Last October, I was honored to be able to join Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone in celebrating the Sabbat of Samhain at the Hill of Ward in County Meath, Ireland. Both Janet and Gavin have played a key role in resurrecting the ancient rites of lighting the Samhain bonfires at this sacred site. The Wheel [...]
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The Stones, The Sun, and Solstice at Newgrange
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Astrology, Eco-Psychology, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, The Yule Series, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday December 19 2011 | 1 Comment »
March 2011′s Full Moon – “From Void Virgo to Lofty Libra”
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Divination, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Saturday March 19 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s take a look at March 2011′s Full Moon, which will occur on Saturday, March 19th. The moon will be at full stage at 1:10 in the afternoon Central Time. photo taken by fellow Deaf Professional Ken Arcia of San Francisco Thanks, Ken! Here we have a moon that’s on the cusp – in the [...]
A Grand Trine of Air
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Divination, Magick, Nature, Paganism, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Friday March 11 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am not an astrologer, but I am fortunate to know a few people who are skilled in Astrology. One such individual is Anthony Barreiro, who lives in San Francisco, California. He recently shared some information about the upcoming grand trine of Saturn, Venus, and the Moon in the air signs. I’ve received his kind [...]
My Year Card for 2011
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Art & Literature, Astrology, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Divination, Magick, Paganism, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Thursday January 20 2011 | 1 Comment »
This is the first in a series of posts I plan to write about Tarot Year Cards, and particularly my own year card for 2011 – which happens to be The Hanged Man. While working with my tarot cards one evening earlier this month, I decided to employ a divination method which I learned from [...]
January’s Full Moon 2011 – “Full Steam and Mixed Moods”
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Divination, Nature, Photography, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday January 17 2011 | Leave a Comment »
January’s Full Moon, which will occur on Wednesday the 19th, is often known as the Wolf Moon, since Native American tribes would often hear packs of hungry wolves baying at the moon on a January night. Aptly, it is also known as the Cold Moon, an appropriate name as most of us crawl under the [...]
The Solstice Eclipse and Its Symbology
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Empowerment, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, witchcraft on Saturday December 18 2010 | 7 Comments »
Understandably, there has been some considerable interest in the upcoming lunar eclipse of the Winter Solstice. In a prior post, I shared some of my thoughts on the astrological impact of the Winter Solstice, and what it could possibly mean for us. Now it’s time to take a look at the eclipse itself. Once again [...]
So What Does the Solstice Symbolize?
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Divination, Nature, Paganism, Sabbats, Spirituality, witchcraft on Thursday December 16 2010 | 2 Comments »
So what exactly does this Winter Solstice mean for us? Before we begin, allow me to say here and now that Astrology is not my best subject. There’s plenty of astrological sites on the web that can probably explain all of this better than I can. Nevertheless, I would like to share some of my [...]
Winter Solstice Eclipse
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Nature, Paganism, Sabbats, The Yule Series on Monday December 13 2010 | 1 Comment »
While the Winter Solstice always brings the promise of new light and new beginnings, this year’s Winter Solstice promises to be even more interesting… for not only will December 21st be the traditional day of Yule, it will also be a Full Moon. And this month’s Full Moon will also be the time of the [...]
What Does It All Mean?
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Divination, Earth Day, Ethics, Magick, Paganism, Universal Issues, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Tuesday June 1 2010 | 5 Comments »
Over the past couple of years, we have seen more and more articles written by scientists discussing the Solar System, the Environment, changes in the Earth, changes in the Planets, etc. etc. etc. We’ve had various events happen such as an increase in hurricanes, changes in weather conditions, the close encounter to the planet Mars, [...]
The Definition of Success
Posted in Archives #3 A Deaf Pagan Shares, Astrology, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Empowerment, Healing, Spirituality, Universal Issues, Women, Women's Spirituality on Tuesday November 17 2009 | 14 Comments »
This is something of an “interactive post,” folks. If you can bear with my rambling thoughts in the beginning about my birthday and my horoscope and all, eventually I will get to the point of what this post is all about – discovering your own idea of what success means. I do hope you will [...]
November’s Full Moon – Migration of the Ancient Bird Goddess
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Beasts and Animals, Divination, Nature, Paganism, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Sunday November 1 2009 | Leave a Comment »
November, 2009 The Taurian Moon Lights the Migration of the Ancient Bird Goddess The November full moon on Monday, November 2nd is in the earthy, fixed sign of Taurus. Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac, is represented by a bull and ruled by Venus in her earthy, fecund aspect. Stories of the Goddess of [...]
October’s Full Moon – “The Desire to Relate”
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Astrology, Empowerment, Paganism, Spirituality, witchcraft, Women, Women's Spirituality on Saturday October 3 2009 | 2 Comments »
Arian Moon Compass & The Desire to Relate October Full Moon, 2009 This month’s full moon is Sunday, October 4th in the cardinal fire sign, Aries symbolized by the ram or ram’s horn and ruled by Mars, planet of the desire to relate. Aries is said to be the warrior of the zodiac, but I [...]
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