What is my favorite season of the year? Let me start by going over the seasons. Meteorologically the change of seasons occurs on the first of December, March, June and September. By an astronomical calendar the change of seasons are on the equinoxes and solstices. According to the Celtic calendar winter begins on October 31st,… Continue reading My Favorite Season
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Midsummer Ritual or Magick: Can It Be Done Without Fire?
The summer solstice also known as Litha or Midsummer is the time when the sun is at the highest point that it will be for the year. It embraces the longest day and shortest night of the year. The summer solstice will be on Friday June 20, 2025 at 10:41 pm Eastern time. The moon… Continue reading Midsummer Ritual or Magick: Can It Be Done Without Fire?
My Soul
What is the oldest thing I am wearing today? This would be a great topic for Samhain, a sabbat that many people know as Halloween. It is a time when the veil to the Otherworld has grown thin, and those beyond the veil are more easily accessible than other times of the year. Many Wiccans,… Continue reading My Soul
My Two Favorite Holidays
What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? What an auspicious time for this writing prompt. What are my favorite holidays? The word “holiday” means holy day, and I treat certain days as holy sometimes with reverence and sometimes with joy. I have two favorite holidays: Beltane and Samhain. Beltane, otherwise known as… Continue reading My Two Favorite Holidays
Beltane and Ogham
Beltane is a joyous time of warmth, longer days and growth. Where I live there will be nearly 14 hours of daylight on May 1. I wonder how many hours of daylight you will have? It depends on your latitude. Most of us cebrate Beltane on May 1, but the Celts start the celebration on… Continue reading Beltane and Ogham
My Favorite Type of Weather
What is your favorite type of weather? I like thunderstorms! I’m not fond of the kind that produce high wind warnings and tornadoes. I enjoy a simple thunderstorm. A thunderstorm puts out a lot of energy, and you can harness the power of the storm for magick. One thing I like to do is to… Continue reading My Favorite Type of Weather
Ostara, Eostre and Working With Deities
Ahh… Spring and Ostara! Depending on your point of view the spring equinox is the first day of spring. There are other days to consider as the first day of spring, and you can decide for yourself! The Celts acknowledge Imbolc, February 1-2 to be the first day of spring. Many meteorologists use March 1… Continue reading Ostara, Eostre and Working With Deities
Love Magick and Valentine’s Day
I remember as a child pulling petals off a flower one at a time saying, “He loves me, he loves me not . . .” Maybe you have too. This is a simple divination technique about love. For many of us thoughts about love surface with the approach of Valentine’s Day. A Little Unsavory HistoryValentine’s… Continue reading Love Magick and Valentine’s Day
A Good Question for Valentine’s Day
What’s your favorite candy? What is my favorite candy? Dark chocolate and sweet tarts are my favorite candies. When a good dark chocolate high in cocoa is consumed in moderation it can have good effects on the body. For example it is a good source of antioxidants, may lower the risk of heart disease and… Continue reading A Good Question for Valentine’s Day
I Enjoy Arts and Crafts In My Leisure Time
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? I enjoy creating arts and crafts like painting, ceramics, and other crafts. Crafts usually revolve around my spirituality. This is a besom (broom) which I made. I used raffia and bells decorative items. When I sweep energies with it, I hear the bells.
My Inner Wiccan 