Moment to moment A deer meets me on the path and leads me into the forest To join its herd We enter the circle they hold And I sit, the deer beside me, quiet and calm The moon full and bright, shines down Illuminating the moment, the year I let go And the Black sludge Read more about Gemini Full moon – Cold mourning moon[…]
Sagittarius adventures post menopause Crone freedom A satyr Crotus, son of Pan, pointing arrow at the centre of the universe. Wild, rowdy, lustful creature with little respect for authority and proper manners. Sagittarius are born to explore explore and their quest for knowledge know no bounds. Knowledge makes them natural creative and entertaining Storytellers Final Read more about Sagittarius[…]
Ravendean burn by Valerie Gilies https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b081lkl2 bbc radio 4 natural histories – the Raven
“On the coldest day you appreciate the warmth of the fireand the blanket around you the most .On the darkest night you can see the stars of the northern skyand endlessness of the universe the clearest.” The Making of Winter Poem – Secret Garden In Celtic nations such as Ireland, the winter solstice is traditionally considered as Read more about Winter[…]
St. Martins day -patron saint of soldiers First calendar day of winter in many european countries Winters day marches in with frosts Start of winter Slaughter of animals laying in of stocks of cured meats in preparation for winter Blodmonath November pre Christian thanks to gods sacrifice Bede calls pagan rituals vanities their Sacrificing animals Read more about Martinmas / Remembrance Day[…]
I release my parents from the feeling that they have failed with me.I release my children from the need to make me proud, so that they can write their own ways, according to their hearts.I release my partner from the obligation to make me feel complete. I lack nothing in myself.I learn with all the Read more about Traditional Náhuatl Prayer[…]
November. Autumn into winter yellowing gold into red Leaves fall and we Remember Darkness deepens temperatures drop First frosts arrive and Fires are lit Time of Candles and lamplight Mulching Burning the old makes way for the new November was Slaughter month, Blōtmonath, or “the month of blood sacrifices.” It’s likely this late autumnal sacrifice Read more about November Almanac[…]