Reflections on my journey with Mama Earth and Grandmother Moon
Blessed be at this time of Equinox, when Mama Earth is balanced for night and day, dark and light. Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, the astronomical birth of Autumn or the astronomical birth of Spring, take some time to reflect on your own rebirth and renewal. What new pages can you turn… Continue reading Equinox Apple Ritual & Blessing
Ancient Síle na Gig carvings (source: Google) On March 18th, celebrate your female sexuality and sensuality and the Divine Feminine on Síle na Gig day. Of course, how you celebrate your sexuality and sensuality is a highly personal choice! But perhaps we should start with a simple question: Who is Síle na Gig? For those… Continue reading Honour Síle na Gig and your Self on March 18th
Images of Síla na Gig carvings in Ireland On March 18th, celebrate your female sexuality and sensuality on Síle na Gig day. Of course, how you celebrate your sexuality / sensuality is a highly personal choice! And you can also celebrate Síle na Gig on your altar with pictures of Síle or vulva imagery (symbolic… Continue reading Celebrate Síle na Gig on March 18th
Wisdom from Seanmháthair Gealach (Grandmother Moon) Full Moon Super Moon in Gemini Sunday December 3 @ 7:47 am PT / 15:47 UTC Gemini energy: Air (the mind, thoughts and dreams), Mutable (preparing us for what is coming next) Theme for this lunar month: Deep Wisdom Ah. . . our last Full Moon of the calendar… Continue reading Blessings on the Full Moon Super Moon in Gemini
I treasure the time I spend at my personal altar. It anchors my day, bringing a moment of stillness, timelessness, magic, clarity. There, I disengage from the sounds and distraction of the busy world outside and step into my own sacred space. I breathe differently when I’m there... slower, more deeply. I move differently... more… Continue reading The magic of one’s own Sacred Space
At sunset on October 31st, many of us in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate Samhain (SOW-en), the Celtic New Year and one of the most significant dates in the Celtic Wheel of the Year. For the Celts, the day began at sunset so the celebration continued through to sunset on November 1st. However, Samhain was not… Continue reading Honouring the Ancestors at Samhain
On Friday, October 27th at 22:22 UTC, La Luna marks the First Quarter in her lunar journey. By the waxing crescent a few days ago, many of us had set our goals for the month and now, in this waxing moon, have taken action. And La Luna is still waxing. You may feel that energetic… Continue reading Entraining with liminal energies at the Quarter Moon
Each New Moon is a powerful opportunity to start again, to embrace the strong lunar Yin energies to connect with our deep Inner Wisdom and intuition. And this New Moon in Virgo, which arrived early this morning at 2:03 AM Pacific Time, has a very special added element — a solar eclipse — giving… Continue reading New Moon in Virgo: Channel your Inner Goddess!
I love this quote from Henry David Thoreau, which - for me at least - perfectly captures my thoughts about Lughnasadh and other harvest festivals... that true abundance is intangible and that we are a speck in the immense cosmos around us, a piece of stardust in the human form. “The true harvest of my life… Continue reading A Lughnasadh ritual for Abundance and Rebirth
Lughnasadh — also known as Lammas — is coming very soon. It is one of four cross-quarter days in the Celtic Wheel of the Year (the others are Samhain, Imbolc and Beltaine) and is normally celebrated on August 1st in the Northern Hemisphere. In Celtic traditions, the day starts at sunset so the festivities typically… Continue reading Celebrating Lughnasadh, the first Celtic harvest
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