Category: Seasonal Living
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A Druid’s Ritual at the Spring Equinox
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” Lady Bird Johnson A woman walks along a deserted beach in her sturdy Docs on a pet of an evening in March close to the Equinox. She is alone, there is no partner, no child by her side, not even a dog. She carries nothing, no book, no bag,…
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Cyclical Living
Cover art by Jan Eric Krikke “Today is the first day of the rest of your life. The past is history. The future is mysterious. Then tomorrow—this starts all over again.” Kat Lahr The way we focus on the wheel of the year in some pagan traditions can make it tempting to try and shoehorn…
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A Druid’s Winter Solstice
‘Síocháin, suaimhneas, solas agus grá: Peace, tranquility, light and love.’ Most of Irelands traditions, folklore, customs, piseogs have roots in a much older wisdom, that of the Celts and the Druids. Indeed many of our Christian traditions have their roots in the Pagan Druid traditions and Christmas and its modern day celebrations are no different.…
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The Cords of the Ancestors
“You are the fairy tale told by your ancestors.” Toba Beta All art by Edward Robert Hughes, 1851 – 1914 This time of year we find ourselves waning through the quieting autumn. Gently moving into the embrace of winter. The leaves find their way ever so sweetly released from the grip of the trees. Oh…
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Samhain: Cauldron of the Ancestors
“I feel the nights stretching awaythousands long behind the daystill they reach the darkness whereall of me is ancestor.” Annie Finch This time in between Samhain and the Winter Solstice is a time of descent. We descend into our inner being; into our darkness to find what it is we will bring into being at the Winter…