Yule is coming up (two weeks!) and it is time to start preparing. The sun is at its lowest altitude and the days are short. At Yule, there is rejoicing for the sun’s return to strength and the eventual greening in the Northern Hemisphere. When I speak with others in the general public about the… Continue reading Yule

I’ll be covering correspondences with the four elements and my overall impressions of each of them. I’ll be giving you ideas of what you can do with information out there, so you can fully get into working with the elements. The elements and their associations with the directions were written about in Ancient Greece, so… Continue reading Elements/ Quarters/ Directions

There are about as many kinds of altars as there are uses for them. There are personal altars, couple’s altars, community altars which are used as main altars, elemental altars, healing altars, seasonal altars, lunar altars, ancestor altars and more. The purpose of an altar is to connect one to the sacred, as s/he conducts… Continue reading Altars: Raising and Maintaining

I hear questions about resources from various places and I would like to introduce to you to some of these books and online resources. When I discovered that I was Pagan in 1980, books were scarce. Not only were there very few compared to today, but they were hard to find. Even the university library… Continue reading Resources: Suggested Investigation

I wrote about the crone goddess last week. Now it is time to talk about the horned god. Rock out your inner shaman! His is a story of seasonal birth, growth and sacrifice. As well as being the consort who impregnates the goddess, he dies, sacrifices himself to the Earth and opens the gates of… Continue reading The Horned God: The Many Faces and Horns

I hope you had a meaningful Samhain. Some people celebrate the Samhain season into early November, finding a midway point between Mabon and Yule. So for some, the Samhain season isn’t over yet. Enjoy the season! This is the time of year of the crone goddess. When we think of the crone, many of us… Continue reading The Crone: A Woman of Experience

This is a special time of year, and a written ritual plan is highly suggested for Samhain night. Even with memorized wording for parts a plan can help as a map to guide you through the ritual. The plan will be your own, and you will make decisions about how your own plan is structured.… Continue reading Samhain Ritual Plan

This is picture of the waning crescent moon. I look at the moon each day that it is clear enough to do so.