It’s not a surprise that Samhain is online this year — for many. (For most?) For a while, it was debated, argued, and even dismissed as an option. After all, Samhain is the time of getting together, dancing, and celebrating another turn of the wheel. In Reclaiming, it is the time of Spiral Dance. A public ritual, a fundraiser, a time when hundreds of people gather to dance in the most beautiful and often confusing, yet ecstatic dance of the… Read more
October 26, 2020
Samhain in the Time of Covid: The Spiral Dance Goes Online
October 26, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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October 6, 2020
Listening to the Dead, Hearing their Voices and Holding their Hearts
October 6, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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The dead are close. Maybe it’s because this year has been quiet, slower, and interrupted. I become still enough to hear their voices and hold their hearts. Read more
September 16, 2020
Tending Sacred Space: The Body is an Altar and a Temple of Grief
September 16, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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The body is more than a movement and a muscle, more than a bone and a lung. It is a vehicle of grief and joy. Read more
August 30, 2020
Working the Magick of the Heart Anyway
August 30, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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My heart hurts. And I haven’t really known what to write in the midst of this pandemic / world burning / who can I touch / ugh time. Time has been swimmy. Before I know it, it’s Thursday and I’m back to the weekend where I’m not really resting, but I’m not really working. Sure, I’m planning classes and writing books, but it all seems so strange in the places we are right now. Like it matters more. Like it… Read more
July 12, 2020
Gathering the Godds: Who’s a Part of Your Pandemic Pod?
July 12, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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Some people I know have created pods, places of shared practices for safety and places for supporting our mental health. There are agreements and boundaries and shared understandings.Allies who have each other’s back. And I also call on the godds to be a part of my pandemic pod. Read more
May 17, 2020
Suddenly Solitary (Again): A Witch Looks at The Gifts of the Pandemic
May 17, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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The pandemic continues to unfold as a time of worry, but also a time of wonder. When things are uncertain, perhaps we can return to ourselves and the magick we already are. Read more
April 22, 2020
Lovers in a Dangerous Time: How to Celebrate Beltane in a New Way
April 22, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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This Beltane may not look the same as others. We can miss sweaty bodies in a ritual of ribbons, we can also call out to our lifeforce, find beauty where we are, and dance anyway. Read more
March 27, 2020
Step into the Circle and Be Held: Restoring Connection and Community
March 27, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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If this pandemic has taught me anything (so far), it’s that we are sharing an experience and a unique reminder of connection. And we are most certainly, most definitely, not alone. Read more
March 17, 2020
Heart Magick in a Time of Pandemic: Bending Toward Hope
March 17, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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In a time of pandemic and worrying and wondering, we can deepen into love magick that bends toward hope. We can call in resilience by showing up for our heart. Read more
March 1, 2020
Holding the Heart: Making Meaning of Magick & Initiations
March 1, 2020 By Irisanya Moon
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The meaning of magick arrives when it does, sometimes in story and sometimes in dream. When we hold our hearts gently, these initiations can lead us to the gates of meaning. Read more
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