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Mama Earth and Grandmother Moon

A Ritual for the Closing of the Veils

A Ritual for the Closing of the Veils

This is such a special time of the year for me, as we step into the season that begins at Samhain and ends at the Winter Solstice. It is a new beginning, a new immram (a spiritual journey in Old Irish), a new cycle in the ever turning wheel of the year. Those in the southern hemisphere are at a different “hinge” of the two-fold year of...

The winter goddess energies of Samhain

The winter goddess energies of Samhain

Samhain, aka Samhuinn, is for me the most powerful point in what many call the Wheel of the Year (one could argue it is two wheels, but that is another story). It marks the beginning of a new turn of the Wheel and a new cycle that brings in the knowledge and wisdom of...

When will you celebrate Samhain?

When will you celebrate Samhain?

Beginning at sunset tonight, we celebrate the traditional date for Samhain in the northern hemisphere and Bealtaine in the southern hemisphere. Also known as cross-quarter dates (the midpoints between Equinoxes and Solstices, and vice-versa) and fire festivals, they...

Full Blood Moon in Taurus

Full Blood Moon in Taurus

This is most definitely a powerful lunar month. At this time of transition here in the north, as the leaves fall and the branches become bare, the sky and stars bring us many new energies, with solar and lunar eclipses at the new and full moons, and very soon we step...

Equinox or Equilux

Equinox or Equilux

At Autumn Equinox, we celebrate the astronomical beginning of the Autumn Season. As you likely know, the word equinox comes from the Latin words for "equal night", and we trust that it is so. But on the actual Equinox date, the days and night are not precisely equal. ...

Infusing Honey with Herbs and Flowers

Infusing Honey with Herbs and Flowers

Growing up in a big city, I can’t remember having local raw unpasteurized honey at home as a child. I do remember, however, my first taste of honeycomb during our annual August visit to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.  I always loved touring both the...