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Moon Watch: New Moon in Gemini

Astrologically, New Moons are associated with new beginnings. So every New Moon is an opportunity to usher in something NEW. And every Full Moon is a culmination point, oftentimes a letting go…

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An Opportunity to Heal on Imbolc

In astrology, Chiron is often referred to as “the wounded healer” and there are several renditions of this story. The one I am most familiar with involves his friend Hercules who was visiting…

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What Color Are You?

One of my very favorite classes to teach is called, “The Power of Color”. I love it because there are multitudinous ways in which color can heal and inspire and even shift our energy field…

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The Turning Wheel at Mabon

As the Wheel of the Year turns we come upon Mabon, celebrated at the Autumnal Equinox. This Sabbat or holy day is also known as the Pagan Thanksgiving. It follows Lughnasa…

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Lughnasa with Blueberries

Lughnasa, celebrated on August 1st, is one of four fire festivals that we witches celebrate during the Wheel of the Year. The Wheel of the Year is our annual cycle of seasonal…

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Hail Litha!

The Sun God, appearing as the Oak King is at the peak of his virility and the Goddess is visibly pregnant with child as we enjoy this lush, greenery and flower-filled, fertile time of year…

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Lusty Beltane!

Beltane is associated with May Day. May Baskets are filled with goodies and usually bestowed upon someone in need of care or just someone dear to the giver. May Poles are erected…

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Hail Ostara!

The sun is rising earlier in the eastern sky in our Northern Hemisphere and as the Spring Equinox arrives, we witches welcome the energies and blessings of the spring goddess…

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The Enchanted Apple

Ah, the enchanting apple, one of the most magical of fruits! It is found in many stories, modern, legendary and mythical. The apple is a celebrated fruit in many cultures…

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Imbolc Ritual

The sabbat or holy day called Imbolc is one of the four major pagan fire festivals celebrated on February 1st and/or 2nd. The word Imbolc means “in the belly or womb” and in ancient times…

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It’s a Phase

Moon, like sun goddesses, can be found in every ancient culture but for now, I want to reflect upon the feminine receptive moon with its eight phases. Astrologically the lunar phases relate to growth…

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Pluto, Power, Struggle and Change

This small but mighty celestial energy is associated with death, power, the shadowy underworld, all hidden things, in addition to the primitive, instinctive and unregenerate side of nature.

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The Feminine Divine in Astrology

Many astrologers don’t include the Asteroid Goddesses in their consultations. I do because these goddesses add a dimension to the chart that is unparalleled. Of course, the psychic triangle…

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Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

“I’m in the dark.” Have you ever said that? Oftentimes one says this when referring to a situation surrounded by uncertainty. In the dark lies the unknown, darkness contains uncertainty.

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Chakra Messengers Meditation

See yourself entering a beautiful and radiant Temple, notice the shape of the doors as you enter. Notice the material it is made out of. Notice the way it smells as you enter, what does it remind you of?

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Sun God to Son of God?

The goddess mythologies from the Paleolithic (50,000 BC), Neolithic and Bronze Age revered the goddess as creator, sustainer, destroyer and rebirther of all life. This ancient time when god was a woman…

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You Got The Power!

This period is all about wishes, which Spiller says is a matter of declaring what we want to create, and getting our intentions clear. It involves thinking and feeling the wish with all your heart. Write down the wish…

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Goddess Hygeia; More Than Cleaning

Considering Hygeia, one automatically links her to hygiene but like everything else there’s more to her. Hygeia is the daughter of the Greek god of healing and medicine, Asclepius and her mother was…

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Spurned and Burned

Let me state outright, if you haven’t guessed by now, I don’t think there is only one life. I think we keep coming back to “earth school” to have a physical life until our soul evolves enough that we can go…

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Grounded

Whenever I feel over-stimulated or unsettled in my energy field, I know it is time to get myself grounded and centered. Ungrounded, I can become so scattered, stressed and tense that I can’t…

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