Reflections on my journey with Mama Earth and Grandmother Moon
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1, then called The Great War. No one imagined that another war of such devastation would start just two decades later.... or the rise of so many conflicts, wars and terrorism across our planet to this day. While I deplore the “culture of war”,… Continue reading Remembrance Day 2018: a richer dust
I went for a quiet walk along Kitsilano Beach here in Vancouver, one of my favourite ways to connect with Mama Earth, and to meditate and reflect. And I saw so many Canada Geese! Some were loudly honking at me, defending his/her territory, while others stood guard, ever vigilant . . . and perhaps wondering… Continue reading Wisdom from Canada Goose
This week, we start a new lunar month and a new lesson in our new free women/ womxn only course 13 Moons, 13 Goddesses, and our new lunar theme of Transforming Relationship. And one of the relationships we most often neglect is that with our Self . . . perhaps our most precious relationship. I invite… Continue reading MoonDay Musings: Knock at your heart’s door
In a recent blog post (Forgiveness and Release at Samhain), I shared some thoughts on the veils associated with Samhain, which marks the New Year in the Celtic / Pagan Wheel of the Year. We often talk about the veils between the physical world and the Otherworld being so thin at this time, allowing us… Continue reading Moonday Musings: The Veils of Samhain
I love creating my own celebrations and rituals for the Wheel of the Year, but I always start by looking to the past, to how my ancestors celebrated, to local traditions in my community, and how best to align those with how I connect with Mama Earth and her shifting energies. For instance, at Bealtainne we… Continue reading Nine ways to celebrate Bealtainne for my Southern Hemisphere friends
The first day of May — or a few days later, if we observe “true” Beltaine — has been celebrated by many cultures in Europe as the first day of Summer, especially by early pagan cultures — from the Romans and their Festival of Flora on April 27th to my Celtic ancestors who celebrated Beltaine… Continue reading Bealtainne Blessings for my Southern Hemisphere friends
While we in the Northern Hemisphere will be celebrating Samhain in the coming week, my friends in the Southern Hemisphere will be welcoming the Light Half of the Year: Bealtainne and the start of Summer. One of my passions is creating loose incense for the celebrations in the Wheel of the Year, and I share… Continue reading Incense for Bealtainne for my Southern Hemisphere friends
