I posted this to Facebook last night, but I suspect that the festivities were keeping most people in the US off their computers… A solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field on July 4th, sparking a moderately strong (G2-class) geomagnetic storm. High-latitude sky watchers who receive this email before sunrise on July 5th should be…
Category: Practice
As I Wind Through the Virtual World of the Web
…these were the links that caught my eye to share with you… Photographer creates stunning images of Orisha Insect magic and folklore Weeding as a magical working Grief: A Working of Love July Horoscopes from Damanhur A Ritual to Stimulate Creativity (spoiler alert: it’s one of mine)
The Gibbous Moon
This is I’ve been taking Dana Gerhardt’s Moon Workshop for the last 9 months, and occasionally things really jump out at me. Welcome to my brain. This is an interesting moon phase. We’re almost at Full Moon, but not quite. There’s a bit of senioritis to it for a lot of people. Are we there…
Close Encounters with Coyote
Crossroads magic is an interesting practice, and I suspect each person approaches it somewhat differently. Crossroads are one of those places the Scots call Thin Spots – places where the veil is thin. For me, crossroads are an opportunity to create goodwill with the spirits, and to make the occasional entreaties. I don’t tend to…
A Beginning Meditation Exercise
Meditation is about taking your power back from the hamster wheel your mind can become. It’s about having enough self-mastery to make choices about your reactions and your emotional state. It’s not necessarily about clearing your mind, although that can happen. It’s about being less affected by your mind. Breathe in to a slow steady…
Brace for Impact
This just in: A CME is heading directly for Earth, and it is expected to sweep up one or more lesser CMEs before it reaches our planet on June 22nd. The combined impact is likely to spark polar geomagnetic storms and high-latitude auroras. Actually, rather than bracing for impact, let’s try something else. Do you…
A vblog for Midsummer
as an aside, I also created a little playlist for Midsummer:
Solar Flares and Terrorism?
There was a big ol’ solar flare that, according to the scientists, missed the earth. All that really means is that it didn’t affect radio waves and satellites. It still affects us, although not as severely. It happened at 1:30 UTC 6/18, which means 8:30pm last night on the east coast. The terrorist enterest Emanuel…
Prayers for Charleston
In the wake of the horrific AME Massacre, yet another instance of domestic terrorism in the form of a hate crime, I urge you to stop giving energy to the hate-filled terrorist who shot up the church. Forget his name. Don’t read the stories about what a soft-spoken kid he was. Don’t post his picture,…
Wakey-wakey, lil Sun…
SpaceWeather informs me: NOAA forecasters have boosted the odds of an M-class flare today to 30%. The reasons are Sunspots AR2367 and AR2360, which are growing with unstable magnetic fields that harbor energy for M-class solar flares. At the moment, both active regions are crackling with low-level C-class flares. It may be just a matter of time before…
A Prayer
Gods and Goddesses I sing a song Teachers, Guardians, and Guides I sing to thee Elementals, Watchtowers, Totems Join in the chorus All my aspects, all my selves From cell and microbe To Stars and Galaxies We focus our collective strength Bring through clarity Bring through understanding Bring through insight Bring through wisdom Bring through…
The Quasi-Weekly Post of Web Links
As I putter around the web, I make note of links that might be of interest, and share them here… Magic and Mysticism in Heathen Ritual Empathy My First Ars Goetia Why eating local honey won’t cure your allergies Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy decreases anxiety and depression in patients with bipolar disorder Your Tiny Amygdala Could…