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Shamanic Journeying And Liminal Spaces
Do you remember the first time you crossed the hedge?
8 Ways To Manifest A Better World At Imbolc
Rich with symbolism, Imbolc is the first herald of the returning sun. Perched inside our warm abodes, we look to the future and know it will inevitably be brighter. With the cold all around us but the sun on the eastern horizon, it’s a perfect time to review the past year and make adjustments for the coming one.
the 13 Moon Calendar
The 13 moon cycle calendar is a pre-Christian lunar calendar that reflects the cycles of nature; the moon, the sun, the woman's monthly cycle. Download one here.
The Reindeer Goddess: Saints And Empresses, Antlers And Sovereignty
The beautiful and intriguing, alleged reindeer goddess of ancient British Isles, ‘Elen of the Ways’, needs more investigation.
At Home Winter Solstice Celebrations
Many of us live with folks who are of different or no faiths. The Winter Solstice can be an excellent cross-cultural winter holiday that everyone can participate in.
Roots to Hold Us Strong at Samhain
Samhain represents the threshold between life and death, and between death and rebirth. Connect with your beloved ancestors who are behind the thin veil.
A Witch’s Go-to Home Medicines for Cold & Flu Season
Pandemic aside, we are actually heading into a regular cold and flu season. Prevention is key! Here’s what this witch has found really works and when to use it.
The Fall Equinox Season - Things to do in Times of Trouble
Reflections on the Equinox, the fall, the second year of pandemic-living.
Sacred Sex and Beltaine
Beltaine - the sexyest holyday! But not always. It can be just for fires and cattle-blessing and such.
6 Things You Didn’t Know About St. Patrick
Was St. Patrick actually Irish? Enslaved by Pirates? And what do the snakes even mean? As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, we found a few things we bet you didn’t know about him.
The Family Ostara
We started following the traditional wheel of the year many years ago after a rather harrowing Christmas season. We do a kind of cross-over, or what I call ‘seasonal celebrations’.
Moon Mapping for Wellness
Track your cycles with the phases of the moon. Download Moon Map here.
Culturally Sensitive Halloween? Consider Tradition
Halloween is actually a traditional pagan holiday called Samhain, with roots in old-time European cultures. Here’s the back-story.
The Fall Equinox - Second Harvest, The new Thanksgiving
Amidst a potential second wave of Covid, an international racism crisis, kids going back to school (or not) and extreme weather events, we move into the Autumn Equinox season, 2020. Here’s some ways to immerse and observe it.
Dreamland With Tree Carr
We spend a big part of our life asleep and dreaming. But have you ever gone lucid in your dreams? Ever had sleep paralysis? Death Doula, dream coach and author Tree Carr talks about her dreaming experinces.
Bealtane - Season of the Fairy Host
Beltane is the season when the fairy hosts leave their hill forts and travel across the land. Are you prepared to meet them?
Winter Solstice Tidings
I love the way holidays create the illusion of time standing still. No-one has to be anywhere. No clocks to punch or meetings to rush around for. Today is quiet.
Celebrating Samhain With Kids
I’ve always believed in ghosts, spirits, elementals and in the basic animistic nature of our world – everything is alive. But it wasn’t until I had my own child that I began to step up and practice molding my life around those beliefs. Here’s a bit about Halloween and kids.