I recently performed a Winter Solstice Ritual for those in my Death’s Emissary course and those in the Temple of the Crane. It is a flow of ritual I particularly enjoy that contains stories, songs, and an activity (generally some form of candle magic). This year’s focus was on the Well, the Ancestral Soul within us, and The Mother of Death. I have had many responses back at how powerful the ritual felt for them, the emotions that surfaced, and... Read more
I have always found it interesting that as we enter certain phases of learning, we also start getting a specific animal that we are drawn to. Of course this might not be everyone, but it seems to be true for most of the people I interact with. Throughout the years I have had connections to several different animals, and each one was aligned with the lessons of that time. They held reflections of those lessons for me. Being more animistic... Read more
This article is inspired by a video Jasmines Garden put out about the Spirit of Santa . In short, her 6 year old daughter was told at school that Santa wasn’t real. As a mom she struggled between telling a truth or telling a lie to keep the spirit alive – Yet being a witch gave her the perfect answer… Since she was an openly practicing Witch she chose to respond that way – Santa is a Spirit that we... Read more
I was having a conversation the other day with a friend who is also taking the Death’s Emissary course. The conversation took the usual twists and turn until we hit the topic of Elements. It is in moments like this that I am reminded that what we personally tend to think as “common knowledge” probably isn’t. Her experience came from the perspective of Wicca. I have never been Wiccan but its influence stretches way beyond itself because it was used... Read more
I have studied and contemplated various different spiritual calendars over the decades. Seeing the various micro and macro patterns and cycles within them. Different labels, names, and ways of viewing the rhythms, yet the core energies and cycles can be seen in them. Celtic Wheel This is the primary one most people are familiar with. It goes by several different names now – The Celtic Wheel, The Witches Wheel, The Wheel of the Year, and so forth. It has 8... Read more
This is something anyone can do, without any prior experience with tarot or channeling, and build a strong communication between us and Deities/ Guides. This technique allows your Divine/ Guide to talk with you, even if you have not developed the psychic-clairs, in a more cohesive way than just signs or feelings which can be altered in perspective. What is Stitchomancy? The people in the Death’s Emissary course have started to get deep into the technique of stitchomancy as it... Read more
This always comes up at this time of year because Christmas, the dominant winter holiday, is quickly approaching. The memes have even started flying between what is Pagan and christian symbolism. People I work with start getting frazzled about how to deal with their christian family members since they are not of that belief system. The worst though is this false sense of competition between all the different winter holidays (because it isn’t just Yule and Christmas). In Western culture... Read more
We have all experienced it – Something catches our attention, a word, a color, an animal that crosses our path. We call them signs, and yet I see them as bread crumbs because we do not stop with what we see. We start looking at it from different perspectives. We dig deeper below the surface finding another piece to our puzzle. Bread crumb leads to bread crumb, down a winding maze of discovery. Our Deities / Guides work often in... Read more
In beauty, grace, and mystery she wanders between the worlds. Her magic coming from both. A duality that blends in the fog and then emerges from it whole. Crane Magic gives us the means to unlock that which is hidden, secrets within the world and within ourselves. It is a lamp that illuminates the possibilities, but the path we create with it is ours alone. Below you will find words of the Crane and the deeper meaning simmering beneath them.... Read more
Generally when someone uses the word Pantheon, they are referring to a specific set of Deities from one people/ culture, such as the Romans or the Norse. Even within some of the larger groupings such as Celtic, there are smaller more specific Pantheons such as Welsh and Irish. The idea of a Pantheon in itself, just means a collection of Gods. The Greek translation of the word means “(a temple) of all Gods” . Most people will look at it... Read more
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