Words and the world passing by; how it sings to me; how I clamour back.
Sweating stress from a heavy day at the office, as I walk into my garden there is that immediate relief of being enclosed by one’s hearth and home. My little boy is away at his father’s tonight, so there is an itchy emptiness, but… Continue Reading “Friday 13th, Lucky for Some”
May you find balance in your life, on this day when light equals dark. Feel the joy of the spring’s return, as a warm glow inside.
I’m about to start writing our rite (riting??) for Spring Equinox, also know as Ostara and various other goddess related names. I’m using the theme of fresh beginnings, which is common through ritual work at the Sabbats, as we cleanse away that which is… Continue Reading “Springing Forward…”
Following today’s prompt of Circle, this poem is about building Sentry Circle at Lenthor Farm Circle we dreamed Seen in a haze “One of these days…” We banished that phrase Circle we saw In places we’d been That made us feel keen To make… Continue Reading “Circle”
Thank you to Lorna Smithers for today’s beautiful Winter Wonder. Submissions will end this Friday, 31st of January, as I get ready to go away for Imbolc. If you would like to submit a piece of writing, poetry, prose or even a picture that… Continue Reading “Winter Wonder: Winter Kingdom”
Pagan Portals – Moon Magic by Rachel Patterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Pagan Portals is, as the name suggests, a series of books (by various authors) with the aim of introducing various aspects of Paganism. Moon Magic seems a staple in this… Continue Reading “Moon Magic, Rachel Patterson”
Pagan Portals – Kitchen Witchcraft: Crafts of a Kitchen Witch by Rachel Patterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars The phrase ‘Kitchen Witchcraft’ conjures up brewing potions and hanging herbs, and while this of course can be the case, the experienced witch knows the… Continue Reading “Kitchen Witchcraft, so what’s that then?”
Holly. Another excerpt from A Modern Celt, posted last winter so appropriate both to the festive season and my Winter Wonder series. If you like the excerpt, my book is available in paperback or on Kindle at Amazon.
Winter cries A broken sob Of rain and throbbing grey To wistful white A sorry sight A tear track trails And smiling fails As frost bites hard Each chew and chomp Enamel stomp Upon a tongue Of furry sludge A grisly grudge A snarling… Continue Reading “Cry of the Cailleach”