As the month of December is also filled with the hectic energy of the season, people are everywhere, and by the time you get to the Winter Solstice ritual, being around more people may not be high on the list of favorite activities. It's the time of year to hibernate, to hide under the covers, and not deal with people, right? Then the magic of community happens, engaging your senses and your heart. Wait for it, and then savor the feeling in the days ahead. Read more
December comes with a certain amount of dread for some of us. I know the month will be filled with my anxiety in overdrive, and there will be too much to do, with too little time to do it all. I know that when I go out to run errands, people will be cranky, rude and have little concept of personal space. I know all this, yet I resist the urge to run away and hide in the tropics for those four weeks. How to survive? I planned ahead this year, with a few things that have been beneficial, as we head into Yule. Read more
This time of year can take on a frenetic energy that can wear the most positive among us down to a weary sigh of humanity. We all know the drill: everyone is frantic, people everywhere urge us to be jolly, conversations revolve around presents, the endless lists of things to do, and parties. When all we want to do is stay under the covers and await January. There is another way: take it back to the basics. Read more
One of the many things I love about the Wheel of the Year is the onward turning through celebrations and observances., as we wind our way through the twelve months. It grounds and centers me, attaches me to the rhythm of the seasons, turning my focus inward. And so it is with Yule, also known as the Winter Solstice, one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world. Take this season to turn inward, truly celebrate, and enjoy. Read more
Thanksgiving is a great holiday, filled with lots of food, no presents, and family/friend time. Sure, it can be fraught with family tensions, sadness, boredom, a few arguments here and there, or more. Since we are magical practitioners, there are many ways to imbue the holiday with our own additions! Read more
It seems like Mercury in Retrograde gets more and more pronounced as our world gets more chaotic. It used to be something at the back of my mind during that time period, but nowadays I spend my time fielding calls from friends with their tales of woe and mishap. Can you really survive Mercury in Retrograde? What can you do to make it less...MERCURY IN RETROGRADE? Read more
October is not only the month for Samhain, the world celebrates Halloween. All interest, focus, attention is laser-focused, seemingly, on the end of October. Yet for many of us, Pagan October #PaganOctober is an entire month's worth of so much more than one singular celebration. Unpacking all that happened will take a while, but in the meantime, I note a few observations of what I discovered during that month. Read more
Samhain is soon upon us, and it feels like we have been celebrating for weeks now. Actually, we have! The build-up to Samhain starts weeks in advance, as the Wheel of the Year moves toward the end of our Witches' year. Everyone is full of activity, plans, and excitement. Tied in with the general euphoria of Halloween, October has its own buzzy, hyper feel. #PaganOctober is a very real, very full, very busy month. Read more
Everyone imagines that working in a witch shop at Samhain is the ultimate in witchdom. It is, and it can be, and yet, it remains so much more. The excitement builds before October 1st, and as that day arrives, there is that unmistakable aura of deepening shadows, the veil thinning, and the feeling of going deep within as the season proceeds. Read more
'Tis the season for ancestor veneration, and while many of us are comfortable communing with those we love on the other side of the veil, there is a small, gnawing truth: we have some relatives and ancestors we would rather forget, not deal with, or just ignore. Should we do something about that? Included are suggestions for actions you can perform to help with this catharsis. Read more
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