by Della Ratcliffe | Dec 14, 2022 | Divination Techniques & Tools, Wheel of the Year
Several years ago, I started to observe not just the 12 Days of Solstice (and/or Christmas) but also a lovely ritual and divination process for the new calendar year (or coming months) known as 12 Omen Days, a traditional Celtic practice from the people of Wales and...
by Della Ratcliffe | Dec 31, 2021 | Lunar Cycles, Wheel of the Year
image source, Canva Pro As the 12 Days Of Solstice come to their end, consider completing this time of reflection and rebirth with a ritual of your choice. You might be inspired by the simple fire release ritual shared in the “Elemental Blessings” post. And do take...
by Della Ratcliffe | Dec 30, 2021 | Wheel of the Year
This year — more than any recent year — I so need this soul-stice time of reflection and renewal. Much is still churning within me… fermenting, grieving, questioning, finding new paths. Like Joyce Rupp in her poem Winters Cloak, “This year I do not want the...
by Della Ratcliffe | Dec 29, 2021 | Wheel of the Year
During the Solstice celebrations, I feel even closer to the classical four Elements — Earth, Fire, Air and Water — and love to evoke this Blessing of the Elements at this time of year: As the earth grows colder, the winds blow faster, the fire dwindles smaller, and...
by Della Ratcliffe | Dec 28, 2021 | Wheel of the Year
Today I honour the Cauldron of Regeneration, honouring the rebirth of the Sun, and the Divine Union between the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine. In our previous post, I wrote of the illumination that the shaft of Solstice light ignited at Newgrange. That light is...
