Some folks call February 2014 a Black Moon month because it has no new moon. Our lovely Selene hides her face. This situation can only occur in the short month of February. However, a Black Moon also refers to the second new moon in a calendar month, and January and March are both Black Moon… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Black Moon Rising
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Mythic Monday: St. Agnes Eve
On St Agnes Eve, January 20th, a young girl can experience a dream vision of her future husband, so the lore tells us, if she follows a carefully prescribed ritual: Fast all day, and bathe before preparing for bed. Sprinkle water onto a sprig of rosemary and a sprig of thyme, and place the herbs… Continue reading Mythic Monday: St. Agnes Eve
Halloween Birthday John Keats
Happy Halloween Birthday to John Keats! For your enjoyment here are a few lines from his poem Lamia. A lamia is part woman, part serpent, and in homage to Keats (not to mention the creatures are cool) one appears in my paranormal dark fantasy romance, Mind Your Goddess – Wytchfae 3, coming out in December from Secret… Continue reading Halloween Birthday John Keats
Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday, John Keats
Today in honor of Halloween and John Keats’ birthday, here are a few lines from some famous poems to help us celebrate OCTOBER: O= “O wild west wind, thou breath of autumn’s being.” [P.B Shelley] C= “Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild.” [W.B. Yeats] T= “To bend with apples the… Continue reading Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday, John Keats