We are smack dab in midwinter. I love that word midwinter, don’t you? On the ever turning Wheel of the Year, we are at the halfway point between the beginning of winter, or Winter Solstice, and the beginning of spring. It is a cross quarter day. The sun grows stronger in the battle between the… Continue reading Fae Friday: Gratefulness at Imbolc
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Fae Friday: Beltane Lady
Mother of Hermes! and still youthful Maia! John Keats These days, flowers blossom in reckless abandon, and colors grace my sight. When I open the front or back door, the world is filled with the scent of jasmine–mysterious, sweet, and tantalizing. New ideas germinate in my mind. Vivid stories appear on the page. Springtime energy… Continue reading Fae Friday: Beltane Lady
Mythic Monday: Brigid’s Day
On the ever turning Wheel of the Year, today marks the halfway point between Winter Solstice and the onset of spring. The sun grows stronger, as the light outwits the darkness. The holy day is celebrated under various names, including Imbolc, St. Brigid’s Day, and Candlemas. In Gaelic cultures Imbolc is one of the cross-quarter… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Brigid’s Day
Mythic Monday: Gemini Goddess Changing Woman
As the Wheel of the Year continued to turn, winding toward the longest day of the year, Summer Solstice, the energy of Gemini came into play. The focus migrated to communication and rapidity of thought. What better time to revel in a little facile repartee than the good ole summertime? This is not August with… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Gemini Goddess Changing Woman
Mythic Monday: Black Annis Will Get You
In days not so long ago, English parents frightened their children into good behavior by the threat of “Black Annis will get you.” The custom is equivalent to the threat in America that “the bogeyman will get you.” In older, darker times, Black Annis instilled terror into the hearts of country folk, particularly around her… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Black Annis Will Get You
Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins
The festival of Hocktide falls on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The name is thought to be derived either from the medieval meaning “high day” or the meaning “to bind.” Both are fitting, since Hocktide celebrates an auspicious occasion for the Saxons in 1002 A.C.E.– the day King Ethelred the Unready seized and devastated the Danes. Of course the marauding Danes… Continue reading Happy Hocktide: Kisses or Coins