I’ve been puzzled by some personal gnosis to do with Rhiannon for ages, because it doesn’t quite fit what I was thinking of as Her story. The Birds of Rhiannon are mentioned in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi, but what do the birds have to do with Rhiannon? Read more
How do you perceive energies? Do you predominantly filter those perceptions through one physical sense, or multiple senses? How strongly do you perceive information that defies interpretation through physical senses? Read more
For most of my life I had no idea that my shadow self was really in control of my life. I had to overcome a lot of my shadow self before I knew what it was. I kept telling myself that I was good enough. I could achieve what I wanted by working hard. I became an over-achiever. It still wasn't enough. Read more
I challenge you, in this season of introspection, to look at how and where you are spending your attention. Does it bring value to you? Does it help you survive or thrive? Or does it just waste time without adding any value? Your attention is precious. Be intentional where you spend it. Read more
I remember Halloween. That might not be very witchy for a lot of people, but I have a whole year to do all the witchy things. I remember Halloween. I’ll play tricks on my kids. I’ll instill the traditions that were instilled in me because I remember Halloween. Read more
In the dark cave of my grief, I still wanted to know why me, why am I shadowed by so much death when others go unscathed, when they can confidently declare Spirit or their deity or a supreme Spirit saved their loved one? And below my sorrow anger brewed—why am I forsaken? What have I done to deserve this? Read more
We don’t get to choose to what we mourn. We can’t help the fact that we mourn not only other people, but animals, objects, places, relationships, activities, our previous selves, and anything else we place personal value upon. When we value something, anything, and it leaves our lives, it is natural to mourn it. Read more
I know that navigating death is difficult, and depending on your place in life, it can feel foreign and unfamiliar or overwhelming and near-suffocating – I’ve been in both places, and having emerged from the other side I can finally see the dark beauty in Samhain that dwells at the heart of this sacred day. Read more
If the surviving Morrigan mythology tells us anything it is of the ferocity of warfare, a determination towards victory and the body-morphing ability of battle-frenzied blood thirst. Such themes make many uncomfortable; but then if your aim was the sanctuary of your comfort zone you crowed at the wrong Goddess. Read more
What's important to reflect on as you make self-care decisions is how those decisions serve your Highest Good or True Self. Sometimes the hard stuff you do right now is exactly what caring for yourself looks like. Read more
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