Yesterday marked the beginning of Lent. As is my habit, I did a labyrinth walk, and will be conducting one a week until Good Friday. I had two people join me (and a third passer-by, briefly), and one of them asked me what to focus on. I usually recommend that you choose a word or…
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February 2012 Newsletter
February is a special month to me. Its length is variable and odd. It is the only month that has fewer than 30 days, and once every 4 years, it has more days than usual. For that alone, it stands out. It begins with Imbolc or Oimelc, the first fertility festival, sacred to the Goddess…
What’s Going On?
We just had New Moon in Aquarius and, with it, Chinese New Year – Year of the Water Dragon. Mars is going retrograde in Virgo. The largest solar storm since 2005 is hitting the planet. Mwop mwop mwop mwop. Translation: Change! Big big change! Unsettled feelings, wonky electronics, challenges, facing our fears. I said it…
Goals
It’s January. January is when 40-50% of Americans set their goals for the year. Personally, I think if you’ve got a goal to go after, set your intentions and go for it, regardless of what the calendar says, but it’s tradition for so many people… I’ve been seeing posts about people falling off their New…
Prayer from the New Year’s Labyrinth Walk
(with thanks to Tirza from Be Embodied for the inspiration) I put down my burdens And I pick up joy I put down my fears And I pick up joy I put down my anger And I pick up joy I put down my suffering And I pick up joy I am joy Dripping down…
Celebrating the Solstice
There’s a lot going on energetically right now, you might have noticed. We’re coming up on Solstice and a new moon, Mercury is finally not retrograde anymore, it’s the holiday season, and the weather is in overdrive everywhere, it seems. And there’s something else, too; can you feel it? Something’s coming. The astrologers are telling…
December Newsletter
And Winter Descends… Push Pull Breathe Rest Feel Breathe Remember Breathe Rest Love Breathe We are, as always, subject to the astrological and solar forces, the energy of ascension that envelops the planet, the powerful emotions of those around us, and any media we allow ourselves access to. But it is important to remember that…
Winter is coming*
For the last several weeks, I’ve been having the urge to put the Nordic rune Algiz on my finger tips. I’m sure it has to do with the time of year. Samhain has always been a time when I get profound messages; this is the time of my rebirth. The last 3 years have had…
November Newsletter – Pomegranates
The Wheel… She turns… The Veil… She thins… In the Northern hemisphere is it the time of the Ancestors,a time of introspection, a time to slow down, to go inward, to be quiet. It is the time of the hibernation, time to nest. The Southern hemisphere is emerging from her shell, ready to party, but…
Becoming
This article ran originally on Starseed Shaman in January, but the website seems to have become defunct, so I thought I would repost it here. You are in the process of becoming. You are in a constant state of perfection, but that perfection evolves, as the only constants in the Universe are change and love….
September’s New Moon
Tonight, we will be gathering, as we do almost every New Moon, to clear the way and set our intentions for the coming cycle. Having done a bunch of writing for tonight, I thought I would share some of the information here. September is always an intense month. Numerologically, it is the apex of whatever…
The Significance of Today’s Date
I’m back from my retreat! I’ll try to post about that later, but I wanted to get something out about today’s date. A lot of people are talking about Sunday, it being the tenth anniversary of 9/11. But today is also important. Not just because it’s 9/9/11, although that has something to do with it….